My leukemia's back.

[sourland]

Phil, don't let your dog read your last post. He would be embarrassed by your talking about his 'deficiency'.

 

[donrae]

Morning all!

so much for my pretty weather. It's raining again, my ditch it running full tilt and I'm thinking of putting a pot of beans on the stove. I'm not sure what happened at the butcher with our hogs this year, but I came home with enough smoked ham hocks to account for way more than our two hogs. Maybe split pea soup instead? Anyway, no sitting outside today, even the chickens are hunkered down in the coop instead of going out and about. Lots of errands to run today, and Honey's looking at maybe a short day so we'll have some time together this afternoon before the boys get home.

So, under the heading of not being very self-aware.....when I list all these things out, I wonder how I didn't see this before. But, over the last say two weeks or so, I've been having the following issues. Not all at once, not consistently, not enough I was really concerned, just enough to kind of notice. Headache, increased blurred vision, increased thirst, shakiness, muscle weakness, trouble concentrating. Now, when I list them like that, I'm sure some of you will see right off....high blood sugar. Stupid prednisone. Yep, my last labs weren't fasting, but I didn't eat anything "bad" that morning, just an egg sammich. My sugar was 395

. So, I'm trying to limit the carbs and will talk to the doc tomorrow about maybe getting a glucometer. I really, really don't want to go back on insulin, but that's way too high for my sugars to be running. Maybe glucophage or something similar would be appropriate, I don't know. Or, maybe it's time to try to taper the prednisone again. I like that in theory, but I'm kind of nervous as I feel I've been doing pretty well on the current dose.

On a good note, Eve didn't go shopping in the pantry last night. maybe all the time spent outside tired her out?

 

[lazy gardener]

No picture? You know it never happened unless there's a picture

I'm a techno idiot, but will post when I have some help. She's just too cute for words.

LG, congrats on the new dog! We definitely need pictures

I'm not much for smaller dogs, but I've been considering adding a terrier type once we move, depending on our predator situation at our new place. I'd briefly considered a LGD, but I think that's too much dog, and way too much hair. My mom's had a few rat terrier types and we've liked them, such personality in a little package! Anyway, it's something I'm keeping in mind....

I don't know about you all further east, but today was a bee-you-tiful day! I was outside in my T-shirt, working a little, then I'd sit in the sun and read or just watch the flock roam around, then work a little more.....it was wonderful.

My cockerel Keeper may indeed be a keeper. He was in the hay barn making weird noises in the can I keep the chicken feed in. I couldn't figure out what he was doing, it wasn't a treat/food call, but he was all kinds of interested in that can. A little while later I checked and there was a hen in there, laying an egg, with him sitting on the edge of the can encouraging her

. It was pretty cute. My boy Eric is great to the hens, but he's never shown an interest in nesting for them. Keeper's father was the only bird I had who did that, I didn't think about it being genetic? But he enticed another hen to lay in that same feed can. Not sure it's the greatest place, but at least the eggs are clean and I know where to find them!

Another new animal behavior, not so cute or funny....Eve has started taking food from the pantry at night. Bad dog

My pantry cabinet is open faced. We weren't sure which dog was doing it so I locked Roscoe in my room last night and she took a bag of Doritos and some Ritz crackers.....she was incredibly sorry to get caught and didn't touch anything else that night. We'll see how it goes tonight. My dogs have always been very respectful of food on the counters, etc. I leave a bowl of scraps for the chickens overnight quite often and they don't touch it. I can' leave a plate of food on the sofa and leave the room and the dogs won't touch it. I don't know why she decided to raid the pantry all of a sudden, but honestly I don't care why, she just needs to stop or she's going to find her little Princess self kenneled at night.

Rachel, my last dog was a terrier mix. She was absolutely awesome. 40# of pure delight and enthusiasm. Phil has her twin... or did have her twin! My Jack does the nesting thing. He's a real family man! Loves his babies, and tidbits them along with the hens. Eve must be taking lessons from your locusts.

Phil, don't let your dog read your last post. He would be embarrassed by your talking about his 'deficiency'.

 

[lazy gardener]

Morning all!

so much for my pretty weather. It's raining again, my ditch it running full tilt and I'm thinking of putting a pot of beans on the stove. I'm not sure what happened at the butcher with our hogs this year, but I came home with enough smoked ham hocks to account for way more than our two hogs. Maybe split pea soup instead? Anyway, no sitting outside today, even the chickens are hunkered down in the coop instead of going out and about. Lots of errands to run today, and Honey's looking at maybe a short day so we'll have some time together this afternoon before the boys get home.

So, under the heading of not being very self-aware.....when I list all these things out, I wonder how I didn't see this before. But, over the last say two weeks or so, I've been having the following issues. Not all at once, not consistently, not enough I was really concerned, just enough to kind of notice. Headache, increased blurred vision, increased thirst, shakiness, muscle weakness, trouble concentrating. Now, when I list them like that, I'm sure some of you will see right off....high blood sugar. Stupid prednisone. Yep, my last labs weren't fasting, but I didn't eat anything "bad" that morning, just an egg sammich. My sugar was 395

. So, I'm trying to limit the carbs and will talk to the doc tomorrow about maybe getting a glucometer. I really, really don't want to go back on insulin, but that's way too high for my sugars to be running. Maybe glucophage or something similar would be appropriate, I don't know. Or, maybe it's time to try to taper the prednisone again. I like that in theory, but I'm kind of nervous as I feel I've been doing pretty well on the current dose.

On a good note, Eve didn't go shopping in the pantry last night. maybe all the time spent outside tired her out?

Given a choice, if I were in your shoes, I think I'd opt to go on Insulin instead of Glucophage.

 

[Blooie]

I agree with LG, having several diabetics in my family as well. Insulin is tried and true - too many other variables creep in with the other stuff they have out there now, and diabetes is enough of a balancing act the way it is!

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Phil, don't let your dog read your last post.  He would be embarrassed by your talking about his 'deficiency'. 

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Morning all!

so much for my pretty weather. It's raining again, my ditch it running full tilt and I'm thinking of putting a pot of beans on the stove. I'm not sure what happened at the butcher with our hogs this year, but I came home with enough smoked ham hocks to account for way more than our two hogs. Maybe split pea soup instead? Anyway, no sitting outside today, even the chickens are hunkered down in the coop instead of going out and about. Lots of errands to run today, and Honey's looking at maybe a short day so we'll have some time together this afternoon before the boys get home. 

So, under the heading of not being very self-aware.....when I list all these things out, I wonder how I didn't see this before. But, over the last say two weeks or so, I've been having the following issues. Not all at once, not consistently, not enough I was really concerned, just enough to kind of notice. Headache, increased blurred vision, increased thirst, shakiness, muscle weakness, trouble concentrating. Now, when I list them like that, I'm sure some of you will see right off....high blood sugar. Stupid prednisone. Yep, my last labs weren't fasting, but I didn't eat anything "bad" that morning, just an egg sammich. My sugar was 395  . So, I'm trying to limit the carbs and will talk to the doc tomorrow about maybe getting a glucometer. I really, really don't want to go back on insulin, but that's way too high for my sugars to be running. Maybe glucophage or something similar would be appropriate, I don't know. Or, maybe it's time to try to taper the prednisone again. I like that in theory, but I'm kind of nervous as I feel I've been doing pretty well on the current dose. 

On a good note, Eve didn't go shopping in the pantry last night. maybe all the time spent outside tired her out? 

Oh yeah I could have told you that....I think I may have at one time....prednisone induced diabetes.
I think when I've been on the position your in with higher doses of prednisone they put me on something called Glucatrol......I wouldn't taper off without the Dr's approval. The diabetes will go away when they take you off such a high dose.

I agree with LG, having several diabetics in my family as well.  Insulin is tried and true - too many other variables creep in with the other stuff they have out there now, and diabetes is enough of a balancing act the way it is!

I don't really think they'll put her on insulin for a temporary condition....it's just one of the side effects of prednisone. (One of many)...

 

[lazy gardener]

My Dad had Prednisone induced diabetes, and was immediately put on insulin.

 

[donrae]

I was on insulin right after transplant when I was on higher doses of prednisone. I just didn't think this lower dose would effect me as much. My fasting numbers had been in the high 100's, but this is ridiculous. I have an appointment tomorrow afternoon and will see what he thinks. I'm hoping it's just time to taper anyway, that would make me happy. I'm not going to self taper, I'll wait for the okay. They just dropped my cyclosporine as my level was high, so I don't know if that means they'll want to wait on the prednisone or not, don't know if those two are interdependent or something.

I do know I saw Eric mating one of my point of lay pullets yesterday, so I'm looking forward to another layer here soon. And I'm glad the incubator is difficult to access, cause I really want to set some eggs but now just is NOT a good time. I keep telling myself end of Feb, wait til then and see how things are going. Grr.

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Good luck with the prednisone....I forget how much are you up to right now?