Diabetes Update, Chemotherapy Update, and Jazz vs. Mavs

During the week, I visited my Primary Care Physician with questions about the diabetes.  He directed me to discontinue the monitoring before every meal and just take the blood glucose test in the morning before breakfast and once more at bedtime, a few hours after eating.  I don't have to take insulin via shot, so we are just relying on the medication via pills to control the excess.

That has been very nice.  If the readings are consistently over the 200 level then I need to start another pill.  They have been lower than that, so things are going better in that department.

We did another infusion of chemotherapy on Friday, November 7th.  Because the ANC reading was still pretty low, the dosage was again reduced.  With that reduction, I don't think I am as wiped out as usual with the chemo.  Bigger break now until the next one, and I am looking forward to that longer break.

The ANC reading is based mainly on white blood cell count, so my bone marrow needs to rejuvenate so the blood count readings can improve.  I asked about what I can do to stimulate this and there are not many answers.  They suggest activity but it is unproven as being related.

That same night, Ray and I went to an NBA game between the Utah Jazz and our favorite team, the Dallas Mavericks.  The Mavs won and we enjoyed doing it.  I was pretty tired after a full day but it was worth it.  I kept hearing my doctor's words: "continue to act like a healthy person."

Harder to do than it is to say.  I am trying my best to work through all the tiredness.  Kath and Ray do their best to encourage me on this stuff.  I appreciate them and all the others who support in any way.  It means a great deal.