dorindam59's Journal, 12 September 2015

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I had two doctor appointments this week. Thursday was with my primary care physician. Two weeks ago she had run blood tests to compare with the April tests. My A1C was 5.7 compared to 8.1 in April. She was very happy that I got that down with diet changes and not taking medication. My cholesterol was also down. She would like me to increase my good cholesterol with more fish oil tablets. My red blood cells, kidney and liver tests were all high. But since other tests show no problems she think it could be my normal because of my ileostomy situation. She does want an ultrasound of my liver to eliminate some things.

My other appointment was Friday with the kidney doctor. Again he told me to eat more salt. I do drink a lot of fluid, but he says it goes right through me because of my ileostomy. Greg and I were talking about that, (and both drs were concerned with my cramps) and we realized that we used to eat so much processed food and fast food, and it was full of sodium. Now even though I salt everything heavily, its not near what I was getting before. The kidney Dr said I should eat chicken noodle soup, but I said I'm not eating carbs so can't do the noodles. He also suggested tomato juice from V8. First I hate tomatoes and tomato juice, plus its got a lot of sugar. So no to that, but I did get some chicken base that is pretty high sodium and will have to add two cups of broth to my diet each day. Hope that helps.

Dayberndt, I wanted to let you know that I finally made mashed turnips, and rutabaga fries. I almost backed out because I couldn't stand the smell from peeling them, but I really liked both items! I wish the fries were crispier, and might try double frying next time. I add so much to the mashed that it tastes great! I hope to finally have a garden next year and will add both!

One cake almost done. I may stay up tonight till I finish it. Its the smallest and I have a lot more to do by Oct 2!! ACK! I'd post pics but I can't until after they have been judged because of a chance that some judge could see them before hand. I think the next couple of weeks will have some very late nights.

God will give me the strength I need to make it through, and grace to not bite my husband's head off! lol.

Diet Calendar Entries for 12 September 2015:

1321 kcal

Fat: 77.18g | Prot: 119.30g | Carb: 26.95g. Breakfast: Atkins Milk Chocolate Delight Shake. Lunch: Great Value Broccoli & Cauliflower, Meijer Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Philadelphia Original Cream Cheese, Sour Cream, Turnip, Beef Brisket (Whole, Lean Only). Dinner: Market Pantry Sharp Cheddar Cheese Slice, Margherita Genoa Salami, Walden Farms Calorie Free Seafood Sauce, Member's Mark Cooked Jumbo Shrimp. Snacks/Other: Better than Bouillon Chicken Base made from Chicken Meat with Natural Juices, caramel chocolate nut roll atkins. more...