No Spring Chicken

That would be me. I'm 39 years old, and I feel unhealthy. I have become very sedentary over the last couple of years. I have suffered for years from chronic daily headaches and recently, I have built up a resistance to the only thing that has ever worked for them-Excedrin. I have to take more and more of them and take them as soon as I wake up, which of course cause rebound headaches, fueling the cycle even more. Recently I started having symptoms of an ulcer. No surprise, since I have been taking Excedrin on an empty stomache for a long time. Thanks to my cousin, I also found out some family health history that I didn't know before. Almost everyone on my Dad's side of the family is diabetic!

I decided now was the time to get on some kind of prescription for the headaches so that I could break my caffeine addiction with the Excedrin. I made an appointment for a complete physical. My idea of a complete physical was quite different than what I got! He looked in my nose, throat and ears. Took blood pressure, asked me questions only about my headaches, and took some blood. That about wrapped it up. I did find out I was anemic, which I already knew, but that did explain some of the weird symptoms I have been having that I didn't even know were from an iron deficiency (no thanks to the doctor-I did some internet searching)!

I have also been suspicious over the last year or so that I was pre-diabetic. Probably because my on again, off again relationship with Dr. Atkins, I suspected that with the weight gain and lack of exercise, I was setting myself up for it! The blood test confirmed this! Aaah! It's true! I am heading down the road to Diabetes!!! This cannot happen!

I went back on Atkins. I intend to stay there. I have more motivation to do so now. I plan to exercise every day too, as soon as I get my iron back up to a good level. I haven't been able to even think about doing it, with as wiped out I am every day.

This is a good thing. Finally the kick in the pants to get my fat buttocks in gear!