I am just so tired. This year I started really taking charge of my Diabetes. I test regularly, I have done everything to educate myself about this, I watch what I eat and I get more exercise. It worked great for a few months to the point where I needed to get my medications changed.

I was overjoyed! My doctor gave me a new prescription for 1 less metformin pill a day.

And then I lost all my control. Blood sugars were way too high which when they go wild like that it makes me feel sick all the time. So we added a new pill.

The new pill made me feel even worse and it caused bad lows so I went to my Diabetes nurse and asked her how to handle low blood sugar. They had never taught us that because of course they assume as a type 2 I will never have low blood sugar just high (which they never actually help us figure out to treat, just prevent). She then asked if my doctor ever wanted to put me on insulin.

Well my doctor has been wanting to put me on insulin since I was diagnosed. I always refused because I hated the idea of injecting myself.

When my Diabetes nurse heard this she had me come to the back office and had me actually do a shot with saline. I decided I wanted to be on insulin immediately.

Well since the middle of August I've been on the roller coaster of trying to get on the right regimen for me. It's been frustrating because the Diabetes nurse seems to take the idea that there is only one regiment which is "take increasing long acting insulin before bed till you get the fasting morning reading you want.

I was told I could get amazing control with insulin that I could never achieve with pills. I still believe that but it looks like I should be arming myself with information about a basal/bolus system being used for Type 2 diabetes.

My computer. I ordered each component and put together the whole computer.

So I have been trying to push myself into making an effort in my photography again. An incident in the later part of 2007 really killed my love of photography for a while. Aaron said that I needed to get back into it because I was so happy with that hobby. Haven't been able to figure out how exactly to get back into it.

So I went to the board that Janice frequents because out of all the photography sections of the different forums I visit, that one was the most friendly to newbies like myself. I had been avoiding that board for a bit because it felt like intruding on Janice's space. I know Janice invited me to that board for the photography section but it just felt odd. So for a new years resolution I decided to leave the specific areas (other than the photography) alone unless a subject line jumps out at me when I hit "new posts" and get into the TTC and the Photography boards.

Just after visiting it again I saw a post in the shutterbugs section about making a blog and posting a picture every day for the year. Well I know I won't actually commit to one photo posted a day but I can commit to one a week. So far I have the one photo but it will be cool to get back into looking for things to take photos of.

Maybe I will be up to that standard of ability that I set for myself when it comes to getting a DSLR camera (I so want the Canon XTi)

My Dad passed away one month ago today. Needless to say it has been a really really tough month. This is the first year since my mom passed away (December 25th, 98) that I haven't sat down on Christmas Day and figured out how many years it has been since she passed away.



KOWBEL,
Alexander Kurt
After a well fought 2 year battle with esophageal cancer, Kurt reluctantly succumbed to the disease on November 28, 2007 in hospital, surrounded by his family.
Kurt was born on June 19, 1952 in Duncan, BC., growing up in various logging camps (including Cowichan Bay) until he settled in Campbell River. Kurt was a logger and a true lover of the outdoors who, depending on the time of year, could be found hunting with his buddies, patrolling his trapline, or heading out with Suzie for an evening fishing in their boat or a weekend at the lake in their camper.
But what he loved most was his family and he will be sorely missed by his cherished wife Suzie, daughters Heather (Aaron Berlo) and Christine (Jason Wallace), grandchildren Lola, Hayley and Dylan, stepsons Bob and Dwayne Ludlow, father and mother in law Norm and Betty Bettis, his brothers Kalvin (Jeanette), Kerry (Zora), Karl (Grace) and Kevin (Lorraine), stepmother Grace and blended family Tammy Escott (Brian), and Reno, Kimberley (Roseline) and Steven Malley, brother in law Ed Bettis, nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and close friends. Waiting for Kurt on the other side are his first wife, Lin, his dad Mac, his mom Sheila, and many good friends lost along the way.
As it said in Kurt's favorite book, The Old Man and the Sea, "There are many good fishermen and some great ones. But there is only one you."
A Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, Dec. 6th at 1:00p.m. at Sutton's Funeral Home with tea and light refreshments to follow. In lieu of flowers, please give generously to the Campbell River Hospice Society (http://www.crhospice.org/) who was a source of support in his difficult final months. In particular, we owe our gratitude to Rob (Pete) Robinson for the time and comfort he provided to Kurt. We also thank the Home Care nurses, especially Pat and Barb, for their gentle and expert care.