Well it's been a week since my diagnosis.

I've made what I think are some radical life-style changes with regard to diet and exercise. I've been walking a ton and eating healthy. I've already lost 10 lbs., which I understand is much quicker than it'll go from here on out, and I notice that my energy level is already improving.

I also got some good news with regard to my lab results. One of the numbers that hadn't come back was my HbA1c, which is supposed to be a good long-term indicator of blood glucose levels. Normal (non-diabetic) is between 4.0 and 6.0, and diabetics typically are well about 6.0. Mine was 5.3.

I went to see the nurse educator on Thursday, and she was very positive about this. She said we have caught this very early, and she confirmed what my doctor said, that there's a good chance we can control this with diet and exercise and I might be able to stop the medication.

She also started me on glucose monitoring, twice a day, before breakfast and one hour after dinner. The before breakfast part is easy, but I do not like having to stop what I'm doing an hour after dinner to do this. Last night I went to a concert and had a picnic first, and I didn't get it done. But the numbers have been consistently excellent so far.

Meanwhile, life at work is interesting. I have been interviewing for the Dev Manager position, a process that has been going on for quite a few weeks. Yesterday I was offered the position, but we are still needing to resolve some details before I'm ready to accept. I'm really excited to have the opportunity; I think I have some good ideas on how to make things better.

I'm worried about Mom. Her husband is not doing well at all. He's in the hospital with severe diarrhea, very low potassium, very high blood pressure, and now the latest is he appears to have a stomach infection. I think this could be very bad; if there's sepsis, he might not survive. Mom is looking at putting him into a rehab facility (assuming he does recover), and from there she hopes he might be able to come home, but it really doesn't sound to me like that's a reality. She just can't keep taking care of him if he doesn't recover from the diarrhea.

So life is interesting. Ups and downs. Stay tuned.