News at the doctor's office was good. My A1C was half of what it was three months ago, which means it was down to almost 5 (which is great!). So the addition of the one other oral medication did the trick. Funny thing, it was the original medication I was on back when I was first diagnosed with diabetes, only a smaller dose since it was supplemental to the other one I am on now. Strange how things like that work.
I had the doctor look at the blister that burst on the underside of my big toe and he made an immediate appointment for me with the Wound Center since we diabetics just don't heal well. He took an X-ray of my foot to make sure there hadn't been any infection that has gotten into my bone (but admitted that an X-ray is not as good as an MRI or bone scan). I had to have him look at it because the toe was feeling kind of like it might be getting infected although, lord knows, I have been keeping it well washed, soaked and bandaged. That should teach me to walk barefoot outside the house and get a stone bruise under there. It's not like I have great feeling in the underside of my feet. BIG DUMMY HERE!
So, at 8:30am, I have to be at the Wound Center. It's close to the house here so that's not a long trip to make and, if I have to pick up any medication, I'm close to Walmart, too. I have to stop there, anyway, to pick up my pain medication that the doctor had to renew today. Lord knows, I don't abuse them as my doctor said when he looked at the amount I've used over the past two years. Heck, for the past two months, I haven't even had an active prescription but was able to live off what I haven't used previously. Since I am only prescribed two per day, just goes to show you that I manage to kind of *tough it out* a lot of the time. The doctor says you can't become addicted if you really need the medication but I prefer not to take chances, know what I mean?
Chewlee got here, as usual, and her teacher not only gave her a Smiley face yesterday (and today) but she wrote *A great day!* in the space provided. Chewlee said she is now a *team leader* in her class. I gather that means that she distributes such things as papers, snacks and other duties that the kids think are a big deal. I was glad to hear it because it's something she wanted to be for a long time. Smart teacher she has to tie it in with her good behavior. She should be learning that anyway but whatever it takes!
Chewlee got her pickles, of course and she had just grabbed a donut when her mother called to tell me to have Chewlee put her shoes on (she always takes them off when she gets here) and then send her outside because she was almost to the house. Surprise! Chewlee burst into tears! She didn't want to go home right then because she said she wouldn't be able to watch her cartoons because her mother puts on her *stupid programs*and she can't see her cartoons at all. I hugged her and wrapped her donut into a paper towel so she could hold it until she got home and she did leave albeit reluctantly. I felt kind of bad for her because she said she couldn't even watch her cartoon DVD's because they were gone now. I didn't even ask because I'm sure they got thrown out (and that is a total waste of money from MY standpoint because they are NOT cheap) when she didn't put them up. Some lessons are hard.
The Beast bought us a new slow cooker that is not as good as the one that got destroyed the other day when the cooktop came on without reason. I'm reluctant to even use that particular burner because there still doesn't seem to be a reason for that happening. The Beast went to a couple different stores trying to find us one but did the best he could. He also bought me a small little cooker to use for making my own chili con queso and spicy cheese dips. I thought that was sweet of him and then discovered it came with the slow cooker. But he was still thinking about things *I* like to make so......it still matters. I told him to go online and see if he can find us one that is more like the old one. It had a top that sealed and had better controls on it for cooking things. He'll spend the next couple days trying to find one so it's a chore that will keep him out of MY hair for a bit.
It's warm outside tonight and we had some rain here earlier. Not much but I think it was different north of us. I could hear a storm off in the distance. It's 72 outside right now but it's supposed to drop down into the mid-60's as our high tomorrow during the day. Another, bigger rainstorm is supposed to hit us early so I guess it's going to bring in the cooler weather with it. Our low will be down around 34 they say. Brrr! It was overcast all day long and poor Baron was kind of depressed from the way he acted when I took him out front early in the day. Try as he might, he could find NO sun to lay in. Poor thing. He moped in the house, too. His moping consists of being constantly changing where he is and avoiding the front door where he lays on sunny days. And they say dogs don't really show emotions!
I woke up suddenly because I realized I hadn't been online much and so hadn't even thought about my blog. Sorry. Love you all and have a great Friday. Stay warm and dry. Be careful outside. I'm hearing about a lot of road closings all over the country due to black ice and accidents. Don't be a statistic. **Wink**
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