It finally happened. A squirrel figured out a way to get to my bird feeder.
Today, I had my first appointment with Dietitian, Samara Abbott, of G & G Nutrition Co. Wow, I learned a lot at my first appointment. The main reason I am seeing Sam is for preventative maintenance. My eye doctor has told me twice that he believes I am at a high risk for Diabetes. After researching, I found that the new eye test he has been giving me if highly accurate and can even predict Diabetes 7 years before a blood test does. As I've said here before, Diabetes does not run in my family so being at such a high risk is a surprise to me. The test is given with a fairly new machine called a Clearpath Diabetic Detection machine. Here's what I found online:
The device scans the eye with a blue light, measuring the intensity of light emitted by the eye. When there’s too much sugar in a patient’s body, sugar molecules start binding to proteins in the lens of the eye. A higher measurement of what’s called “lens autofluorescence” corresponds to higher levels of glucose build-up in the eye.
I found out today that I eat WAY too much sugar. I'm sure that my carb intake is just as bad but, I'm going to begin my new eating habits by changing my sugar intake. I also learned how important exercise and sleep is for proper insulin production. I'm going to work on that as well. My next appointment is in 2 weeks so, I should be off to a good start by then.
It was 91 this afternoon "Feels like 96" but that didn't stop us from sitting outside.
Tonight, I thought Scott was downstairs until I walked past the bathroom door and saw Blossom. She loves him so much.
Tomorrow is Father's Day and I'm having the family over for lunch.
Squirrels are wily creatures. Never be surprised when they get past a baffle.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen that diabetic detection machine at my eye doctor's. It looks like something every eye doctor should have.
Love the last photo.