A pain to endure

A toothache is a most miserable lind of pain, perhaps second only to earaches, and open heart surgery. I am not alone in my absolute hatred of toothaches. Since becoming a diabetic, I have had an average of one a year, and it is getting really old, really quickly. I am alomost to the point of looking forward to having all the teeth removed, and go to dentures. That has never been my first choice, but it is beginning to have a certain appeal if it means no more pain

In the meantime, I think I may take out some stock in Del Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturers of OraJel, since I may have some return on all the money I will be spending to keep the pain to a minimum. But, on the positive side, I have an appointment with the doctor on Monday, and will be parking my butt at the dental office in the hopes that there is a cancellation and I can be slipped in for a referral.

That's the drawback of having the health problems I do. Nothing is as simple as it should be. With the heart condition and the apnea, in order to get dental work, I have to be put under now, which while preferable as far as I am concerned, raises the bar so to speak. It becomes more involved, and more expensive. But, better safe than sorry.

Fortune or Fate

I just love this picture! I can't help it. I think it is funny. Of course, my humor has been twisted over the years and not everyone finds the same things amusing. Be that as it may, I still like the picture, and it appropriately illustrates what I want to write about today.

I used to quip that if it were not for bad luck, I would have no luck at all, but in truth, I have hade plenty of good luck over the years too. The problem is that because I am "the glass is half empty" person, I do not always see the good until much later. People used to tell me that I needed to be more positive, and I would generally reply (because I am a bit twisted, and a smartass at times... okay, frequently..... most of the time I guess) that I am positive something would go wrong. You know the story....

An optimist and a pessimist were walking down the street and the pessimist complains, "Things just can't get any worse than this!" The optimist replies, "Oh yes they can!"

By that definition I am an optimist. LOL That is my story, and I am sticking to it!

Things have a tendency to not always go as we expect. That is life. Always changing, always moving, and virtually impossible to prepare for every contingency. There are always twists and turns along the road of life which I think is why they say life is not a destination, it is a journey. Reading over what little I have written so far, it sounds a little cliche, much of it. Oh well. It is early in the morning, and again I was woken by the phone in the middle of the night. I do not write my best under these conditions. LOL

Too, having just checked my blood sugar, I see I am paying the consequences for forgetting to take my meds yesterday. 452 is exceptionally high, so I just dumped 60 units Humulog (insulin) into my system, and expect my numbers to start dropping quickly. Along with my oral meds, and the 35 units lantus, I should be in better shape before sunrise. I know, that sounds like a lot of insulin. It is, but not that much over what I normally take.