Surrounded by cats on the couch is a nice place to be.

[judecorp]

It is a simply gorgeous day outside. It's currently 69°, the sun is shining, the sky is clear blue. It is amazing. I want to brew a big pot of iced coffee and sit on the porch for a million years, except for a few things:

1. I would have to get dressed as the porch "belongs" to The Movie Thief


2. I have no half and half


3. I'm still trying to ditch the artificial sweeteners and iced coffee makes me want to fill it with Splenda!

So I suppose I'll just have to dream about big glasses of iced coffee.

On a completely unrelated note, I'm thinking of trying acupuncture for my fertility issues. I found out that I get a 25% discount as a "wellness benefit" from my health insurance, so it's worth looking into. I found a fluffy place in Inman Square that specializes in women's health and offers a free consultation and I think I'll at least check it out.

We had a good time at the Game Night last night, although I didn't play as many games as I would have liked. I did get in a little Ticket To Ride (even though Matty whipped our butts) and won a round of Liars Dice. We taught Rick and Gretchen how to play Bohnanza and I do enjoy a little bit of bean goodness.

Carrie took my blood sugar (she's battling gestational diabetes right now) for fun after a day of eating junk and it was (I think) 116. I don't think I've ever had a blood sugar reading in the triple digits in my whole life (though I haven't checked blood sugar since starting Metformin 1.5 years ago). I'm pretty sure 116 is a normal number (and probably healthier than the 60s and 70s I used to get) but still, seeing that big number kind of freaked me out. I'm going to go back to not eating so much junk - I kind of slacked in that department. Yesterday was carb heaven - pancakes with syrup, chips, birthday cake and ice cream, chocolate, watermelon - yeah... not good.

Gosh, I am the most boring person in the whole universe. I want to hear insem updates from rockymtnhigh and bec4joy STAT.

Comments

[sassywoman.livejournal.com]

I love acupuncture and think you will too! Last time I fasted for 24 hours for blood work my blood sugar was 102. They told me that 102 was "pre-diabetic". Yikes!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Yeah, for a fasting blood sugar, anything over 100 (and under a certain high level) is considered "pre-diabetic." But I'm not too sure about the numbers for having eaten within two hours. I'm pretty sure anything under 140 is okay.

[jodied.livejournal.com]

Have you ever tried Stevia for a sweetener? It's natural and calorie free. It's often sold with nutritional supplements, except it doesn't really do anything except sweeten stuff. It's on the expensive side, but I find it to be pretty decent (sometimes you have to play around with the brand, as some have a slightly bitter after taste).

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen anything anywhere that says that Stevia is approved for pregnancy. That's not surprising since it technically isn't approved by the FDA as a food sweetener (which is why it is sold with the supplements). I'd rather not risk it, especially when I tried Stevia once a couple of years ago and really didn't like the taste.

[lickingtoad.livejournal.com]

Dreamt you were knocked up last night. Hope it bodes well.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I hope so, too!

[jodied.livejournal.com]

Also, normal for blood sugar is between 80-120, (when it's a random non-fasting reading) I believe, so you're good. Actually, I think that's even below the limit for a fasting reading.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Oh, neat. I don't know much about "normal" blood sugars because mine was low for so long... but I think that's all related to all of my insulin regulation issues. Now I take a bunch of drugs for that so it would make sense that my blood sugar would go up as my body is using insulin more properly.

I think. Cause I'm not a doctor or anything.

[stapynam.livejournal.com]

depending on the source, 100-120 can be considered the upper limit of normal. 116 within 2 hours of eating is absolutely fine.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Oh, yay! It's weird not having painfully low blood sugar. :)

[rockymtnhigh.livejournal.com]

Working on the update post.. hopefully it will stay quiet at work today and I can get it done!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Patiently waiting... :)

[quinniepants.livejournal.com]

i couldn't get past the part where you said it was 69 degrees. hee! i did, but not after a ton of giggles. man, i want to play game night. if i come back, will you let me?

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Of course, I will take you to game nights and you can run away screaming from the sheer nerdiness of it all! But I will attempt to keep you with my potty mouth and horribly inappropriate innuendo.