My health is the shits, but that's no surprise
Back in January of this year my doctor told me that I had three months to get my blood sugars under control or she'd be putting me on insulin, that my blood test results showed my blood sugars generally are way higher than they should be, and that my cholesterol count was a bit higher than she liked to see.
So, I carried on the way I usually do, and neglected to take my metformin and glyclizide regularly as I'm absolutely horrible for remembering to take my meds.
This past Wednesday over a telephone appointment with my doctor I admitted that I regularly forget to take my meds. And she hit me with "your last blood test back in January showed you were starting into early liver failure because of your blood sugar levels."
What the everloving fuck?! She never told me that at my appointment back in January when she went over the results of my most recent blood test. That might have been something to spur me into taking my meds like I'm supposed to! Or it might not...but I probably would have stayed on top of taking them better.
I wish I was better at maintaining my drug regimen, that I didn't have such an aversion to taking pills in the first place. And at $64 a month, due to me not having a drug plan at the moment, it's not always the easiest to afford meds! Especially when I was barely making enough to scrape by before paying for meds. And this was after removing a prescription that cost over $100/month - thankfully it wasn't necessary for dealing with my diabetes and mental health as it was primarily to help with my hot flashes that were getting bad enough that I'd overheat and throw up (and had the useful side effect of keeping my ADHD somewhat under control). Yes, I had my doctor's approval to stop taking that particular med.
I've tried pretty much everything to remember to take my meds on a regular basis. I've lost track of how many daily pill organizers I've tried and subsequently lost. I've tried setting reminders on my phone too, only to either not have my meds with me when I've been out or at work and be too busy to grab my pills, figuring that I'd take them in a moment or so and then promptly completely forgetting. I may end up making myself a belt pouch to hold my meds so that I have no excuse. Keeping them in my purse is a waste of time because I don't always have the same purse with me or I don't bother taking my entire purse in the first place. Ugh.
I'll figure out something, somehow. I figured that once I left my overnight job where I snacked all night long on junk food would help, and maybe it will show on my upcoming blood test. My fingers are crossed. And I picked up my new prescription today and started on that so hopefully that will make a slight difference? I do wonder if there's more wrong though than what my doctor told me on Wednesday...I'm pissed that she never told me about the liver disease back in January. How many other things hasn't she told me about that could be really damn important? I may be in the search for a new doctor at some point in the near future...when you lose trust in your current doctor it's a bit hard to believe what comes out of their mouth anymore :/
So, I carried on the way I usually do, and neglected to take my metformin and glyclizide regularly as I'm absolutely horrible for remembering to take my meds.
This past Wednesday over a telephone appointment with my doctor I admitted that I regularly forget to take my meds. And she hit me with "your last blood test back in January showed you were starting into early liver failure because of your blood sugar levels."
What the everloving fuck?! She never told me that at my appointment back in January when she went over the results of my most recent blood test. That might have been something to spur me into taking my meds like I'm supposed to! Or it might not...but I probably would have stayed on top of taking them better.
I wish I was better at maintaining my drug regimen, that I didn't have such an aversion to taking pills in the first place. And at $64 a month, due to me not having a drug plan at the moment, it's not always the easiest to afford meds! Especially when I was barely making enough to scrape by before paying for meds. And this was after removing a prescription that cost over $100/month - thankfully it wasn't necessary for dealing with my diabetes and mental health as it was primarily to help with my hot flashes that were getting bad enough that I'd overheat and throw up (and had the useful side effect of keeping my ADHD somewhat under control). Yes, I had my doctor's approval to stop taking that particular med.
I've tried pretty much everything to remember to take my meds on a regular basis. I've lost track of how many daily pill organizers I've tried and subsequently lost. I've tried setting reminders on my phone too, only to either not have my meds with me when I've been out or at work and be too busy to grab my pills, figuring that I'd take them in a moment or so and then promptly completely forgetting. I may end up making myself a belt pouch to hold my meds so that I have no excuse. Keeping them in my purse is a waste of time because I don't always have the same purse with me or I don't bother taking my entire purse in the first place. Ugh.
I'll figure out something, somehow. I figured that once I left my overnight job where I snacked all night long on junk food would help, and maybe it will show on my upcoming blood test. My fingers are crossed. And I picked up my new prescription today and started on that so hopefully that will make a slight difference? I do wonder if there's more wrong though than what my doctor told me on Wednesday...I'm pissed that she never told me about the liver disease back in January. How many other things hasn't she told me about that could be really damn important? I may be in the search for a new doctor at some point in the near future...when you lose trust in your current doctor it's a bit hard to believe what comes out of their mouth anymore :/
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