Daily Chats and Encouragements
Replies
-
Those numbers look really good, Marilyn.
You will get your numbers back down again, Bren. You know how to do it, it's just implementing it.
Marilyn, in the verse you posted about Jesus' baptism and the baptism that He brings, this is what we believe it tells us:
Mt. 3:11
for repentance = metanoia which means change of mind.
As you said, water baptism doesn't do anything as far as our salvation, but it is an outward sign of an inward change. You are telling the world that you have died to sin and are being raised alive to Christ.
Everyone, at salvation, receives the Holy Spirit, but not the fulness of the Holy Spirit, that comes with our sanctification, or our dying to the old man, the sinful nature and being fully obedient to Jesus, which is the fire with which Jesus baptizes us. On the day of Pentecost the tongues of fire represented the Holy Spirit and they received sanctification that day, the fullness of the Spirit - that was the sign of Pentecost, not the speaking in tongues (which were known languages so that the truth of Christ could be shared with all who came). John's baptism was a sign of salvation, Jesus' is a sign of our cleansing from the sinful nature and being filled with His Spirit. Not many people believe this any more, sadly, but the Word is saturated with this truth.
I haven't done a lot of exercising lately and am going to have to put on my thigh brace. That leg has buckled on me a couple of times, just a wee bit, not enough to take me to the floor, but I can tell it isn't doing well. I am trying to do some walking around the house, but the rower will have to wait until the leg gets stronger.
My doctor in Hickory told me to do a high protein/low carb diet (despite knowing about my being on the edge of kidney disease). I also have to watch my water intake because of my lymphedema. If I take in more than 48 oz a day, my lymph system just soaks it in and I swell up. I've been swelling more lately because I have been drinking more because of the heat. It's a real balancing act. I'm sure that I am somewhat dehydrated because I do have the dry skin and the cramping, but I am also prone to low potassium so I take that every day. The only thing on my legs that get twitchy is the front of my thigh and I have been using a pain cream on it and my knees when I go to bed so that has helped a lot. I am going to work on getting less protein though. I will go into my nutrition and see how much I have down to get each day and try to cut that in half. We do watch how much sodium we are getting in the things we eat, but it hasn't been a priority. I will also work on not adding more to whatever I am eating. I have to watch so much right now because of stomach issues and migraines, there doesn't seem to be a whole lot I can eat that I like! I am going to start taking a digestive enzyme before each meal and see if that helps with the gas and bloating that I struggle with. Something isn't digesting right and leaving air in my gut, so I am hoping that this will help digest whatever I eat and everything will even out again. I had it evened out before Covid, but in the two years since I haven't been able to get my gut under control again.
Thank you both so much for your encouragement and wisdom! Love you0 -
Thinking of all of you ladies and praying for you
0 -
Thanks, Marilyn!
I got my new glasses today. It will take some getting used to. I went from progressive to bifocal (with the line). My vision is definitely better, I just have to get used to not having that middle distance.
Weight is up again but I am pretty much swollen all over. Okay, here is a question for you - how do you pronounce swollen. Everyone I know around me says it with a long O sound, I pronounce it with a short O sound (or like it's a uh sound). I grew up in the North, and that is how everyone I knew said it up there! I just haven't ever gotten out of the habit of saying it that way even though I've been in the South for nearly 43 years, and in the North just 20 years.
Well, it's lunch time so I am going to make my smoothie now. Love y'all.0 -
Restfinder -swollen I prounced (I am from Canada) like the sound of oh - that is how we say it here
My food has been drastically different since Thursday when I got word about my kidneys. As I sit here typing this my left foot looks swollen but when we measured it it seems the big toe is what is really showing larger though the top of the foot looks puffy. Also putting any weigh on the toes hurts so guess I have done damage - will call the doc and talk to his nurse to see if I should do anything different - am thinking I might need a boot to wear for a bit due to the toe and the planter fascitis. It has been this was all weekend and of course with it being a long weekend here couldn't talk to the doctor and I won't go to the Emergency unless it is a life threating thing.
I will go to the weight thread and put my weight there - but from May 8 (a Sunday) till today (2 weeks 2 days) I have lost 6.1 pounds so am making the right choices. Generally feeling so much better - my blood re diabetes is good today - just before starting super it was 6.1 (109.8 US number) so good there. This morning when I got up I tested it before eating and having not eaten since 6 last nigh and it came out at 7.1 (127.8 US numbers) so feel ok about it.
So here is my menu for today
**Breakfast**
nothing as I was going to my TOPS meeting at breakfast time
**Lunch**
1/2 order of Denny's 55+ Scrambled Eggs (good but due to the numbers on it won't have it again)
**Dinner**
Salad consisting of
-- 3 oz loose leaf letuce
-- 1 medium tomato
-- 3 oz cucumber
-- 3 oz shredded carrots
-- 1 oz yellow bell pepper
-- 1/2 teaspoon Epicture Italian Dressing
-- 1 orange
Calories - 630
Carbs 69 g - pleased with that
Fat - 29 g
Protein - 24 g ( most of it from the lunch)
Cholesterol - 308 mg (over the limit of 300 mg and not happy as this is damaging my kidneys)
Sodium - 1300 mg (definitely note happy with that 40 mg came from dinner and the rest was my lunc)
Sugar - 29
Fiber - 17 g
Be blessed ladies0 -
0 -
Oh my, Marilyn, that calorie count is quite low. I'm not sure with your restrictions how you can add much more though!
Today's numbers for me:
Calories: 1221
Carbs: 109
Sat Fat: 11
Protein: 72
Sodium: 1153
Potassium: 1172
My weight this morning was 239.5
What I put down today is a little bit less than what I normally eat, so I have been around the 1500 cal a day mark. I am going to work on staying at this 1100-1300 range and see how I do at that.
Y'all have an awesome day. Prayers for you! Hope they find some help for your foot, Marilyn.0 -
0 -
But more than that, make sure that it's God's will! Cuz, not everything God asks you to do is going to bring happiness, like confronting sin in someone's life, or giving up pretty much everything you have to go and live in a little trailer or 12 X 12 house without running water or electricity - very hard, but also satisfying to be in God's will.0
-
0 -
0 -
Just a note - realized we have 23 members - and when I looked at the list - sadly many have not posted in a long time - how about everyone taking a few minutes to check in to let us all know you are still with MFP and interested in this group - it is a great group and would be even better if everyone participated some.0
-
0 -
I've been having a bit of a struggle for several days...2 with really high sugar: a 423 start one day, 323 the next and spent the day monitoring and getting it back down.
At 2 AM this morning, I bit my poor tongue in my sleep for the 4the time in one week and this was a bad bleeder. It took 30 minutes to get the heavy bleeding stopped and 3 more hours before I could go back to sleep. I have another bite on the left side of my cheek and the swelling then gets in the way of my teeth and triggers more bites. They are so painful. I'll be rinsing with salt water and eating soft foods for several days. I'll order some Ambesol, gauze pads and applesauce today. Perhaps my sugar will come down some with more care. I'll have more Doctors saying "what am I going to do with you?"
Week Two stats:
227.8 -4.2 (not sure I trust that scale?)
138/84 76
241
0 -
Marilyn, Thanks for that encouragement for members to participate. Sure would like to hear from folks! Thanks for the pictures too from both of you ladies.
Bren, so sorry things have been so hard lately. I was hoping they would get better when you retired. Have you ever tried a mouth guard. I goes over the teeth. You soak it in hot water and then fit it to your teeth. It's something that is supposed to help with not gnashing your teeth at night, which is something I had a problem with for awhile. I didn't bite anything, just ground my teeth. https://smile.amazon.com/Guard-Grinding-Teeth-Clenching-Eliminates/dp/B09Z1X9G12 You may have a problem with your tongue being too big for the space it rests in (I have a wee bit of a problem with that and have very gnarly looking edges on my tongue from biting them so much). Something like this might help.
What an awesome thing to remember, Bren, that Jesus came to save us and all we have to do is have faith (believe) in Him and repent! I love the next verse too: Eph 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. Way too many preachers are telling folks today that we can't be good, we can't do right, and especially not to be holy or righteous, yet God's Word is so clear - He expects these things from us, that's why He saved us, so we wouldn't be doing the devil's work, but God's work. How amazing it is!
I hope that y'all have a wonderful Memorial Day. Love you. You are in my prayers.0 -
0 -
Thanks Kim....I looked at those and did I ever mention that I am uhm....LAZY? I can't see me making good use of them! It would not be the first thing I ever got that I didn't use though. I am praying I don't bite it anymore while it's in a fragile state. I'd prefer never again. It sure makes for a rude awakening for sure.
I am at the end of my retirement "bonus" of $4215 the boss gave me and it's gone to insulin and groceries. I have my savings set aside and won't dig into that unless I absolutely have to. For some reason, my insulin is costing me about triple what it did just last year. $745 for a 30 day supply! That's insane! I was getting a 90 day supply last year for half that amount. I know I need to contact my insurance but with the run around and non-answers I get and the hearing issues I just don't want to deal with it. I need an advocate to do the wrangling for me.0 -
PS: Retirement is such a blessing considering how many trials I've faced this past 5 months. Five months today! There's no way I could have worked with many of them...like the two feet south at once and being bed ridden a full week...even this tongue thing...made talking extremely difficult! I know because I talk out loud to God ad myself!
Overall.....I am OK and am very happy. I just need to push myself to stay on track and out of trouble to the best of my ability. Love you....
0 -
Have you ever checked to see if your medication has a savings program. My Emgality was $450 the first time I got it and I saw it would have been $650 this time, but I had gone to the company on-line and found their savings program so for the rest of the year it will be free. I know that the Aimovig had that too and I took advantage of that for about 16 months, then it ran out and you had to fill out all of this paperwork with an outside entity to get financial help - I didn't want to do that. With Emgality I just had to give them very basic information and they gave me the card and I gave the information to my pharmacy and it all worked out great for me! Wade is retiring in August so I will need all the help I can get! I would be happy to check it out for you if you give me the name of the med you are taking, if working on the computer is difficult for you right now!
I'm doing pretty good, other than aches and pains. My thigh muscle won't settle down, but my knees are doing better - probably because I haven't been able to do much more than small walks around the house. I am not doing well outside in the heat, I have trouble catching my breath even when I am just standing still, and the heat just wipes me out, so I am staying in a lot - unless I go out to take care of things in the garden. The zucchini are growing, just not giving us any zucchini yet. We are harvesting some of the Romaine and find that it will take a whole lot more plants than the six we have to feed four of us. Our Pastor and his wife are part of our gardening efforts!
I've been trying to find capris, coulottes, gauchos... anything cool that will fit my calves. I have to get the wide and flowing kind because if they have a tight leg I have to get two sizes bigger to fit my calves, but then the hips and thighs are way too big. I have a pair like that and they aren't comfortable at all. I like Johnnys brand, but they can show the lumps and bumps if I don't have a long enough t-shirt on - sigh! I have my polka dots on now, and they are quite comfortable and fit well - hmm, I need to figure out the brand so I can see if Amazon has some of them. I have three - four pair for the summer and that isn't enough since I am tending to sweat more lately! Ugh!
Well, I've rambled on. Hope you ladies have an awesome day. Love ya0 -
I use Levemir flexpen and Novalog flexpen. My Dr. gave me paperwork to seek help with Tresiba but it was all very fine print and about 5 pages and I gave up. I don't qualify for extra help with my Medicare due to my savings. We are encouraged to save for retirement but the penalty comes in spending it all for medications. I only have Medicare, no advantage plans or anything. Many of those require you to have Medicaid as well and again, I have too much in savings to qualify. I am very grateful to have my savings! I worked hard for it and praise God for every dollar I could tuck away! I just don't want to use it all for drugs in my last days if I can avoid it.0
-
0 -
0 -
I am back in town, and back on track. Bren - your savings will not effect you getting a Medicare Advantage ot prescription plan, and you definitely need to! If you don't you are penalized if you apply later. Just sign in to Medicare.gov and look at the plans available. We have Medicare with a supplement part G) and Part D (prescription). I have a fairly hefty IRA and my mom has hefty savings and it doesn't effect anything.
Also check GoodRX for your meds! They can save you quite a bit.
Oh and it looks like singleCare has better prices on insulin pens.0 -
Thanks Connie. I'll look into that. I just know I am frustrated and have hit a few walls lately. Wasn't sure if the GoodRX etc. worked with Medicare?0
-
Ack! Singlecare: 1 Novalog pen $89.00. I get 15 per month so would be $1335. With my insurance it's $369. There's no generic for it or my Levemir....get on the stick Bren.
I looked at some Part D plans but it doesn't look to be much savings at all....and there's a monthly fee, like with the Part B. I don't know what I'm doing at all! I'll look into things in October or so, perhaps with an agent?
I woke up sick from my afternoon nap...sugar was 102 which was great, and low for me as I do get shaky and nauseated at 85-90. I had some applesauce, about 34 G carbs worth and it went up to 182. Didn't eat anything else and at 10:30 it was 258. Waah! It's down to 200 at 1 AM, after my Levemir.
I'd forgotten how much i like applesauce! The unsweetened has 13 G sugar/17 carbs in a half cup so I need to be careful and not get too happy with it. I got 2 jars to use while my tongue is healing. I usually have a bottle of OJ since when I feel sick like that, I don't want to eat anything. I did find one bottle of juice in my pile but it looks pretty crummy and was best by Dec. last year. I shook it and popped it in the fridge anyway. Lukewarm OJ is nasty, y'all! It still works but it's nasty! I keep yogurt on hand too as it's easy on me when I have a drop.
My right foot went left on me! I have a compression sock on, using my cane and pray it passes quickly. I have things I need to do!
Kim, I've been thinking of Broccoli Salad....looked at a few recipes and one has 693 calories per serving! Ack! I remember you had a simpler, safer recipe....Guess I'd better stick to steaming it or having some in my Bento Box.0 -
Here's the site to seek help: I can't get into it to see how it works, but you should be able to make the print larger on your computer so you can at least see how it works:
https://novomedlink.com/diabetes/products/treatments/tresiba/cost-and-coverage.html?&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=levemir&utm_campaign=&utm_content=_-mkwid-s_dc-pcrid-587535169086-pkw-levemir-pmt-p-&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6auoi42P-AIVmOTjBx2PlAc5EAAYASABEgJpkvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
I had to get off the computer yesterday to go and run and get my Emgality before Wade had to get ready for work so I didn't get on here yesterday, sorry about that. I took the shot yesterday and woke with a doozy of a headache and upset stomach this morning! Hope that isn't going to be a side effect! LOL! As long as it's the only bad headache I have in the month, that would be alright. Ugh!
I need to go and sit for a bit, really nauseous right now. Love y'all.0 -
Praying for all of you - seems like we are all dealing with medical issues right now.
It is now 2 weeks since I have drastically changed my eating due to finding out that I have Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) - stage 3 - that is where your GFR number is between 30 - 59 (mine came out at 34) Not good at all. So completely eating different and let me tell you it has been hard and easy.
Needing to make sure I don't have any added sodium (sodium is in all natural vegetables) and it is in all processed foods. Diabetes (pricking the finger) has never looked better. Weight is coming off. Praying for good results when I have blood work this month for my kidneys.
Have a good day everyone0 -
Awesome, Marilyn! Keep heading in the right direction!
I am 3A, the last time I had my kidney's checked two years ago. The doctor told me at that time that that is the edge of kidney disease and fairly common for people my age. I need to make myself call the doctor to have blood work done. I'm not going to go back to the gal I've been going to, she has only done one blood work on me and it was the most basic you can do. Just not happy there at all. Wade has gone to a guy near us who is a PA and has a family practice and walk in clinic. I'm going to call him and see if he will do a complete blood work on me and check cholesterol and kidneys as well. I used to have my liver checked when I was on a statin, but the doctor said that even though my cholesterol was above normal my risk for heart disease was very low, so no statin needed. I also need to get my ears checked. I can watch TV on a much lower sound level than my husband likes and hear it just fine, but I struggle to understand something if there is background noise. I can hear someone is saying something to me, I just can't understand what they are saying unless they are facing me.
I have lost three pounds, woohoo! Not sure how, but I have lowered my calorie intake a little bit, so hopefully it is enough to start that downward trend. I was 236.4 this morning. Praise the Lord.
Still very hot here, hopefully not quite as hot today.0 -
0 -
Bren - On the medicare site, it gives you the opportunity to put in the meds that you take and then check to see the best prices overall (including cost of plan). If you have some insurance, though, that is the main thing. With regular part B medicare, I didn't think that there was any type of prescription coverage. With Bill, we pay about $60 per month for the plan, but it still saves him money over a cheaper plan, due to the price of his meds. My plan is about $7 - but I don't take any prescriptions.0
-
Thanks Connie, and Kim for your tips and input. I went there the other day. Checked a lot of plans that confused me. BUT...I'll be back. It makes it easy to have my meds list there, front and center.
I have the Medicare Part D at $24 a month ( I pay by the year) and I fell in the hole in January it seems. I did some checking at CVS/Caremark (my insurance) and according to their charts, my 3 month supply would be half what I'm paying for a one month scrip at this time so I will contact my Dr. when time to refill and ask for a new script. I printed out the info to take to my pharmacy. Hoping to get us all on the same page. Actually, I will see him the 15th so will discuss it then.
I had to switch pharmacies this year because Wal-Mart was no longer a preferred pharmacy with my insurance. I will look into changing plans if need be. I've had coverage with them since 2018 when my Medicare took effect. This has been my major expense even when I was still working but it's more in my face now that I'm not!
Both feet are acting out but not as bad as the last round and I pray it doesn't reach that point...ever again. I have an order to pick up this morning so they are in shoes, ready to roll. I hope to get some chores done today since I've been lounging about the last 3 days.0
