Confusing InterWeb Interconnections

Since the advent of the World Wide Web in the early 90's (the Web, not to be confused with the Internet; one is a subset of the other), I have had a web site or a blog of some type. Most of my instances on the Web have died and gone away but some are still out there. This becomes a problem when a company which used to host my site gets absorbed by a larger company and my older stuff now lives all mixed with my newest stuff and new links take people to old sites.

Such is the case right now whereas some of my old profiles got brought back to life and my new links somehow take people to websites I no longer maintain. Case in point is Google. It seems Google now owns every company I ever hosted a site with. So, if I post a comment somewhere and you try to follow my profile you may find yourself at any of a number of old blogs that will confuse the heck out of you. Lately, I notice that people end up at my old gardening blog, which I no longer maintain.

I apologize for that. I am trying to create links on my old blogs and sites to direct people to my new blogs and sites but I don't know how effective that move has been. Sigh!

Time to boogie

Today is the day I start exercising. I like walking better than anything else because it gives me time to think and I like being outside. I may also get out a bit this afternoon to metal detect. Stage two of my dominion over diabetes has began.

Wish me luck.

Reached blood sugar goal today

Well after a week of insulin and metformin AND cutting back on the number of calories consumed, I've reached the fasting blood sugar goal set by the diabetes nurse. She set the goal at 80-110 and I woke up with a 107. Now, I am at the upper range of the goal but within the goal nonetheless. This means I can do better and will. Heck, I haven't even began to exercise yet.

The next step is to stay within the after-meal (postprandial) goal of no higher than 140. I haven't reached that yet but I think today I may. The big question however, is: what is the long-range plan? Can I keep this up? We will see.

Diabetes diatrabe

So I've been a little bitter about my diabetes for many years now. I don't like it one bit. Moreover, I have been more than a tad unhappy about the way it's treated. Surely since insulin was discovered in the 20's, better treatments have been developed. Sadly, this is not so. metformin, with it's stomach wreaking side effects, and insulin are still the only game in town. What gives!? Where are the 21st century treatments!?

Alas! at the end, this darn disease was caused by my life-style and so there is no one else to blame but me. And to be fair, I finally understood why doctors treat this disease the way they do; that is, they work under the assumption that the patient will not alter their eating habits nor they will exercise and so they pile up the metformin and the insulin.

Perhaps after taking my metformin and feeling like an alien is about to burst through my belly will motivate me to finally loose the rest of my extra weight (400lbs around the year 2000, 250lbs today) and finally kick diabetes by the wayside.

Peace.

Taming the diabetes

I'm back to receiving medical care after a hiatus of six or so years. It's time. I've fooled around enough trying to take control of my blood sugar. To that end, my new doctor employs a diabetes specialist. This lady is no non-sense and immediately laid down the law. I am now on a very low dosage of insulin and she upped the metformin dosage. Her approach got results almost immediately and my blood sugar levels drastically fell in just one day. The rapid fall has left me weak and feeling nauseated but it's all for a good cause. I also like that she set pretty high standards for me as far as my blood sugar and blood pressure goes. Let's roll!

Christmas is almost here. I can't say I am as excited about it as I was in years past. Could be my lower blood sugar levels, ha ha!

Life goes on.