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Endocrine daze 2011 part deux
Had my second (and apparently last) endocrinology appointment for the year today. hg A1C is heading in the right direction, *DL is right where it should be, K is a bit high (no doubt due to over-consumption of Diet Pepsi -- got to find some sucralose-sweetened cola with a heap of caffeine), but it won't kill me. It's just an outlying number that the endocrinologist couldn't explain until I pointed the source out to him. I've managed to drop my insulin doses by 30-50% and bring the numbers to a much more consistent state than they were before.
A lot of this is no doubt due to cutting out the gluten. Before it seemed that there was a hidden factor that affected me on a day-by-day, and often meal-by-meal basis -- it just seemed that consistent dosing brought inconsistent results. Looking back it seems likely that was a reaction to the gluten causing my digestion to do dodgy things. I feel a heck of a lot better now that I'm off the stuff, anyway.
A lot of this is no doubt due to cutting out the gluten. Before it seemed that there was a hidden factor that affected me on a day-by-day, and often meal-by-meal basis -- it just seemed that consistent dosing brought inconsistent results. Looking back it seems likely that was a reaction to the gluten causing my digestion to do dodgy things. I feel a heck of a lot better now that I'm off the stuff, anyway.
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The real trick with being coeliac is tryint to dine out or order in. I've got a small list of meals I can get away with, and that's about it. I eat sushi five or more times per week -- it's a good, constant meal, and I don't have to dose much insulin after. It's also easily gluten free (if you don't use regular soy sauce -- I use sambal oelek), and there really isn't much excuse to put gluten in it, so I don't have to ask questions that most servers can't answer. We also hit White Spot every now and then, and I've got my favourite meal there as well that they go out of their way to make. I've never been a big "make it special for me" person, but the gluten content forces my hand these days. :/