Insulin and Synthroid

A new doc changed my insulin from regular and NPH to Lantus. She also took me off of synthroid, and changed it to a low dose of Levoxyl. Yes, I have hypothyroidism. Wanna fight about it?

I haven't felt this good in about 5 years. It's like a ton of weight was lifted from my shoulders.

The Lantus is one shot per day. Blood sugars drop slowly, so no need for a carb fix every few hours. No more hyperglycemia and shaking, paranoia, or drunken, cold sweats of an insulin reaction. Lantus is the kind! I woke up Saturday morning and I was 70 mg/dl. I wasn't shaky, confused, or any of that. My blood sugars have been level for a couple months now.

I didn't notice a difference from the Levoxyl for awhile, but I have been sleeping better. I'm a lot more active than I've been in years and am feeling stronger. I actually set up the bench press in the spare room. Now I'm pushing up 300. I was doing 2 sets of 12 reps at 370 about 6 years ago. But since I'm older, I think I'll knock it down to 3 sets of 20 reps at 200 pds and just keep it there 3 days a week. Time to think more about tone.

In other GR news: my birthday is Monday. On Saturday, I received cards from my three siblings. Each sent me $45 a piece! Yep, $135 all to spend on ME! Saturday I took the bus to Big 5 and got some new shoes at 75% off. I stopped at a Vietnamese restaurant for a vegan soup. I came home for my carrier, then went to the shelter to pick up my new friend, Biscuit, the blind 9 - 10 year old cat. I have an appointment Monday in Riverside to give blood platelets. Few things would make me happier than to give blood on my birthday. Plus, I can stop at Trader's on the way home and get some cereal and a can of french onion soup. Good shit.