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Tag Archives: blood sugar
“I Alone Am Left . . .”
May first. Not feeling so good. Sleeping sixteen hours a day. Glucose 423 yesterday morning. Urine output up by 30%. Doctor says I’ll wind up in the hospital from dehydration within 3-5 days. That assumes I’ll call for an ambulance. … Continue reading
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Tagged blood sugar, diabetes, Emotion, Hyperglycemia, Job, Satan, Sugar
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Undrugging: Antidepressants to Fat
The Joslin Center has a reputation for really evil patient relations, so I went on a search and found a better dietician, quite possibly someone Dr. Steve Wechsler sent me to. We met every month or two—not half as often as … Continue reading
Posted in doctor, drugs, NYS Office of Mental Health, patient, physician, St. Joseph's Hospital, Upstate Medical Center
Tagged Anne C Woodlen, antidepressants, blood sugar, carbohydartes, celiac disease, Dietary fiber, dietician, Dr. Steve Wechsler, drugs, Glucose, gluten, Joslin Center, Medicaid, Medicare, New Connections Clubhouse, peer support, pharmaceuticals, psychiatric diagnosis, side effects, Transitional Living Services, undrugging, Unique Peerspectives, Upstate Medical Center, weight gain
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Doctor-Controlled Diabetes
During the drugging years I had been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, type II; the doctor had said, “Over weight and over forty.” It was diet controlled, that is, I progressively kept eliminating from my diet all the things that were pushing … Continue reading
Posted in doctor, drugs, patient, physician, psychiatrist, Upstate Medical Center
Tagged American medical industry, blood sugar, celiac disease, control, control freak, diabetes, diabetes mellitus, diet, dietician, doctor, Dr. Nasri Ghaly, Dr. Paul M. Cohen, drugs, endocrine, Glucophage, Glucose, Health Care, health care system, insulin, Joslin Clinic, Medicaid, Medical care, Medicare, pharmaceuticals, power, powerlessness, sickness care system, side effects, stress, Upstate Medical Center, Values | Tagged carbohydrates
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Service vs. Power
It is Easter and I hurt. The Neurontin must be increased but even so I doubt that it will do any good. Bipolar II depression is supposed to be treated with a mood stabilizer and a mood elevator, i.e., an antidepressant. There are … Continue reading
Posted in Community General Hospital, Hutchings Psychiatric Center, Inpatient psychiatry, mental illness, NYS Office of Mental Health, psychiatric patient, St. Joseph's Hospital, Upstate Medical Center
Tagged Antidepressant, bipolar II, blood glucose, blood sugar, depression, diabetes mellitus, Dr. Nasri Ghaly, dual diagnosis, inpateint psychaitry, lithium, mood elevator, mood stabilizer, nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, Neurontin, NYS Dept. of Health, NYS Office of Mental Health, Onondaga Case Management, Paul M. Cohen, power, service, St. Joseph's Hospital, Unit 3-6
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St. Joseph’s Hospital: About Carol (Part II)
I talk to Carol, and she takes an interest. She responds. The second day we share a room, she stops closing the door and the blinds every time I walk out. She lets me and the light in. This … Continue reading