I can't believe it's been 2 months since I really decided to take control of my health again.  I've had a few slips along the way, but nothing disastrous that I couldn't recover from.  I've learned so much that in many ways I feel completely overwhelmed.  I went from believing that taking insulin meant that I was doomed and my life would be over to seriously considering asking my doctor to start using it.  I know I want to stop taking Januvia.  Too many studies are coming out linking it to complications, such as permanent sinusitis (I already had problems there and they've since become worse), pancreatitis (I've had a couple bouts of that), and CANCER!  If that doesn't make you want to run for the hills gibbering, I don't know what will.  I stopped taking the Actos my doctor had prescribed a while back, since I've since learned it reduces blood sugar by making even more fat cells to push the glucose into.  Yuck.  I really don't need my insulin to be even more efficient at storing fat--it does a good enough job at that as it is.

Some of the sites that have really helped me the last couple months are Blood Sugar 101 (and her associated Diabetes Update Blog), Dr. Bernstein's book and website, the Eades' website and blogs,  Jimmy Moore's Livin' La Vida Low-Carb site (especially the forums), as well as The Bionic Broad's Low-Carb blog.

As for the weekly update:  I only lost 1 lb this week, but I'm not stressing about it.  Aunt Flo is visiting, which always causes me to gain a few pounds anyway.  I was actually able to stay off the scale most of the week, so I didn't see any of the daily fluctuations to know if I was trending up or down.  I have lost 2 inches on my waist and hips in the last 2 weeks!  I took my A1C yesterday, and it came in at a 7.0%.  That's far from my goal, but a drop of 1% in 1 month seems like great progress.  My biggest issue with blood sugar control remains Dawn Phenomenon.  I just can't predict what will happen with my morning blood sugars, and it's really frustrating.

On another note, related to the pcos--my periods seem to have normalized.  I had started right before I began this blog and have started exactly each 4 weeks since.  Granted, 3 normal periods in 2 months is not a large number of samples, but I was going 4-5 months between periods before.  I had never heard of a connection between regular menstruation and blood sugar control, but I'm going to start researching it now.  Pcos has been linked to insulin resistance, but it would be wonderful to learn that regulating my blood sugar might also help regulate my female issues.

I have an appointment with my doctor early next month, so hopefully I will go in armed with enough information to get what I want.

I do  have several new recipes to post in the next few days, so keep checking back!