Those awful sick days

I think I’m coming down with something. I was around two very sick people this weekend, and I think their germs finally made it through my system. I don’t remember when was the last time I had a really bad cold (or a flu) that made me feel miserable, and I hope this won’t be the occasion to remember.

However, as a Diabetic person, I need to be aware of what I should do during sick days. Any acute illness can raise blood glucose levels, and I learnt it is very important to keep a “Sick Day Box” at home. Why is this? Because when you have a fever of more than 38C, you certainly don’t want to go juggling around the house looking for whatever it is that you need to feel better. This Sick Day Box should contain:

- A thermometer, of course
- One sugar-free and one regular package of jello
- One sugar-free liter soft drink
- One regular liter soft drink
- Tylenol and/or Ibuprofen
- Sugar-free cough drops
- Sugar-free cough syrup

The regular jello and soft drinks are for when glucose levels go down. It’s also good to keep some test strips in the box, in case you don’t find them when you’re feeling so bad, you know you have to test. If levels are lower than 70, or higher than 300 (two in a row) it’s is wise to call the doctor or dial 911.

Big Shots

When ABC’s Big Shots wasn’t on the air last week, I imagined it had been pulled out. I was wrong, it was all due to the writers guild strike. Now I realize that even though I like the show, I kinda underestimate it. With all the super-action, murder investigation, fantastic shows on TV now, I figured Big Shots probably wasn’t all that. I still like it.

And why do I like it? Because it’s like the male version of Desperate Housewives. I actually never followed DH’s, but I know what it is about. And Big Shots is full of the relationships intrigue some people like. You have 4 successful business men, all in different stages of their love life. One is divorced, the other one is getting divorced, then there’s the cheater who gets in trouble when his wife makes friends with his mistress, and then there’s the one in the happy marriage. You get all kinds of perspectives. It shows you how sometimes a bad decision or judgement can get you in big trouble.

The show can become dull at times, but it has kept me interested from day 1. And I’m glad it’s coming back on November 29th. Besides, Dylan McDermott is always a treat for the eyes. ;-)

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America… Hmmm

I have no intention of making fun of anyone or criticizing, but I just found out a friend of mine joined a Facebook group called “America is not a country.” The main reason for creating the group is to make a statement that America is actually a continent composed by more countries than just Canada, U.S. and Mexico. Not relevant right now, but in the discussion there was a link to this video. I’m shocked.

The problem with the video is that it’s portraying the U.S. people as stupid, when in reality if you ask some of these questions to anyone in the world, you’ll probably get the same kind of answers. Some people either didn’t receive proper education, others didn’t retain all the information they got, some others are busy thinking about other things.

There seems to be this huge misunderstanding that U.S. people are not well-educated. And while I’ve been very harsh with my comments about their government in the past, I have to say otherwise. This country is full of very smart people, who have actually made it what it is. Videos like the one above sure don’t help with the general opinion about the U.S.

But yes, I agree, America IS a continent.

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World Diabetes Day

Missed one, but good news!

I missed one day for the NaBloPoMo. I was hoping to have some time to post yesterday, but I had a pretty hectic day. It was a great day, though! I had an appointment with my endocrinologist, who seemed satisfied with the results of my last blood tests. Cholesterol levels are going down, thyroid levels are going up, glucose levels can be improved but they aren’t bad. She increased my metformin to 1000 mg twice a day (instead of 500 mg twice a day), and my thyroid hormone.

I’m also losing weight, but I need to exercise more. The best part of the appointment was when Dr. Mercado told me that I can, indeed, get pregnant as soon as my thyroid hormone levels are normal again. And then she informed me that there is no problem with my donating blood. I’ll be doing that on my birthday, next month.