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
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
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
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
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
