Wednesday, November 3, 2010

I get to get off Insulin!!

So I ended up not going to see Bruce. I decided it would be easier to go up there on the weekend. It is 45 mins to an hour each way to get there and after working all day it is a lot for a weeknight so I will go one day this weekend and spend more time with him and hopefully get some more questions answered. Candace (niece) came over and we made a Chicken stir fry and played some Wii for a little while.

I have been doing insulin shots since July 2008. I should have gone on it before then but I was very resistant to it. I bargained with my doctor and pleaded “Please Please Please let me try to lose weight on my own!” and it did not happen. By the time I actually got on insulin, I was sick almost daily. When I started out I had to do 100cc shots twice a day. I continued with that dosage for quite awhile but then I started getting lows too often and my doctor told me to slowly decrease the insulin amount. As of right now, I am doing a 50cc shot in the morning only (20cc – R 30cc N)

I recently contacted my doctor and asked her if I could get off the insulin and she agreed! It is going to take some time to wean myself off of it but this is such good news! I am thrilled beyond words! Since starting on this WL journey, I have been able to stop one of my blood pressure meds and now the insulin. With my continued WL I am hoping to get off all my meds AND the damn CPAP machine. This is a monumental step in that direction! Woot! Woot!

21 comments:

  1. That is fantastic news, KJ. You're really changing your life for the better.

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  2. Hurray! That is AWESOME news!!

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  3. That is the best news I have heard today!!! Congrats!!!!

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  4. Excellent, Katie. And great motivation for more progress.

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  5. OMG what an amazing gift you gave yourself!!! You are a rock star!

    Enjoy your new freedom and looking forward to hearing about the rest. Kick that CPAP machine to the curb!

    :)

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  6. congratulations, Katie! I'm almost off of insulin, but not quite. I still have to take a couple low doses a day. But so much less than before. (I take regular insulin, so it's a little different dosage than what you're taking. Mine is 2 to 4 units before meals, if needed. Some meals, I can skip the dose.)

    I know the change felt good to me! I'm still on bp meds, too. But down from 40 mgs to 10 mgs a day. And the 40 mgs still had my bp at 200/100! This morning my bp was 132/74 at teh MD office. :D

    I guess the docs were right--weight loss works! go figure. :D

    Deb

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  7. That is fantastic! So good to hear :)

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  8. This is such a victory, Katie. I am so happy for you. Really awesome news.

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  9. That is so rewarding! Great job!

    I am back at OperationStickToIt.blogspot.com and checking in with the blogs I used to correspond with.

    It's been a long time... Must keep going!

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  10. That's GREAT news! So happy for you!! :)

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  11. Wonderful and worthwhile!
    Congrats!

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  12. I am SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!! CONGRATS! That is amazing progress!

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  13. Oh, that's wonderful!!!! Here's to continued improving health for you (and all of us)!

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  14. Amazing! That's what it's really all about, isn't it? You're doing it, and it's fantastic to witness! Congratulations!

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  15. That is WONDERFUL news, Katie! I'm SO happy for you! :)

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  16. OMG KATIE=that is such wonderful news-I am over the moon excited for you-you rock~

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  17. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! That's so great. You've earned it!

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  18. That is fabulous news Katie. WEll done.

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