Captain's Blog
Aug. 24th, 2003 11:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
substituteWe're entering the Kreplach Nebula!
I am now down 10 lbs of the 50 I need to lose. This pleases me.
On the minus side, my reading in science! shows that it's very likely that I'm actually diabetic and not "insulin resistance syndrome". The chance that I have a reversible syndrome appears low. Assuming that I really have Type 2 diabetes mellitus, it's likely to get worse throughout my life, and eventually kill me. I can't say this is good news in any way. It's just bad news. Barring a miracle, things are probably going to get more difficult over the years and not less.
However that is in general the Human Condition. I just know one of the things that's going to kill me now.
Had good conversations at D's today, first with "D.Z." who is one of the guys who rebuilds classic cars, and then with Nick. Nick claims that Zardoz is actually a good movie, but I suspect a crush on Charlotte Rampling is the source of this idea.
Tomorrow I mostly have a day off, including a haircut and my second course on how to be sick.
I am now down 10 lbs of the 50 I need to lose. This pleases me.
On the minus side, my reading in science! shows that it's very likely that I'm actually diabetic and not "insulin resistance syndrome". The chance that I have a reversible syndrome appears low. Assuming that I really have Type 2 diabetes mellitus, it's likely to get worse throughout my life, and eventually kill me. I can't say this is good news in any way. It's just bad news. Barring a miracle, things are probably going to get more difficult over the years and not less.
However that is in general the Human Condition. I just know one of the things that's going to kill me now.
Had good conversations at D's today, first with "D.Z." who is one of the guys who rebuilds classic cars, and then with Nick. Nick claims that Zardoz is actually a good movie, but I suspect a crush on Charlotte Rampling is the source of this idea.
Tomorrow I mostly have a day off, including a haircut and my second course on how to be sick.
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Date: 2003-08-25 03:28 am (UTC)1. never let them get you down. no matter the news, don't let it ultimately change your view on your own life for the worse. of course, you are sure to initially be knocked down a rung or two. if you weren't, I'd worry about your noggin. only robots are immune to such things, so don't be hard on yourself those times when you are blue.
2. you have the great power of mind over matter. the sooner you believe that, the better your life will be. this goes hand in hand with #1. how you approach things from a psychological standpoint will greatly affect how much they affect you phsycially. this isn't to say you should ignore any potentially harmful physical repercussions from your (possible) condition.
3. you are exactly right. you know one of the things that are going to kill you now. it is likely not the only thing that will kill you. I'll give you a perfect example, my uncle developed type 2 diabetes approximately 17 years ago. he was approximately 150 lbs overweight. diabetes turned out to be the least of his problems. he had a triple bypass last year, and his doctor gives him many many more happy and fulfilling years ahead of him.
it'll only kill you if you let it. then again, you know all of this. I just have a feeling you might need to be reminded right about now.
oh yeah, and I almost forgot. DRINK TEA! :) -hug-