RIP Chocky!

RIP Chocky! I'll miss you!!!

One year d... so fast

Delayed post... but so fast one year d... one year to what?? one year to me finding out I have D lo...

Oct 6.. officially dx as a D... so far so good!!!

neway... lazy to write more again... so...

http://www.diabetesdaily.com/forum/blogs/hannahtan/3896-happy-d-versary-me

=P

Redang Trip

Sorry sorry... i didn't update about my redang trip here.. but i actually did a blog post on the DD forum about it... so... since i'm super duper lazy to write again... i'll just give you the link there la... hehehehe

http://www.diabetesdaily.com/forum/blogs/hannahtan/3859-redang-island-trip-part-1

http://www.diabetesdaily.com/forum/blogs/hannahtan/3860-redang-island-trip-part-2

Skytrex again... and biking

7 Sept 2009

So fun!!! Went Skytrex again with Adeline and Ai Ping this time... managed to climb the 15m ladder faster (minimal stops)... and did all the challenges the correct way... hehehehe

After that... all of us still so energetic and we decided to go cycling / biking inside Bukit Cherakah... so fun!!! lots of uphills and we became smart... instead of cycling up... we push up our bikes... so actually we were pushing a lot... then when it comes to downhill... cycle la!!! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!

Weather was super nice... from morning to afternoon... all cloudy skies... didn't get chao ta (burn) under the sun... cooled down at the 4 seasons house... was summer time... tempreture was 15C-20C... wah... summber also so cold one... come out from there straightaway cannot see cause my glasses all fogged up immediately!! imagine from 15C suddenly become 30C again... walau...

We decided to adventure a bit on our bikes to get our way back... instead of going back the way we came... we went through a long way... going through empangan sg. kuning (yellow river dam)... and that way would take us to the spot where we u-turn initially after we saw the steep gradient slope...

WALAUEH!!! it was a heck of an uphill climb!!! sooooo steep!!!! well we wanted a full workout.. totally got the workout... it was about 2km to the point we wanted to go... but whenever there's a downhill... it was sooo fun... jamming our breaks... and the final decent from the hill... almost cannot break!!! we were going that fast!!!!

In the process... i drank quite a bit of 100 plus to make sure that i don't go low from all the exercise... and also one granola bar... wah... very long didn't eat/drink those d... especially in the quantity i took... i didn't bother to test after that as i know that my bg is probably running high... but better than running low and no energy!

Overall... it was a super fun trip!!! too bad i didn't bring my camera cause scared later kena (get) damaged... oh well... next time!!!

I'm totally feeling the after effects of the exercise... super painful arms... and very tired!!! energy well spent though...

Assunta Follow Up...

28 Aug 2009

So fast 3 months d... have to go for my follow up with Dr. Thye again... went to work first... clock in... sit down on my desk... turn on com... check emails... then 10 min later left to go to the hosp... ( i know i know... why in the world did i bother to come into office right??? well... some company procedure la... i not manager like daddy... so just follow lo... )

The last time i visited Assunta (about 3 weeks before this appointment... cause grandpa got admitted in there...and also attended a peripheral vascular disease forum - tell you to take care of yourself and don't get your legs "chopped" off one...and got my legs checked too... all good!! senses all still there)... because of the H1N1... they block all the entrance and check your tempreture... then put a green sticker on your shirt... this time??? what check also no more... i think because the virus is so spread out now... the gov hospitals cannot take in more people... and the private hospitals will have to start treating them now...

Anyway... i arrived late... super hungry since i cannot eat anything cause gotta take fasting blood glucose... went to the lab to take my blood... walaueh... do one A1c and one FBG only also need two vials of blood... don't know why they cannot just use the same vial and do both test... but whatever la... probably more accurate cause less risk of contamination kua...

So gotta wait 1.5 hours for the results... put my folder at Dr. Thye's nurse counter... was actually no. 2!! very rare... went starbucks to eat breakfast and to read my Marley and Me (haven't finish reading...but very nice book)... halfway through... the seats became really uncomfortable to sit... so i left and decided to just wait in front of the nurse' counter...

Really eh... first time i see Dr. Thye's queue sooooo empty... to the point where the nurse ask whether i wanna see Dr. Thye first or wanna wait until my results come in ... i opted to wait... no point me seeing doc if she don't know the results for the labs she ordered...

After waiting for about 1 hour... finally... my results arrived... so about 11.15am... my turn to see Dr. Thye... but then gotta wait a bit more cause she wanna makan (eat) first... 5 min later... i went in... and she was in there busy on her phone... i think some patient's condition must be quite serious cause she was talking about gotta start dialysis la... (after all she's a nephrologist... kidney specialist)... close phone d gotta call another doc la... wah... like drama only... then it was my turn...

D: So Hannah... your A1c is 5.2% and fasting bg is 5.8

H: ooo... A1c remains the same... but the fbg so weird one?? tested myself this morning was 4.8... hmmm

D: Is it? That's weird.

H: As usual... my bg log *hands over a stack of paper... consists of my kiasu graphs and bg log*

D: Wah... so detailed... *looks at my bg log*... ok la your readings... hmmm... wah got 9.7... but overall quite good your readings

H: There's a period where my bgs were running a bit higher... for a few weeks i never saw anything below 5.5

D: Haiyo... don't have to be so perfect la... its ok to have a few rough moments *opps... me blushing... =P* ... you're doing really good =) ... and don't have to test so many times la... about 3x a week like that can d... cause your numbers quite stabilized... don't have to be so meticulous on your log... (oh well... lets see how goes... i do rather know my bg... but that log i was like testing 3-4x a day... maybe i'll cut to 2x... see how first la...)

D: come check your pressure... *pumps the manual bp meter...* how's work??? stressful or not??

H: Work ah?? ok la... sometimes can be a bit stressful... but overall ok la...

D: Good good not so stressful... 100/70

H: haha... finally my BP lower when i see you d...

D: why??

H: normally my BP range is like 90s/60s... come here sure shoot up to 130/70 or 110/70... so now its lower d ... means i'm not so "scared" of you d kua... hehehe

D: haha... come check your lungs... breathe in... breathe out... again... *while she checks my lungs*... all clear...

H: btw wanna ask ah... considering my dx time right... is it possible that i'm now still honeymooning and later on before T1 or T1.5 like LADA or MODY??

D: I don't think so... doesn't work like that...unless you get fever or an infection

H: but that time my bg and ketones were so high... ketones probably as high as a normal T1

D: That time you were dehydrated quite badly... that's why i started you straight on insulin to bring down your bg too... i also think you are insulin deficient

H: that one for sure... i think... eat a bit more only... shows straight on the bg...

D: What's your weight now???

H: er... 67. something la...

D: . something la *writes 67. on the medical file..then looks back at previous record*... wah you lost some more weight ah???

H: errr... is that good or bad???

D: good la!!! also feel better now right???

H: hehehe... got la... hehehe

D: So i see you again at the end of the year la... then we do all the blood test again la... liver, urine, hba1c, lipid, fasting bg

H: one year anniversary d... so fast... btw got C-peptide??

D: got... do that one also la...

H: GAD antibodies??

D: that one i don't think so la..

H: too canggih ah?? hehehe

D: We continue the metformin la since the last time we tried going off it didn't work...

H: Write me a prescription to get from here la... since company pay one... should have done this last time also...

D: No problem... how many you want??

H: 100??? one box lo...

D: 100 enough meh??? until december woh... 4.5 months... nevermind la... i just write 4.5 months here... the pharmacy will know what to do... so i see you next time!!

H: ya hoh... okok... thanks!!!

So i left the hospital... climbed 6 floors back to my carpark... best part was... i wasn't even panting much... although my heart was beating like crazy when i finally reached the 6th floor... you'll probably wonder why in the world did i just not use the lift??? cause wanna exercise lah!!! no time to exercise at home... so take whatever opportunity to do it lo... and i tell you... climbing stairs is not easy k... i had to wear my kneeguard to make sure at least my knees won't be painful after tht... cause it normally does... and it worked!!!

Neway... on the way back from hosp... i was on the phone with someone from US... sharing my good news... i was on loudspeaker with the phone stuck nicely in between my steering wheel... and my 2 hands holding the wheel firmly... and going slow on the left lane cause i'm on the phone... and also traffic was slow...

Suddenly... some policeman stop me... fine... guess what's the charge??? holding the handphone while driving... i was like... WHAT THE HELL!!!! i was on loudspeaker and the phone is stuck firmly on the wheel... policeman said he saw me holding the phone and i just put the phone on the wheel... wow... you can actually see someone holding the phone in a moving car when she was actually holding the wheel... *pure sarcarsm here* ...and not using hands free... i was like... hey... i was on loudspeaker... phone stuck on the wheel... totally hands free... which part of that is wrong and not handsfree??? ... he said i just put the phone on the wheel when i was stopped by him... ya... you know how hard it is to fix the phone on the wheel and that it doesn't drop??? then he tried to move the phone and it couldn't bugged... but he kept saying i held the phone... so i said... its my word against yours... i didn't say i wasn't on the phone... i was on loudspeaker and didn't hold my phone which you keep saying i did... you want to give me the summon go ahead... i will appeal... then he said only 3 officers in Bukit Aman (police hq) can sign... i said whatever... i'll go to court if i need... and he ask when you wanna go?? i said up to you... i keep telling you i wasn't holding the phone but you keep saying i did... you don't have any evidence... and its totally my word against yours... (during this time Elaine was calling me while my phone was still stuck on the wheel and i just promptly turned it off and the phone didn't even move!!!! should have answered and showed how i talk... )

In the end... he said he'll let me go with a warning and told me not to hold the phone again and to use a proper handsfree kit... i was like... how not handsfree is the loudspeaker????? anyway i said thank you like a good citizen... got my IC back... but i saw him looking at my car number plate... so i don't know whether he did saman me or not... if he did and i get the saman later... i sure appeal kao kao... wanna saman me saman me la... don't say let me go with warning and then send saman to my house... so till then... i'll just wait and see...

stupid policeman... spoil my mood only... oh well... he was rajin (hardworking) enough though...credit to him... but sorry la... i don't pay to get away one... especially when i'm totally not in the wrong...

Summer Vacation - Boh Liow!! (aka...no more!!)

So... this week... the people from Sweden have started to come back... Tuesday itself I was emailing the whole day!!! In-out-in-out...emails i mean... finally my stupid issues can move again... not like it has moved a lot also since they came back...


but now... must be more kut lat (hardworking) d... ya right... hahahahahhaha... still need to wait for emails to come back... then i free a bit again... until another email comes in...

oh well... here's a pic of me with a super big smile holding a bag of Mars bar... and no no no... i didn't eat that whole bag!!! hehehe

Skytrex

Sorry la... I actually posted this on the forum before i blogged about it here... if you want to read my forum blog post on this leh... you can find it at http://www.diabetesdaily.com/forum/blogs/hannahtan/3509-importance-support

4th July 2009

Elaine asked me whether want to join this Skytrex thing at Bukit Cahaya (aka Bukit Cherakah...aka Taman Pertanian Malaysia)...her company is organising a trip there to test out the place and need people to qualify as a group (25 people)...so i pay RM35 lo... and have no idea what's it about... only that its walking between trees and very high up one (of course check the website la)...how high?? I DON'T KNOW

So that day arrive, and then wait for the yellow skytrex bus to take us to the spot...after giving the form where i signed my life away (indenmity form)... we put on the safety harness...then go "training" ground to test water first

So the training is a mini replica of the real thing... at like 2 meters high... got walk across planks la, rope swing la... like tarzan...climb the net and then flying fox... of course before we do this the "instructor" give some safety briefing first la...on how to use the pulley and the carabiners on the harness

Training finish d... now for the real thing... climb 15 meters up a ladder... how high is 15 meters leh?? Jeng jeng jeng... see the below pic!!!

So that's like climbing 6 storeys high on a vertical ladder... siow (crazy) right?? Mervyn so cute...when we arrive that time... Ben say "that day we come got so high meh??"...Mervyn's answer... "your grandmother not high!!!"... anyway... some people went ahead d after their training...some were still doing the training... so me and Joelyn decided to go ahead and not wait for the rest...so me climb up first...

WALAUEH!!! you think very easy hoh...climb only right??? you climb and see la!!! Gotta keep singing the Dory song... Just keep climbing, just keep climbing, climbing, climbing!!! took me like 10-15 min to reach the top... siow one...

Reach the top d... walk across a large green net...and gotta climb again...this time...climb 2 meters...to a total height of 17 meters!!!!

Overall...quite fun... flying across flying foxes...crosses obstacles at 17 meters high... walk on zig-zag planks...getting entangled in one of the courses...Joelyn had to be rescued cause she got stuck half way in one of the flying foxes cause she's too busy going...Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...and then forgot to land and grab the rope...so in the end gostun (reverse) all the way to the middle and gotta cry...HELP!!!! ...I didn't know she got stuck... and i was waiting and waiting and waiting...until beh tahan (cannot stand/tolerate) d...i move on and finish the course... and i actually shouted out .... OO-EE-OO-EE-OOOOOOOOO when i swing across the rope into the giant net!! So Shiok!!!

Neway... here's some of the stuff that we did... I WANNA DO THIS AGAIN!!! Who wants to join??

p.s) all the pics are taken from google... didn't bring camera there... not like i have one anyway xop

Summer Vacation

Now everyone in Sweden...okok almost everyone in Sweden and Europe are on their summer vacation... most of the buyers in Sweden left for their holidays at the beginning of July... and will only be back in August...

Walaueh... they go holiday... but i have to work... although i have almost nothing to do... i have emails coming in on old issues that i totally cannot do anything now...why?? Summer Vacation... nothing can be done until they come back on August 10....

How come i no summer vacation one??? After all everyday is summer here right??

What Is More Frustrating Than Work??

What is more frustrating than work??

I tell you...

People keep asking you what time you're going back from work!!!! If got work to do... got work to do lah!!!

That's why i prefer to drive to work... but since i follow daddy... i keep getting that question...

ARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!

Me

I guess a lot of you have not seen me since graduation day... so... I guess lets do some virtual "meet up"...hehehehe

Me in June 08...at Jill's party

Me...after I left college in August...

Then... in Sept on the way back from Redang...

Then in Nov 08 during graduation convo...

In Jan 09...when i started working in Volvo...

In April 09...

In May 09... Karipap very nice oh!!...want some?? :p

Ok...that's about the latest pic i have... so what's up with you guys out there??? very long didn't see you guys d loh!!! how are you guys????????? we need to meet up lah!!!

Super motivated to blog

hmmm...don't know why...but somehow i feel motivated to blog...but then i have nothing to blog...aiyo...cham lo...want to write...also got "writer's block"...even more weird now is...i wanna put " "...i press Shift + ' = @ ...but i press Shift + 2 = " ...WTH??? must be the website since on DD its ok...

so just ramblings...just thoughts...

work is super free now...although i have things to do...but its not a lot now...because the swedish people is having their summer now...and in july i'll be like SUPER free...cause they have one month off...so nice...how i wish i have 1 month summer holiday...

eh...since i have summer everyday...means i can have summer holiday also right?? ...my boss says...in your dreams... :p

oh...yesterday...before i left work for home...was feeling not right...having headaches...felt like i was going low (hypo la...)...luckily i got my meter with me...not everyday i bring my meter to work except weds since i go straight to meeting...but after Dr. Thye say check more 2 hrs food numbers...i have no choice but to bring my meter lo...to test in the office...

Neway...back to story...thank goodness i got the meter...tested myself...i was at 4.1...hmmmm...2 days ago felt almost the same...i was 4.0...hmmm...technically its not hypo level yet...but the feelings were coming in...the signals...super hungry...headaches...hands cold...no shakes yet cause not low enough...walaueh...faster eat my guava that i didn't eat...then driving time...walaueh...headache...like cannot concentrate...lucky a bit jam...so wasn't moving fast...reach home...EAT AHH!!!!! (called up mom earlier to ask her to make sure food is there for me to eat)

wah...2 hours later...i was 4.7...ok la not bad...but then also that time i was super hungry again...hai....eat not enough i guess

ok la...i have no idea what else to write...when i think of something...then i write la...

Diabetes Daily

ok...so everyone knows i'm super active in a diabetic forum...well...let me introduce you to this forum...the forum is called Diabetes Daily ( www.diabetesdaily.com )

Now...what's so nice about this forum??? sounds like just a whole bunch of diabetics there right?? so boring right?? ok...first part correct...it is a forum with a whole bunch of diabetics there (T1, T2, T1.5, Pre-D, GD), and some rare non-Ds there too...second part...SO WRONG!!!

Boring ah?? so not boring man...if its boring would i be spending the WHOLE DAY on the forum (except when i go out or when i sleep la)??? At home...i go on DD...at work...also i go on DD...go back from work...go on DD...i go tanjung jara holiday also...go on DD...you get the point hoh??

So how did i find DD??

After i was dx...was very sien (bored) playing facebook...so just out of curiosity...go type in diabetes group on facebook...and the first or second link showed DD...but it was not a group...more of like application with a link to the forum...so just click loh...then go to the forum...looks nice and informative...so sign up... (according to my DD join date...it was 11 Nov 08)

what username leh?? try hannahtan and see...wah!! can get woh!!! cannot believe it...ok...so sign in d...where to go leh?? ei...inside there got Live Chat woh...ok...click Live Chat...

It took me to the chat room...and wow...soooo friendly one the people inside there...i cannot remember exactly was inside there...but i know one of them is Casey and Nan...maybe Matt was in there too...but...immediately i felt like at home man...not stranger also...wah...quite fun...they talk about so many things...what also talk...and you know me la...what also talk also...hehehehe

Day 3...i was like a regular in the chat room...i remember the room name...it was called coffee shop...like i go kopitiam (coffee shop in hokkien) and talk only...what pat gua (busybody) news also talk... and from the chat only...i got soooo many tips on how to maintain good bg control...and also tricks to change my meter (that's how i got the tip to change from my bloodsucking Accu-chek Advantage 3 that takes so long to read, to my current Accu-chek Performa and takes 1/5 of what i used to need to prick out and the results come out in 5 sec) ...and made a few good friends in there...

Overtime...i also upgrade sikit (a bit) la...i moved on to the forums...ask questions in there...and also to share what i am doing to get my levels...sometimes answering people's question on D... and sometimes give my opinion on certain issues... (told you lo...they talk about anything and everything!!! )

8 months d i join the forum...so its been 8 months since i've been HOOKED to DD...and i tell you...i'll never regret it...not only i'm getting good advice and knowledge from the members in there...i've also made a bunch of great friends!!...people that understand what i'm talking about when it comes to D...agreeing and disagreeing on things...but 99% of the time just having fun and do discussion...

Friends like Cissa, Drew, Barbra, Jody, Casey, Nan, Kris, Dean, Livinghonestly, DLK, Bruce, Matt, Andrew, Denny...and many many many more...great people with great knowledge...and most importantly...great people that make great friends!! For some of the mentioned...we've even evolved to skype and msn... even phone calls and sms...but most of the time its still back to the forums and chat...or even better...i'm on the phone / skype with one of them...and still on chat (with the other on chat as well)...and we are talking 2 different conversations... LOL ...then hear the beep beep beep...

I do realise...most of the close ones that are close to me in the forums are T1s...but there are a number of T2s as well of course...but i think i'm being brainwashed by the T1s a bit...why?? cause my thinking on the D front is highly like a T1!!! ...like not advocating a LOW carb diet...in the forums...a lot of T2s are pushing this to people...me for one...don't agree to this approach...

Well...not all the posts in the forums is all nice...there are some controversial ones too... from food choices...to what a diabetic should not do...or posts that just keep telling people you're gonna die!!! ...or posts that tells you of miracle cures!!! (drink some magic water can cure diabetes one!!) ... but that's when you see a group of people joining together...fighting against wrong perceptions...and fighting off fakes...

We even have a group that founded the Golden Diabetes Cure & UFO Welcome Center!! (of which i was the President - Asia Pacific) ...hahaha...that time was fun...then you have titles like Chief Curmudgeon (like chief complainer)...or official bottle washer...since the cure center was "selling" miracle tap water...only USD$15 ...even got real paypal link k...hehehe...while the group was growing...too bad some people think we were spamming the forums...although the founder David knew our motive behind the titles...and supported us...so in the sake of harmony...we took it off...but that time was FUN!!!

Talking about great support...now DD is really a GREAT place for support... if you need it...you'll definitely get it...you want to vent out...great place to vent...

So...where will I be when i reach home?? of course la DD!!!

To the readers from DD...YOU GUYS ROCK!!! and am DAMN GLAD that to have known you guys and have become great friends...and are always there to listen to my BS (not blood sugar :p)

p.s) i've learned not to ever talk about my bg levels if all possible...cause my high levels...is actually someone else's low levels...so gotta be sensitive a bit sometimes...and i only talk about my bg levels to those that are close to me...that knows my target ranges...

Went to check my eyes...

So i was seeing blured vision...especially when i look at the com...or any book...getting like my power has increased...and then i blink my eyes and refocus...its back to normal...

Since i have not done a dilated eye exam ever since i was dx...so after the blurring...better go check it out fast right?? especially since my company agreed to pay for it but with a referal letter from Dr. Thye...which of course i got la...like the 4th referal letter from her since i was dx!!

11th June 2009

So finally...just to get it cleared...dad took me to the famous eye specialist in Klang...reach there...walaueh...sooooo many people...fine...register first...put the eye drops...go eat Bak Kut Teh since i was sooooo hungry that time...since i was told to come back at 7.30pm

After dinner...went back to the clinic...next door only...the nurse say doctor doing operation...ask gotta wait how long?? don't know oh...right...don't know...great...dad got a meeting to go to at 8.30pm somemore...and he had to leave...and so he left...and bro will pick me up when i'm done...

The eyedrops they put...the nurse said i'll be seeing blur...but then i was seeing clearly only...i can still watch tv...until i tried to find people to call on my phone to talk cause i was freaking damn bored because the tv channel was only showing Hua Hee Dai (taiwan hokkien channel...on food...)...WALAUEH!!! i can't read my phone!!!!!! AT ALL!!!!

right...so how to call and sms??? i remember people's phone number...but i don't remember all!!! so...cannot see cannot see...totally blur...then it started clearing...when i hold my arms out!!!...like you know how your parents gotta put the book far far away just to read?? i was like that!!! and still cannot see clearly....

anyway... i wait wait wait wait wait...and then wait wait wait...managed to talk to chi cheng for a while...then wait wait wait...you get my point...finally...after waiting for almost 1.5 hours...my turn...

Go inside the consultation room...wait somemore for some ah so (old lady) to get her eyes checked by the doc...then my turn...more eyedrops...doc ask me what's wrong...i tell him...he did the dilated eye exam...shine some light...put some dye...something like poke into my eye...walaueh...the light so bright...he ask me to open my eyes...i was like...cannot leh!!! until he gotta help me hold my eyes open...hehehehe

5 minutes later...doc said..."there's nothing wrong with you"....right...nothing wrong with me...then my blurring vision leh??? he ask...temporary or always there?? i say temporary...his answer?? oh...its just dry eyes...put some drops and you'll be fine...

right...so i waited for soooooooooooooooo long...and then just after 5 mins of some light shining...and some poking (some soft stuff i guess)...my appointment ended...oh well guess i can't complain...especially with the good news of nothing wrong with my eyes...especially after how high my BG was when i was dx...

and what is the total damage to my medical limit?? RM58...wow...that's only 20% of what i was to pay if i've gone to Assunta!!!....phew!!! my limit is still safe!! LOL

So Long for No Meds...

Previous post...you'll read that doc took me off my meds...to try diet + exercise to see whether it works for me...and in the meantime...i have to check my levels 2 hours after food...and if its over 7...i have to call doc immediately and see how it goes...

So...friday night itself...after the appointment...didn't eat dinner...so super hungry...so i ate 2 packs of biscuits...the munchy vegetable small packet that one...and 2 hours later...WALAUEH!!! (aka OMG!!) i was at 8.8!!!! chia lat man (terrible!!)...first time i see my 2 hour after meal reading so high...so quick quick do some exercise (jumping jacks, sit ups and on the spot running)...and then hope for the best...thank goodness the next morning...it did go down...to 5.7

whole of saturday was ok...met up with Ms Koh in the morning after swimming...even went for supper at sriga...still ok my 2 hr later reading...

then came sunday...all was ok until at night!!! walaueh...2 hrs after dinner...i hit my record...9.7!!! hallo?? what happened to cannot go over 7???!!! somemore its 9.7 with after 20 min of exercise!!!panic man...quickly go take 1 pill of metformin...and then wait another 2 hours to test...and this time it came down to 5.6...but because of the big drop...walaueh...i felt sooooooo crappy man...beh tahan (cannot take it)...gotta go sleep...

monday (8/6/09)...call doctor to report...tell her my 2 hours after food hit until 9.7...she said to take half a pill and see...but if still going up...then go back to full pill...so since i don't have pill cutter at home...mon night i took one full pill...then went to get the pill cutter at Caring pharmacy...

Tue came...first half pill taken after breakfast...and then i was feeling SUPER TIRED...don't know whether its the exposed metformin...or just not enough sleep...anyway...i'm still not happy with my 2 hr after food...reduced portion d...still almost 7...although its ok...i'm not happy...

Try wed (10/6/09)...half pill...so far the afternoon ok...then came night...check bg...4.7...very good...ate some mee...went meeting...then missed the 2 hours checking point...by the time i manage to check it was 3 hrs after food...WALAUEH...6.9!!! means my 2 hrs after food was higher!!! chia lat loh (damn...)!!! somemore its shoot from a 4.7!!! worst is...i was soooo hungry at that point!!!...kraft cheese slice to the rescue!!

With all the crazy after food readings...i decided...i'm going back to my old dosage...going back to the full 500mg pill of metformin...i rather stick to eat and be able to eat...and not suffer from not being able to eat properly and still get high bg...

Most of the forum folks said...i went off meds too fast...plus...if ain't broke...don't fix it...since my A1c was not bad...quite good actually...

So...experiment with just Diet + Exercise...backfired nicely... well...at least i tried....

update: called my doc (12/6/09) to tell her i'm back on 500mg metformin...and she's ok with it...she say...looks like i can't escape medication ...and since i know what i'm doing...go ahead...ok...I'm going ahead with it! LOL

Hospital Appointment...5th June 2009

ok...so today...this place gets my attention first on update for my hospital appointment with Dr. Thye...being active in Diabetes Daily has kinda took away my attention from here...so i apologize for not updating you guys on how i'm doing here...

My appointment was supposed to be on 13th June 09...but then i'm starting to have intermitten blurring visions again...something that happened to me when i was first dx (diagnosed)...so i wanted to see the opthalmologist (eye specialist) at Assunta...so had to call up to fix an appointment...but then because i want to only go on a saturday...i can't go back to the #$%* eye doc that saw me last time cause he's only there on monday...so if i see another doc...i have to pay the first time consultation fee (rm100) on top of the consultation fee (rm80-100)...on top of the dilated eye exam and refraction fees (rm55 each)...walaueh...total is about rm300 leh...although i can claim company...i still have a limit of rm1k...i rather save that amount and go find another eye doc in Klang that is way cheaper!! ...and then claim company...

So in the process of calling to make appt for the eye doc...i was thinking on the appt on 13th june...and then i figured out...saturday is so going to be full of people...i definitely would have to wait really long to see Dr. Thye...and then i realised...6th June is a sat...and most importantly...its a public holiday!!! means i have replacement holiday on Friday!!! so shiok (nice)!! no need to rush and can take my own sweet time to see doc!!

So i called up the hospital to cancel my 13th June appt...and changed to 5th june...and then asked Dr. Thye's nurse which column in the form to tick for a complete blood test...and she said some General Screening Profile 2...got stool test one somemore... (in case you don't know what stool is...it means $hit...the ps... :p )...and then set me up for appointment at 9.30am on that day...and then told me to fast from 11pm onwards the day before...and just drink plain water and nothing else...

But as usual leh...before i go for my appointment...i will print out my kiasu charts...and kiasu bg logs...to show the doc

5th June 2009

So i 7 early 8 early (hokkien...7 za 8 za...or mandarin 7 zhao 8 zhao) wake up...although its just my usual time...actually a bit later than my usual time waking up from going to work...then prepare to go to the hospital all...damn hungry but what to do?? gotta do fasting test...

I reach the hospital at about 9am...a bit of jam...but still ok la...park at the 5th floor and walk all the way down...(now when i go to the hospital...or wherever...i try to use the stairs...at least have some mini exercise)...with my heavy laptop...cause the nurse said the lab results will need about 3 hours to come out...so i brought laptop along so that i can go starbucks later to surf and go to the forum...

After registering...went to the nurse to take the specimen container...then she ask me...can ps ah?? i went...errr...no?? (so no stool specimen test...but ewwwww...unless needed no choice only i do man that one...)...went to the lab room to take blood (after giving the urine specimen)...walaueh...this test...4 tubes of blood!!! but the nurse that took my blood super friendly...but hoh...towards the 4th tube...my blood like cannot come out like tht...and the nurse keep saying sorry...but then keep pushing the needle further inside...walaueh...can feel it inside my hand one leh...and the nurse kept saying...a bit more only hah...a bit more...i was like...faster la...you keep pushing more in...i can feel it leh...to make it worse...the nurse then say...sorry ah...later you'll be having some bruise mark...right...so looking forward to it...(thank goodness she put some cotton ball to press it to suppress the swelling she say...and it worked...so only the scar from the needle poking in)...and after the final tube was drawn...wah...can feel my left hand weak d man...like i lost a lot of blood like that...

So...blood test done...now is waiting time...off to starbucks...to go online...and since they have breakfast there...so ate their egg sandwich and drink black coffee americano (shiok!!...and its real black...no creamer...no sugar...but good old black bitter coffee...)...go on to the forum...and hang out there...waiting for the call to come to go back to the clinic (means lab report arrive d)

11.30am...got the call from nurse to go to the clinic...and when i arrived (after packing all my stuff into laptop bag)...nurse told me to go in...this time is my first time i'm going to the appointment alone...normally bro will accompany me to see Dr. Thye...but this time he decided he's lazy and want to sleep...and too lazy to drive all the way up to PJ...so the following is how the appointment went...

D = Dr. Thye
H = Hannah

D = Hannah...what's all these blood test you ask for? why so many? somemore so keng chao one... (sophisticated...in this context)

H = huh? I ask for a complete blood test mah...nurse say do that one...since company pay...i do only lo

D = oh...company pay...anyway...your blood group is B+...and your blood count is all good... (and then she proceeded to explain each category of the blood count and differential count...very complicated...i listen also blur blur...kinda is indicate the different white cell count one...so won't be listing down here...just that i have this Basophils that is a bit higher than the ref range...but she said its ok)...your thyroids are ok...and then your Hep Bs Antigen just need a booster la...

H = what's my A1c??

D = your fasting blood glucose is 5.5 and your A1c is now 5.2% la...very good...and then all your other lab results are good...nothing to worry about... (but then i see 3 * on the lab results...hmmm)

H = nah...as usual...my kiasu charts and logs...you want colour one also got... (hands over my log sheet and charts)

D = aiyo..so small!! i very old d leh...cannot see la!! (i printed 4 months worth of bg log...and cramped it in 2 pages...so it was kinda small...i see also susah (hard)...hehehe )

H = sorry la...want to save paper ma...next time i print big big one...hehehe

D = wah quite good ah...i don't see any 7...wah you exercise 20 min at 5.30pm ah??? you reach home from work so fast?? how you exercise??

H = 5.30pm?? that one is sunday...home got treadmill ma..

D = then swimming also...your house also got swimming pool ah??

H = no lah!!...swimming go outside swimming pool la...gotta go swim tmr d...

D = how la you eat McD without the bun??

H = like that la!! just take off the bun and eat the meat only loh

D = can ah?? enough ah??

H = enough...

D = you ate breakfast already right??

H = about 9.30 lo...so about 2 hours now...or a little bit over (that time was about 11.45am)

D = come lets see what is your 2 hr pp (stands for post prandial...means after you eat)

H = i brought my meter...so can use my meter...

D = aiyo...company pay one...why you worry??

H = oh ya hoh...no la...cause i got free strips ma

D = wah...how you get free strips??

H = oh...from forum friend

D = forum??

H = diabetic forum..

D = wah...you join diabetic forum...very good...you really take your condition seriously...very good

H = hehe...yeah...very fun place... now trying to con some people to send free meters to me...hehehe

D = come...lets see what your bg is... (pricks my finger, and then the optium strip sucks in my blood and then do the count down)

H = wah...why so long one?? i thought optium 5 seconds only??

D = this one 12 seconds...old meter...(bg result appears)...5.4...very good...you took your metformin??

H = yup...

D = ok...now i think i want to stop your metformin...and just try diet and exercise la

H = i still got one strip of metformin at home woh

D = save it first...in case your readings go up...then you can start the met back

H = what reading is the limit?

D = Anything above 7

H = For fasting??

D = No...for pp...after food...if its above 7...then we will start back the metformin

H = so now i have to check the pp more often la...1 hour or 2 hour??

D = normally we do 2 hours la...

H = so don't matter how high it goes up for 1 hour...but see how much it comes down for the 2 hours?

D = yes...

H = hai...my mom keep want to give me juice to drink...i keep telling her juice will make my bg go up...she don't want to listen...keep giving me small glass

D = what kind of juice??

H = beetroot la...carrot la...mix fruits la

D = haha...ya juice can make your sugar go up...but small glass ok la...not too much...just be careful...come let me check your blood pressure...

H = haiyo...everytime i see you sure go up one...

D = why??

H = don't know...white coat kua...see you sure go up (Dr. Thye checks the pressure)

D = 110/70...ok ah...not high also

H = well...i've been registering 90s/60s almost every time i check...

D = oh is it?? hmmm... (checks my lungs with her stethesscope)...come breath in breath out...in...out...(doing the huuuuuuu siiiiiiiii huuuuuuuu siiiiiiiii)

H = btw...is it possible that i'm actually a T1 still honeymooning??

D = yes its possible...but for now your readings are very good...some of my other patients ah...even the young ones...always above 7...no control at all...you're very good la...but i'm very strict with pregnant patients...nothing above 7 for them (hmmm...i wonder why she tells me that...hmmm...)

H = over here do they do the c-peptide test??

D = yes...but have to send to Gribbles to do... (the private lab outside)

H = oh...so the hospital don't have la...means GAD antibody test also don't have lo

D = don't have...have to send to Gribbles or overseas to test it (FYI...the GAD antibodies test is to determine whether you're T1 or T2...and the C-peptide test is to see how much more pancreatic function you have to produce insulin)

H = btw...this lab report ah...what's this phosphate?? a bit high here one

D = its ok la...just slightly high...can be due to you eating oat bran

H = then this AST leh?? (some liver function test)

D = its lower what...don't have to worry...

H = what about my fatty liver??

D = should be no more...

H = oh ya...i need another referal letter from you to see eye doctor...i'm having those blurring visions again

D = which eye doctor?

H = some eye doctor in klang my mom ask me to go to one

D = the one in bukit tinggi ah??

H = no la...near the ayamas there one...some Dr. Kok

D = oh the famous one la...

H = something like that la...need the referal so i can claim the bill on company...(looks at my medical file...)...hmmm...no more in Deloitte la...gotta change my details d here...now working in volvo d la....

D = this swedish motors??

H = yup..that's volvo lo...

D = oh...btw...how much weight you lost?

H = now about 69kg lo...

D = so drop how many kg?

H = err...oct find out that time was 82kg...so now about 13kg lo...

D = wah...how many months ah??

H = err...tmr is exactly 9 months lo

D = wah...9 months d ah...very good...

H = you stay in Klang ah?

D = no la...my husband is from Klang...where you stay in Klang?? oh ya...the tepi sungai place...

H = haha...ya...the tepi the sungai one (...tepi sungai means next to the river)

D = so i put your next appointment in 3 months time...is it ok?? then we do another A1c...

H = no problem...so now do i test pp for every meal? or like i random alternate?

D = no need to do everytime...but do random...but watch the pp numbers

H = the protein value that is high here...for the liver...is it because i'm eating too much protein?? is it ok??

D = no...this is what the body is producing...nothing to do with what you eat...its ok...

H = so i can continue to eat more protein?

D = yes...shouldn't be a problem...i see you in 3 months la...

H = oh ya...if i see you in midvalley...must make sure i say hi to you...the last time my dad and bro saw you in midvalley...

D = yalah...they were staring at me...i also stare back at them

H = hahaha...so you know its my bro and dad la...hehehehe...see you in 3 months!

(the conversation sequence is something like this la...maybe a bit messed up d...or some conversation forgotten d...but about there la...)


So now...i'm officially off medication...but i'm seriously wondering whether it will work...but definitely will be monitoring my bg levels more closely now...and this means more motivation to exercise!!...this dept leh...i super lacking that now...

The bill damage for the blood test was quite bad...about 200+ for just the tests...thank goodness company pay...

So the summary of my lab reports is...everything is good...my cholesterol levels has improved from before...my HDL (good cholesterol) has increased a lot to 1.68 from 0.9...and my LDL (bad cholesterol) has decreased a bit to 2.0 from 2.4...also my triglycerides (the cholesterol floating in the blood stream one) has droped a bit to 0.5 from 0.9...so my total cholesterol is 3.9...and my cholesterol/HDL ratio has improved from 4.1 to 2.4...which is very good...my liver functions...the one that was way high last time...the AST and ALT...has dropped tremendously...until one of them went below the reference range! ...last time my AST was 46...now its 12 (below range!!)...and my ALT was 102...and now its 18!!...see the big drop?? walaueh!! so happy man...

So...tmr is the beginning of a new chapter of life without meds...but then i would have to really watch what i eat and also exercise...and test my bg to see how it is going...if i'm not happy with my progress...i'm taking the meds again...i rather spend 6 bucks a month on metformin...than risk the chance of having high bg levels...

So happy with my lab results!!! ^_^

I know I've Been Missing in Action

okok...no need to remind me...i know i've not been updating my blog as i should be...

well...i'm hooked to the diabetes forum that i'm in...when i say hooked...i mean really really hooked...like when i reach home...i turn on the com and go to the forum...at work...i also go to the forum...

So...as i'm quite active there...obviously this blog has been neglected...sorry la...but i'll try and remember to come back and update...but afterall...i only do put in like major stuff here that happened to me...

i'll blog about the forum later on in another post...

but...just to update you all...i'm doing good...i'm doing very good...i like my work...and i really like my workplace...really relaxing...and nice crazy colleagues too...taskwise...its ok...some tough jobs...and some easy jobs...sometimes very busy...and sometimes very free...

well...hope everyone is doing good too!! and sorry la for the lack of updates...sometimes no mood la to blog...hehehehe

Saturday trip out

Before my follow up...Shane sms to tell that she could get me my old meds for a certain price...which obviously is too late after the follow up good news since i no longer use that...and the topic somehow went to meeting up for dinner

As usual...she's super blur one...mixed up my working location again...but it was decided that we would meet on sat afternoon for lunch with her friend...after i go hospital to return the meds

Then on tuesday...i got a very very surprising visitor on my msn...it was Adeline!!! haven't heard from her since ages although we have each other's msn contact...so talk talk talk...me repeating my 5 months history to her without the need of explaining the medical terms...hehehe...and then decided that...meet out for dinner on saturday

Then on wed night...annouced that there's tracting on saturday morning...

So all in all...my saturday is going to be one long day!!!

20 Feb 09

Morning:
Went tracting at the KK hall at 9am...i had to drive there since i'm going straight to assunta to return my meds...and then onwards to meet shane for lunch...

So...tract around the hall...walk walk walk...then jog jog a bit bit since won't be exercising today...so might as well do a bit...walau...sweat like don't know what...in my jeans!!!..joshua so kwai to teman me jog balik to the hall...hahaha

Then after breakfast...went to assunta hosp...called Dr. Thye's nurse to make sure she'll be there as i was already running late...had to go pump petrol and top up touch n go card somemore (stupid bro forgot to top up for me...made me got stuck at toll plaza)...then found a parking spot on the 5th floor...walk down the stairs as lazy to wait for lift and also wanna exercise more...found out i left my parking ticket in the car...so up again to the 5th floor and down again...walau eh...my legs were breaking d

Reached Dr. Thye's clinic...WALAUEH...super chui lang man!!! (super a lot of people)...and i thought i can just go in in between the patients...ya right...she's so busy...there's no in between patients...in the end...gotta wait for 1 hour...sms shane to tell her i'll be super late...only to be called back and kena zha by her for not making appointment...with the lecture of her being in the industry for 10 years...hehehe

Went starbucks to get a hot americano...then go back to the nurse counter...only to find the bench facing the room was fully occupied...the nice nurse was kind enough to ask me to sit next to her...like i'm a special patient only...then she told me she put me as an appointment for Dr. Thye...so clever man this nurse...hehehehe...although i didn't make any appointment...she made the appointment for me!! so in a way...i wasn't even cutting any queue!!! too bad Dr. Thye was super busy with a few patients that needed to run a lot of tests...hence the long wait...nurse so nice somemore show me my old records available on the system...until finally Dr. Thye's patient came out...

I didn't even know that the nurse actually brought out my medical file for Dr. Thye to refer...but i guess she needed to do that...since she knew my purpose of seeing the doc...before that i saw Dr. Thye while she was on the way to the stress test room to see another patient...and already told her i need her help to write the instructions to stop my medication

So...while Dr. Thye was writing the instructions (letter)...she asked me...how many box left??? i was like..."box?? no box...just 5 strips left...about 36 biji..."...she was like "huh?? not one box??? can return???"...i told her i think so can since they charged me by per pill and not per box...and so she continues to write the letter...

Then i asked her...i have one strip where i have taken out one pill and is no longer a perfect strip...so if the pharmacy doesn't accept that strip...can i continue to take that strip for a week??? She gave me a look and said this..." Later you get hypos again...then you say you get hypothryoid..." ...right...she remembers me all right...hahahaha...i was like..."no la...no hypos...lower bg only...still normal...hehehe"...but was also on the paiseh side...don't you just love this doc man...like to zha me kao kao now...hehehehe

After returning my meds to the pharmacy...i walked back up 5 floors as exercise again...and i notice a very big difference now compared to 3 months ago...on monday...i ran up the stairs as well...and only managed till 4th floor running up...then walked the remaining 3 floors...and with just a little bit of panting...this time...i manage to walk up all 5 floors with no difficulty at all...of course la my heart was beating fast...but that's normal...i still had the stamina to go on more floors...woohoo!!!

Afternoon:
By the time i finish everything from the hospital...it was already 1.30pm...so called shane up apologising like don't know what for being so late...and then it was decided that we'll go SS2 makan...

On my way there...at the junction to SS2 near the Lisa De Inn Roundabout...i saw an idiot that suddenly dashed out almost got killed...thank goodness the proton managed to stop in time with his tyres screeching and when he fell...the other car was stationary...if not...he'll be bye bye now or at least with serious head injuries in hospital....

Shane picked me up from my parking spot and went to some restaurant to makan...it was so much fun as it was a 2 against 1 zha-ing session...with me and evelyn ganged up to zha shane...it was so fun and funny...hehehe...

Initial plan was me following them to 1 utama for shopping with shane's mom as well...but somehow...something turned up...plan scrapped...and we had to part...sob sob...but at least...got another meet up date d...on 13 June 09...my next follow up date...since i'll be in PJ anyway...you imagine la how hard it is to meet this ah chiea...as she flies here and there...until airport already jadi her second home...hehehe

So with the original plan messed up...i balik rumah...and jogged on the treadmill for 10 min and walk another 10 min...now i've upgraded my exercise to half jog and half walk...my goodness...the jogging itself make me sweat more than my 20 min of walking last time...and my heart beating faster...means a better work out...so can say this day i exercise a lot...from jogging and walking during tracting...to walking up and down the stairs for 5 floors...then now on the treadmill again...wah...break my own record of exercise time...woohoo!!!

Night:
After gospel meeting...went straight to Jaya Jusco to meet up with Adeline...as she couldn't come for the gospel meeting...she went there first and was hanging around the arcade...as i haven't seen her in a long long while...apart from the web cam...i was looking high and low for her...just when i was about to reach my phone to call...she turned around and pop up right in front of me...yes...i really mean RIGHT IN FRONT of me...and both of us said the same thing to each other...wah!! really no change from last time...hehehehehhehehehe

We went to Kenny Rogers for dinner...since its friendly to me...(thanks adeline for accomodating me)...tested there...and my exercise for the day produced a result of 4.6!! wow!!! and only on metformin 850mg!! ...well its either the exercise really worked...or the metformin really worked...or...the januvia is still in my system...or could be all 3...but hey...i'm not complaining at all!!!

Throughout the whole meal...talking only about medical stuff...from me history...to her stressful meds studies...to exercise...to whatever medical related...quite nice chatting about those...at least this time its her explaining to me medical terms and not me explaining diabetic medical terms...hehehehe

After dinner...went to Caring pharmacy...wanting to buy the pre-balance powder which i put on my oat bran breakfast...and at the same time want to check my BP...since i'm having like not so normal heartbeat...at least i think its not normal...as its low...

Reached the pharmacy and the pharmacist (who already recognises me) told me the powder no stock...but she has ordered it...hehehehe...so i asked her to check my bp...and adeline went...don't get white coat syndrome ah (means get excited and bp goes up)...turns out my bp was 105/68 and heart rate is 62...both adeline and the pharmacist said its low but normal...so i guess i have white coat syndrome...but only with Dr. Thye...since my bp at her place was 130/70...which is high but still normal...the pharmacist was like...your bp is always this low?? since you're also at this level the last time you checked here...when i told her about the reading at Dr. Thye's place...she also hairan...Adeline just went...don't worry...its low but still normal...120/80 is white people's level...LOL...

It was really nice and fun to meet up with an old friend which you haven't seen for years!!!...plus also its someone that you can share your medical condition too as she totally understands it...

Funny thing was...on this day as well...i got another message (more of facebook profile comment) from another meds student and old friend...this time...it was Evelyn (not Shane's evelyn...but MGS evelyn)!! wah...not everyday you get to find future doc friends contacting you when you need it...

Thanks for the medical advice when i needed it future docs!!!

Assunta Follow Up...warning...this is a VERY long post...

16 Feb 08

I had to rescheduled my appointment to this day (initially was 21 Feb 08) for Dr. Thye because the insurance had queries about the charges for the stupid eye doctor, who is only in the clinic on mondays 2-4pm ...@#$%^&*()

Anyway...back to the story...( i'm still cursing the stupid eye doctor!!! @#$%^&*(*&^%$#$%^&*)

About 2 weeks to 1 month before my appointment...i started noticing a few things about me

1) I'm having very bad headaches...mostly constant throughout the whole day
2) Had my blood pressure checked 2 times...about 2 weeks before the appointment...and i was registering low BP (99/65 & 108/67)
3) My hands and feet are super cold...even in the room with just the fan on...worse when its in a/c room...to the extend of it getting painful
4) My hands are no longer as red as last time...sometimes looks quite pale
5) I'm still going botak (losing a lot of hair)
6) My shoulders and neck is stiff like don't know what...

After asking around the forum (www.diabetesdaily.com - i'm so addicted to it now ^_^) and doing my own research...the only thing that popped up was...thyroid problems...to be more precise...hypothyroid... (means the thyroid not producing enough hormones for the body)

So took time off work...ask dad to send me to hospital...go get my blood drawn (2 full vials; 1 for HbA1C and another for TSH and Free T4 [thyroid function] test)...go get whatever stupid insurance letter done while waiting for the 1 hour to get out the lab results...call bro to see where he is since he's supposed to accompany me see Dr. Thye (on his birthday somemore...hahaha)...wait somemore...nurse telling me only my A1c results are out..then finally at 3pm...masuk see Dr. Thye (although it was my turn way long ago...as my file was lined up since 1.30pm...but because no lab results...go in also no use)

When i entered the room...Dr. Thye was on the phone...so while i was rummaging my handbag (yes people...i have a handbag...my one and only one...) for my notes and taking my time to sit down...Dr. Thye got off the phone and the first thing she said to me (will be doing convo style for the whole visit):

Hannah (H): As usual...my kiasu chart and log *gives Dr. Thye my notes*

Dr. Thye (DR): Hannah, hannah, hannah...so good la...

H: huh?? what so good??

DR: your HbA1c...i think your level is now better than your brother!!

H: huh?? what's my A1c??

Bro (B): I think so too!!

DR: *rumages through a pile of paper...and finally comes out with my HbA1c lab report* your thyroid results not in yet...

H: *takes a peak at the A1c result* WAHHHH!!!!! 4.4% SO LOW AH???

B: does she still has diabetes ah???

DR: of course... *looks at my notes and kiasu graphs* (Remember this please...good results doesn't mean no more diabetes...cannot take away like Datukship one...lifetime qualification ~_^)

H: I'm having some spiking problems...like that day i ate oat bran for breakfast...i check one hour later...it was 8.3!! from 4.4...

DR: What kind of oat bran??

H: not the instant type...the need to cook type

DR: you ate a lot is it?? oat bran shouldn't make you spike since its low GI

H: no ah...ok la...about 2 tablespoons...unless maid change it...but definitely less than my parents portion

DR: *laughs at me saying i'm eating less than mom and dad*

H: What about my thyroids?? I think i'm having hypothyroid...that's why i ask for the test...having a lot of the symptoms... *produces another piece of paper that contains the symptoms and my own kiasu notes*

DR: Hypothyroid??? stretch your hands...and open your fingers...*me stretches me hands with fingers wide open*... no problems la...if you have thyroid problems then your hands will be shaking!! what about your menses?? got palpitation meh?? (whatever the spelling...something to do with irregular heartbeat punya) *checks my heartbeat* ...ok ah...no palpitation

H: But my hands and feet are super cold even in just fan room..now a/c room at work even worse!!! My shoulder and neck are stiff!! I registered low BP 2 weeks ago...about 108/65 and 99/63...been having constant headaches and my Hair is losing like crazy!!!

DR: yalah...all those are symptoms of HYPO...not hypothyroid...but HYPOGLYCEMIC!!! (means blood sugar low)...see your A1c so low...of course you get all these symptoms...*checks my blood pressure*...where got low BP?? 130/70...still ok la...you must be very excited now...so excited to see me??? (cute la this doctor...hehehe)

H: must be too excited to see the A1c result...hehehe...then how you explain the hair loss??? I'm going to be botak soon d la!!!

DR: hmmm...that's odd...can't be januvia (medicine name) causing it... *checks her meds book...super thick...*... januvia doesn't cause hair loss ... *looks at me* ... you lost weight ah??? (she remembers me!!! i mean on face...not after looking at my medical records)

H: er...yeah...

DR: How much you lost??

H: around 10kg

DR: Wah!! Since when???

H: Since i got this lo...10kg in 5 months

B: ya...but she lost most of it in 3 months...these 2 months stagnant

H: ya...i lost 9kg in 3 months...about 3kg a month...these 2 months a bit stagnant but finally starting to move again

DR: hmm..ok...3kg 1 month is not too bad...what did you do??? plus your sugar levels are good...see your A1c...

H: jaga makan lo...watch my carbs but i still eat carbs...still like my noodles...my pan mee...eat protein and vegs...then exercise lo

DR: wah...so how often do you exercise??? 3x a day???

B & H: Noooooooo lah!!!!

H: last time is exercise daily la...20 mins in the morning...but after start working d...no time to exercise...so now just weekends and when i can exercise lo...20 - 30 mins

DR: oh you start working d la...good good...work where???

H: Volvo as purchaser...buy spare parts...hehehe...so what about my hair loss??

DR: i think it can be due to you losing weight fast...so maybe that's what causing it...or it can be because you jaga makan...you might be experiencing nutrient deficiency...which can cause it also

B: Lost weight also can make hair drop ah???

DR: yeah...btw...want to ask you...where is Jalan Tepi Sungai?? *while looking at my file*

B & H: Tepi the Sungai... (yes...we said this at the same time)

DR: huh???

B: really...to come to my house you have to pass by the Klang river...so its really tepi sungai...are you familiar with Klang??

DR: yeah...my in-laws stays in Klang

B: which part??

DR: Palm Grove area

B: oh...very near...do you know MGS?? *Dr Thye gives blur look...obviously not orang Klang...hehehe* ...you know Teluk Pulai??? *Dr. Thye nods head*...behind teluk pulai there la...that's tepi sungai...

H: btw Dr. Thye...can you write me a letter to say that you refered me to the eye doctor for the insurance again?? cause they are questioning the bill by the eye doctor...

DR: why are they questioning???

H: Too expensive la...check power only rm55...i go my optician free.. not some special procedure also...*shows doc the insurance letter*

B: If i were the insurance also i question the bill...soooo expensive

DR: wah he charge that expensive??? oh.....

H: you write in the letter la...make it sound like i really really needed that referal...if not sure cannot claim

DR: So...for now...i think i stop the januvia la...just go on metformin... 500mg once a day la

H: i still have old 850mg metformin at home...can i use that first???

DR: ok...you use that first...then after that you just switch to the 500mg la

H: but i still have 5 weeks of Janumet at home woh??

DR: bring back to the pharmacy and return

H: can i have your phone number??? in case i need to ask you something???

DR: just call the hospital for my clinic phone...for now i don't have a personal number to give out yet...now ah...want to do decent shopping also cannot

B: aiyo!! just email la!!!

DR: don't email me!!! i hardly check my email...already got complained by a patient that i didn't reply his mail...just call this phone... i will answer if i'm here...*holding my time sheet* ...so what time you want to leave the hospital?? (that time was 3.30pm)

H: er...4pm la *doc writes on the paper*...eh eh now only 3.30...better write 3.45pm la...later i arrive early at workplace then they hairan

D: why so kiasu??? go work a bit late nevermind one la...

B: you already saw her kiasu graphs what...of course she kiasu la...new job somemore...hehehe

D: *doc changes my time to 3.45pm* ...so i'll see you the next time la...you wait for a while i'll write you your letter...keep up the good work

After a while...got my letter from the doc...went back to work...beeming all the way at my super good results...for those who don't know how good it is...i can confidently say...might be better than yours...no i'm serious...i'm in healthy normal people level now...in fact its 0.1% below the ideal reference of 4.5-6.4%...

At home...i took a closer look at the letter that Dr. Thye wrote for me...in typical doctor's handwriting...straining my eyes to get it...and here's what i roughly remember what the letter wrote:

"To whom it may concern

This is to certify that i referred Hannah to an ophthamologist to have her eyes checked as she was having blurred vision. Hannah was diagnosed with diabetes milletus then and retinopathy was possible due to her very poor control of her blood glucose level at that time, and this was possible through the blurred vision she was experiencing.

Thank you."

Walau eh...she's my favorite doctor man...how not to??? I told her to make me look like as if i really really needed the referal for the eye doc...and she really really made me look like i needed it...how leh you ask??? "retinopathy was possible due to her very poor control of her blood glucose level at that time"... although it was true...but wah...she sure knows how to tackle insurance people...hehehe

Btw...mom is so happy...that she's spreading my levels are soo good...just keep saying i'm at 4.4...only prob is...she didn't mention that its the average glucose level...heheheh

The end.

Told you this post is going to be super long...hehehhehehhe

Miss me??

Okok...i know i've been missing for a while...2 weeks to be more exact...but at least i'm back now right??...for now la...hahaha

So Happy Chinese New Year to all!!!...i know its a bit late...but better late than never...so mail me my ang pow if i don't see you...ok??..hehehe

So what's the update about me??
1) Had reunion dinner at home with uncle ronnie + Joseph and John + Jeevan

2) Went Tanjong Jara during the first 3 days of CNY...drove the whole 5 hours there but couldn't be bothered bout the journey back because was supposed to sleep in car...failed attempt...

3) At TJ, only activity...eat, swim, eat, sleep, eat, swim, eat,sleep, spa, gym, eat, sleep, gym, eat, swim, eat...balik...and yes...its in sequence

4) Am proud that i've only gained 1kg (although not so good) after whacking down all the CNY goodies and the food at TJ

5) Went back to work on the 4th day...and immediately found my first major task when i opened the mail from sweden

6) Got new staff in office...and had to give her some briefing on my job...so was quite busy these 2 days...but now free again and hoping that new job comes in for me

7) Almost pengsan and got a good luck note from my manager when i saw the part list...and the number of parts i'm responsible

8) Having super nice BG numbers on my meter (normal people level...the lower side i mean)...quite nice also in TJ especially after exercise...even went to 3.9!!!...either my low carbing (by just reducing the rice amount) is working...or my meds is working very very well now...or meter something wrong...hehehhehe...i think i shall think the first 2

9) So far like this la....no idea when i'm gonna update again...until something comes up la...hehehe

How to be busy??

When you have totally nothing to do in the office...run out of ideas on what to do or what to read online without falling asleep...you start to do things to just try to be at least in some sense...busy...

This was what i did today to make myself look "beeezeeeeee"

1) Stare at my screen...wondering what to do and what to read...but don't turn the head as if you are busy reading the tasks ahead of you

2) Go through my mails...then deleting all of them cause most of them
are just junk

3) Go through the Volvo intranet to remotely find some things to learn about the organisation...blah blah blah

4) Offer help immediately when the office needs a reshuffling of cabinets to make room for some old dining table that was moved to a side to make way for my current cubicle...(and serious...the table was moved cause of the me!!!...and 3 other fellers that are coming in soon...so far its just me here...hehehe)

5) Try to act busy like helping them to move the cabinets...padahal the guys were doing all the moving...

6) Get some credit for being able to push a cabinet by myself...(cabinet empty...so light...)

7) While everyone was eating their cakes...(not me of course...unless i want to land myself in hospital again...cause according to my colleague...its manis GILLER!!!)...i was happy chatting and laughing away with my other off shore colleagues

8) Act as if i'm busy doing work by blogging here...cause the keyboard is making so much noise...it seems that i'm a super rajin worker writing all the emails...or not...

9) Email your other bored colleagues and make it like a chat room...since chatting is not allowed...and also since the only free people are sitting the other side of the room...blocked by the cubicle walls...

10) Last but not least...how to act busy and super rajin???...come to work at 7am when your work starts at 8.30am!!!...and keep making kopi to drink...(okok...i know this is lame...but...don't really care!!!...wahahhaha)

Anyway...so looking forward to the CNY now...not because of the ang pows (...although to a certain extend it is...but then since i'm now under the working category...can expect to get 1/2 or 1/4 of what i used to get..esp from mom side...which is no shiok la...i still PK!!!)...but because i'm going to............*drum roll*.............TANJUNG JARA again!!!!!...can't wait to get there!!!

For a sneak peak for the place... visit their website...
www.tanjongjararesort.com

*Disclaimer: Look at the website at your own risk. I shall not be made liable for any injury, grievances, or jealousy incurred upon any reader as a result of dreaming of the place after looking at the website. However if it happens, I shall do my best in providing assistance in describing the place to you to make the dream more possible when you sleep...hehehe*

:P ^_^

Visit to Chi Cheng's Place

Since i have nothing to do...why not just update my blog??

29 Nov 2008

This day was the last day of the PD Holiday Bible School, and since dad was supposed to go down to go pick up some kids, why not arrange my annual trip to Chi Cheng's (CC) place as well??

So with the arrangement all done the week before and reconfirmed when i went down on the 24th to send the kids there...we (dad, mom and i) left for PD to go pick up the kids and also to drop me there so that i can follow CC back to her house...kinda reached there late cause the camp ended earlier than expected...but then as usual...the group leaders have to wait till all goes home...so...they waited for us...wahahha

Neway...all the way back to PJ...i was the driver...driving CC's proton wira with full load of humans (3 kids 2 adults) and luggage...you should have seen the boot space...plus mine...PACKED!!...generally i was quite "kwai" on the road that i actually kept to the speed limit...normally in a packed car...u'll expect it to be lively...especially if its loaded with people that are stil excited from the camp...but NOOOOOO...the whole 1.5 hrs back...only me and CC were talking...the 2 boys sleeping which the poor girl in the middle was trying to join in the conversation but was too shy because she has no idea who i am...me that scary???...hmmm...and i tot i was easy to talk to...heheheh...On the positive note...she did finally open up...just 10 minutes before we reached her house!!!...well at least she opened up...hahahhah

So...what did we do during my annual stayover at CC's???...

1) swim?? no...although i wanted too...even brought my suit to swim...

2) talk until the cows come home?? no...CC was so tired from the lack of sleep in camp...she needed a nap in the afternoon...

3) then???

ok...this was what we did...

1) Reach home...prepare to go nap...CC kinda gotta be nurse a bit for chee meng cause he was sick...but after that nap...me went nap nap too...tired from the drive back...although i LOVEEEE driving...CC was glad she got a free driver...wahahha

2) At night...went secret recipe to eat...after rounding SS2 a few times and cannot decide what to eat...although had to suit me...but that wasn't a prob...really...

3) Talk about almost everything...at secret recipe

4) Tapau (take-away) food for CM

5) Watch TV...the core to the exact...while CC went to sleep...cause in the afternoon she didn't get much sleep due to a 45 min phone call from australia...not her sis...and also to wash her load of laundry from camp...

6) Slept at 12am

7) Sunday morning wake up...and prepare to go for morning meeting (church)

8) Had breakfast with Gerilynn, Andrew and Daniel...while CC went to pick up SS kids

9) Went to the PJ SS

10) Makan lunch with CC, CM and the SS kids...

11) Went for USJ Baptismal service

12) Balik to KK with Gideon

So...generally...not very happening...but as usual we talk crapped la the whole time...hahahha

Back at KK (Kota Kemuning)...i went to cici's (priscilla...my cousin) place as Gid wasn't going for gospel...Olivia was soooooo cute!!!...when we went to the mini JJ in KK...at the cashier...she started singing so loudly...and kept singing and singing...so cute...

Then back at her house...when i used my test kit to test my blood...she came over to see and saw the drop of blood on my finger...then she started saying..."yi ow-wi...yi ow-wi"...(yi = hannah yi yi aka me...ow-wi = her version of ouch...aka wound)...so i asked her whether she wants to see my ow-yi...and then sat on my lap...after i've tested and wiped off the blood...she kissed my ow-wi finger...and then looked at me and said..."better!!"...after that...for the next one hour...she kept telling her mom and dad that "yi ow-wi...yi ow-wi"...i didn't understand what she was saying initially when she was yi ow-wi...until cici said...yes yes...hannah yi yi ow-wi...then only it made sense...hehehe
and...she kept wanting to kiss my ow-wi and will always say better everytime after she kissed it...she even told her mom to give me a donald duck bandy!! (band-aid / plaster)...so cute...hehehe..

Here's a picture of Olivia and Mei Mei (Isabel)...stolen from someone's (gid's to be more exact...) album in facebook...wahahaha...

On the tri-cycle...front is Olivia...back is Mei Mei...soooooo gerammmm!!

More bored...

So...I'm in my second week of work...so how's work's been???...one word...BORING!!!

Chip...now i totally understand how you feel when you said you were bored like hell...cause i'm definitely feeling it now...thing is...its not that the people here don't wanna give me things to do...its just that there is nothing for me to do until Sweden sends in the stuff to do!!

Well...totally nothing to do...can't really say that...cause my kind manager did arranged some training and induction sessions for me to go through with a few of my colleagues...but...he arranged for the whole week...but the thing only lasted 1 day...so basically till the rest of the week i'm free again...

Manager asked me to do a summary report of what i've learned in the training these 2 weeks...to be handed in latest on monday...he sent me the email on tuesday and gave me a week's dateline...guess what??...me just being me...queen of cheong hei-ness and crapping...finished the super long summary the next day...

On the same day...in the afternoon...manager sent back the report for modification...generally he was happy with it...just wanted it shorter...so with my immediate manager's help...(the other manager is the sr. manager...).. i did managed to totally cut off 1 page...and that after i included an introduction too...woohoo...and managed to send back the report the next day (wed)...

Since i was super rajin in finishing my report so fast...kinda 4 days in advanced...i'm gonna be bored for 4 days again...unless something pops up again...and i really wish something pops up for me to do...cause i'm definitely running out of reading materials to read...and i'm actually fishing at work!!!...and coffee not working very well...(actually...never works for me.. :p)

In the mean time...i shall just con't surfing the net around...trying to read some interesting comments regarding the war now in middle east...

Bored................

I'm at work now...started since tuesday...so let me give u a brief description of how my work day is

1) My official working time is 8.30am - 5.42pm (why5.42?? i have no idea!!..something to do with the extra long lunch hour on friday)

2) I arrive everyday at work at 7am!!! (why so early?? what to do...save on transport cost...follow papa to work...and he starts work at 7.30am...but cause of the jam...arrive at 7am!!!...curse u jam...)

3) Since tuesday...have been on training given by Anders, the manager from sweden...until friday

4) Since the thurs session ended in the morning...in the afternoon i'm super duper free...have no idea what to do...hence the time available to blog and update

5) My 2 boss are very nice people...super easy to talk to...woohoo!!!...not forgetting to mention my other colleagues too

6) I'm currently blogging right in front of my immediate boss

7) Going to still be this bored until workload comes in...expected to be in week 4

So...till then...I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO DURING MY FREE TIME!!!...please give me some suggestions...TQ

Update

Sorry for the long long long silence on my this blog here...before i write anything...just wanna wish everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

So what happened to me during these few silent weeks?? I shall list it one by one...not there are many...hehehe

1) Worked with mom...doing her accounts...

2) Getting more involved with the Diabetes Daily forum chat room...great place for people like me!!!

3) Applied for job with BAT GSD...went for interview...and never heard from them since...

4) Dad informed me about vacancy in Volvo SPVEA (purchasing department)...applied for the post...within the next hour...manager called to go for interview

5) Went for the interview at SPVEA...on 29 Dec 2008...got a sms in the morning from the manager to contact HR...I GOT HIRED!!!...although its just a contract job...but who cares!!!???...got job!!

6) Since i got the job...no longer gonna study ACCA...for now...

7) My weight is not longer going down...@#$%^&*...but at least its stable now and not going up...

8) I'm getting bald...literally losing lots and lots of hair

9) Mom's family getting smaller and smaller...with another uncle gone...now i only have 3 uncles and 5 aunties (including mom) left...from 13...family still huge though...thanks for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th generation

10) I hate my new haircut...#$%^ stupid bee ching...#$%^&

11) STARTING WORK TMR!!! 6th JANUARY 2009!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR ONCE AGAIN EVERYONE...HAPPY 2009!!