Hello @dorisena

I've been following your posts and the others who have been posting back and I really want to applaud you for all that you are doing to be well and take care of yourself. You show a lot of intelligence in your approach to your health and that is a good thing.

I somewhat agree with what everyone else is saying as the aging process does make a difference in how our bodies react to any and all health problems. You mention your difficulty with exercise because of back and knee problems as well as surgeries. Carol, @retiredteacher, has a discussion group titled Lightening Your Limbs with Friends. Here is the link to those discussions, https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/lighten-your-limbs-with-friends/. Just click on the link and I think you will find some interesting posts.

Are you aware that there are many exercises that can be done seated? I have a number of health situations that make long distance (or even short-distance) walking very difficult and painful and I've found seated exercise groups and/or using YouTube to be very helpful. Here is a link to some of those exercise programs on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=seated+exercises+for+seniors. Once again, it might not seem like aerobic activity but remember that any activity that gets your body moving is good for burning up some of that excess sugar as well as stress. You might check with a senior center in your vicinity and see what they offer in the way of low-cost exercise classes for seniors.

From what you've said it sounds as if you are keeping your sugar well-controlled and so you need to appreciate that. Perfection in health (or any other area of our life) puts undue stress on us. Perhaps that could a problem for you? Stress can increase blood sugar as well as blood pressure. I can't and won't make that judgment but it might be worth considering.

I'd like to follow your progress. Would you post again?