1) on the USB drive I carry on my key chain
2) with Medic Alert
3) in an 'In Case of Emergency' (ICE) application on my phone
4) in the same application on my tablet
So I should be good to go if I'm in an accident or the like. The application was rather buggy. It wouldn't save edits, and on the tablet the letters were there, but in white on white, so I couldn't even see to edit. So I removed that section and started over. Then I realised I'd forgotten the foot pain med on the phone and had to do it again.
Oh, well. It is now time to get ready for work. Have a wonderful Friday.
Born, like other comic book characters, out of an otherwise trivial but life-changing animal bite, the Rabid Librarian seeks out strange, useless facts, raves about real and perceived injustices, and seeks to meet her greatest challenge of all--her own life.
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Showing posts with label Medic Alert. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Medic Alert. Show all posts
Friday, February 24, 2012
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Trying to be a little proactive
I just joined Medic Alert, something I've meant to do for years but now that I have such a robust profile of diseases and allergies to my name and I am on even just a tiny bit of insulin, it made sense. It's $35 a year, and that's not bad for peace of mind in case I'm in an accident. I do keep a list of medicines (which I need to update a bit tonight), along with a copy of my living will, etc. on a thumb drive I have with me all the time, but health care workers are more likely to notice a bracelet.
I've eaten about 1600 calories today and put it in my food log. I feel pretty satisfied. I ate well (veggies, a little fruit, and quite a bit of dairy, although I had nacho chips and cheese for dinner, which wasn't the best fat-wise), and the only sweets I had were three small sugar free lemon cookies. I've taken all of my medicine correctly today, even the evening dose of Janumet I often forget. There's just the insulin tonight to take before bed. I also took off the boot and weighed myself today. I weigh 291.6 lbs. I'm concerned that the insulin will cause me to gain more weight, so I need to really watch what I eat and start exercising. I have an exercise bike borrowed from my grandmother. I'm going to try it out to see if it hurts my foot or not. I wouldn't think so; there'd be no weight put on it, really. Maybe I can start on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for a few minutes and work up to everyday for half an hour.
It's amazing what that leap to insulin will do for your willpower. I just hope I can keep it up. I really wanted pizza last night, but resisted, because I would have gotten breadsticks and eaten them plus maybe a slice or two of pizza and that would have just been too much.
Today I went to the pharmacy and picked up all my medicines that my doctor had called in. It's the first time I ever bought them all at once. It was $270. Gee, I was afraid I'd put too much into my flexible spending account. I don't think I have to worry about not spending enough. The scary thing? If you add up the actual cost of the drugs (what the insurance pays plus what I pay) it comes to $1,806.60. That's per month. I so need to keep my insurance! Aggh!
I've eaten about 1600 calories today and put it in my food log. I feel pretty satisfied. I ate well (veggies, a little fruit, and quite a bit of dairy, although I had nacho chips and cheese for dinner, which wasn't the best fat-wise), and the only sweets I had were three small sugar free lemon cookies. I've taken all of my medicine correctly today, even the evening dose of Janumet I often forget. There's just the insulin tonight to take before bed. I also took off the boot and weighed myself today. I weigh 291.6 lbs. I'm concerned that the insulin will cause me to gain more weight, so I need to really watch what I eat and start exercising. I have an exercise bike borrowed from my grandmother. I'm going to try it out to see if it hurts my foot or not. I wouldn't think so; there'd be no weight put on it, really. Maybe I can start on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for a few minutes and work up to everyday for half an hour.
It's amazing what that leap to insulin will do for your willpower. I just hope I can keep it up. I really wanted pizza last night, but resisted, because I would have gotten breadsticks and eaten them plus maybe a slice or two of pizza and that would have just been too much.
Today I went to the pharmacy and picked up all my medicines that my doctor had called in. It's the first time I ever bought them all at once. It was $270. Gee, I was afraid I'd put too much into my flexible spending account. I don't think I have to worry about not spending enough. The scary thing? If you add up the actual cost of the drugs (what the insurance pays plus what I pay) it comes to $1,806.60. That's per month. I so need to keep my insurance! Aggh!
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