The fun of getting older!

Everyone gets older every year. For some of you reading this you will say, "what took you so long", or " it's about time", or some other freakish thing to let me know I'm not the first.

Anyway, as the anniversary of my birth approches I find myself in a pickle. I had a Dr. visit on the 21st and left with a 'script for blood pressure meds. I know, normal fare for an early 50's guy. I can hear it now, "I've been taking those for years now!" Still for me it sucks. Just think back to when you started, it sucked.

Let's move on to the next item. Since that visit I have to prick my finger, ( not finger my prick, which would be more fun!) and test my blood sugar. It stays high. I was shocked to see just how high. I have a feeling I will be leaving next month with another 'script.  Based on family history, it was just a matter of when, and not if, when it comes to diabetes. The silver lining is, I have had to experiment with a bedtime snack to get my fasting blood sugar down. Guess which one had the best result so far. BEER! That's right, I had several beers and this morning, my BS was the lowest it has been since I started testing. 

In the end, I will have to take insulin, I may be able to get rid of the BP meds eventually. I am working on loosing weight to fit in my suits again. But the insulin will be something I will have to take from now on. At least the BP meds have not affected me as most. I am on a new one that is as expensive as hell, but very little side effects. WOW, I can drink beer to lower blood sugar, and I can take BP meds and still get it up. Maybe getting old isn't as bad as I though!