Happiness: A One Week Journey

Thank you for sharing- yes I feel like I'm being lazy, and in my heart I know I'm not- I want to help her- she worked so hard, does seem fair does it. AGain thank you- that helps more than I can say. JJAMES

@contentandwell How interesting! Teresa

@ihatediabetes What a great idea, thanks for letting us know. Teresa

Jk, I have my a1c under 7 without meds but it's still diabetic. That means I can't be a living donor. The reason is diabetes is hard on your kidneys so best to have two of them. They don't want to cause a donor to need dialysis in future. So I guess that makes sense. But at death it's possible to use kidney from a person that had diabetes. I think they can examine them for damage. So I am guessing that somebody that kept the diabetes well controlled and died in a car accident could end up being a kidney donor. I get my a1c and blood tested every 6 months. Something called albumin. But I don't know what it is. I also am supposed to get eye drops put in my eyes every year and doctor looks inside. All this is pretty new to me but they say I'm uncomplicated or preserved. But I am trying to reverse all this with my healthy living program. I thought I could with diet and exercise. Doctor said lose weight and exercise and pancreas can keep up with insulin. He also said everyone will get diabetes if he or she lives long enough. I don't know if that's official or just a doctor talking.

Teresa, yes I'm excited to hear about this new treatment house. Its brand new. I heard about it when under construction but maybe it's open now. They're trying to help people make it back to society. I like to find little ministries like this and start sending them monthly checks. I like to support what works for real people. That's why I was looking for something specific. So I talked to woman in development on phone and email. Then I asked if I could support this specific ministry and she said "Yes!!" I just need to put in memo line. So that's what I will donate and I will keep my extra kidney!! Haha.

@hopeful33250 Teresa, I love researching things and of course if it's something that effects me personally I always do. When I was a migraineur I read that people with migraines often know more than most doctors about them unless the doctor really specializes in migraines. That was before the internet and I read everything I could get my hands on. Thankfully the migraines ended with menopause but now my daughter has them. 🙁
JK

@ihatediabetes Ahh, so that's the difference, you were talking about being a living donor. Mine is also well controlled, my A1c has been as low as 4.9! I haven't been as good as I should be recently and I have an appointment for my diabetes later this month so I'd better clean up my act. I am using my PCP for the diabetes and for my low thyroid but thinking about returning to an endocrinologist. I used to go to one but he left town unfortunately. He was the best, literally rated with 5 stars. He's about an hour away now but I am considering going back to him -- what's an hour drive since it's occasional? Heck, it takes longer than that to go to my transplant center.
JK

<br><br><br><br><br>Hi John. I have guilt about that too with my spouse. He says he understands <br>and it is not a problem.<br> <br><br>

@ihatediabetes I just googled the John E. Herman House and it does sound remarkable. Thanks for making that donation, it should help many, many people. Teresa

Thanks @contentandwell and @windwalker, your reply to JJames was right on. As you have shared this same experience you had an empathetic response. Teresa