Health Update

Today was my annual diabetes review, I had a blood test about ten days ago and this afternoon I went for the results of that plus I have to have some other tests: feet, circulation, weight.

Well it went surprisingly well, I say that because the last month has been so hard at work and I've felt absolutely knackered that I thought I was getting worse, it turns out that the only cause for concern is that my blood sugar level increased slightly between October and ten days ago. This isn't unusual in my case because it does tend to go up around this time, it's funny because feeling tired usually means either a lack of blood sugar or 'spikes' in the level over a period of time. Historically speaking, in the next three tests I take the level usually drops below the medical definition of diabetes, unfortunately just as alcoholics are always alcoholics so us diabetics are always diabetics. My kidney, liver and circulation stats are all good and I've lost some more weight - I actually think I've reached the point where I can't lose much more weight, the fat is converting into muscle, my BMI is down but I understand that a lot of medical people now say that BMI is not a reliable way of measuring your health.

Well it's only about four weeks until Easter and the clocks changing, that's when my lifestyle seems to change as well - longer daylight hours means more cycling after work and a general sense of well being.