I went to Maryland with my friend. I ended up being fine AND I had fun. I made sure to keep hydrated, I didn't sleep much, and though I had a few slight highs, there was nothing awful and nothing that kept me out of commission. (The biggest reason why? Their pizza has twice as much cheese as dough.)
I spent a month shadowing doctors. For the most part, it was a wonderful experience. I ended up buying a Tummietote to keep all my supplies in so I wouldn't bring around a backpack (which the patients and doctors don't like) and so I wouldn't bring around a fanny pack (which I don't like). It works wonderfully.
During that time, I got almost no sleep because I was studying for the MCAT and getting up early to be in the hospital by 8 (most mornings). That part wasn't fun.
I took the MCAT this past Tuesday. My blood sugar behaved, but the test itself wasn't too great. Basically, my brain freaked out about halfway through and turned off, at which point I could no longer concentrate. I'm NOT happy about it. I get the results in about a month.
I've finally started the Couch to 5K program--tonight. It wasn't as torturous as I expected it to be, though it did bother my lungs more than I expected it to. We'll see how this works out as it goes along.
Pre-workout blood sugar: 101
Post-workout blood sugar: 123
In other news, my latest set of antibody tests was negative. Back to MODY testing, which will be explored in a later post. I'm now on 1500mg of Metformin per day--one pill during every meal. The most annoying part of that is that I'm forced to eat three meals per day instead of snacking all day. I can't tell if it's actually working or not because it wasn't at first and then it started to--the opposite pattern my Metformin increases usually run.
I'll be posting the highlights of my shadowing experiences over the next few weeks.
"Summer nights/Everybody are you with me/Let that Igloo cooler/Mark your piece of paradise" ~Rascal Flatts
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