Today we got the news. It wasn't joyous like that of being pregnant again, it was the words "You have Diabetes". Some of you i'm sure are shocked as we were. Herbie doesn't fit the description for a "Diabetic" but it does run in the family. How did we get to this point? well Herbie had to go in to renew his medical card. The card is so he can do his job, its mandatory. When he went in they did blood work and his glucose level was 395. It should have been at 120 or below. The best is 100 or below. So as you can see we were shocked but looking back i could see the signs. peeing alot, excessive drinking (koolaid which didn't help but herbie doesn't drink straight water), and being overly tired. Now usually the first and third wouldn't bother me because 1. he loves kool-aid and if he can get water that way why should i stop him? and 2. he works crazy hours why wouldn't he be tired!
He then went in a week later to get bloodwork done and sure enough it came back as positive for diabetes. We thought it was a fluke thing since the symptoms decreased but alas that wasn't the case.
We are taking steps in the right direction by being referred to a dietician, trying to count the carbs (which contains alot of sugar), and trying to exercise more. I believe in the long run it is all going to work out if we stick to our plan and the best part is with Logan still being so young he won't know the difference.
Please keep Herbie in your thoughts as he goes through this transition and I will keep you updated on his progress of keeping his blood sugar down.
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