No Gout but Diabetes is here to stay.

No gout, but the diabetes is causing my calves to swell and ache. Most of the time they feel like they are raw and even the socks and pant legs rubbing against them feels painful. They also have twinges of pain frequently. I have been watching my A1C, the last two time it was above 7, before that I have several that were in the high 6's I hoping to bring it back down into the 6's next time I check.  That is just about a month away.  How is your health, gout, diabetes, obesity, or a combination of things. Please feel free to comment.

Have a great day

A new project

Here we are it's Nov 30, 2011. Thanksgiving is behind us and we are looking forward to Christmas. My wife and I are on the Dave Ramsey budget, we just started so we have a lot of work to do. Our debt is fairly low in respect to total debt, but our debt to income ratio it's very lop-sided. I have selected one debt to focus on and when that is paid off I will move to the next debt in line. I have several items for sale including my motorcycle and my 1998 Jeep with these two items sold we will have our emergency fund in place and a good jump on the second or third bill in line.
Well this will be an exciting new project for us to work on, and I'm excited to see success as we move forward in this project.

Well I'll let you know how things go.

Things have been going so well that I may need to change the name of my blog to "I don't Got Gout". That's true, I haven't had gout for a long time. It's been great.

Here it is August 2011

Hello All

Here it is Aug 2011 and my gout seems to be very well under control. I'm am on a regular dose of Allopurinol and very seldom miss a day. It's also been about 5 years from the heart surgery I think that has something to do with it also. Any way just thought I give an up date. How are the rest of you doing?

Regards

Kevin

No joint pain, no gout, no problem

Greetings all
Today is January 30Th 2011. I have been without gout for six months or so. I still have some stiffness in my joints, but nothing too bad. My wife has started the diet and exercise program that Jillian Michaels promotes. She is dragging me along with her and we are both are doing good. She has lost eight pounds and I have lost six. Aside from the weight loss my diabetes is much more under control. My insulin usage has dropped from 120(+) units to ten units a day. I have been exercising on a daily basis and even though it's been only a week I am feeling better already. Having said all that I am far from perfect at sticking strictly to it, but I'm getting better. So if you're like me start a diet and exercise program and you'll feel better. Don't worry if you aren't perfect, even the smallest change will help.

Better run, have a great day and start something good.

Kevin

Just a short note

Greetings all
It's now almost the middle of January, the temperature out doors is cold at best. I sure like the warm weather better. I think Spring and Fall are my favorite times of year. Not too hot and not too cold.

I have been gout free for some time now and it has been great. I'm not doing anything special, I take my allopurnal and have cut back on the sugars and calories. Not enough to contribute any significant weight loss.

Just wanted to give an update.

Kevin

My December 2010 Post

Here we are the end of December. The new year is just around the corner, with all its new adventures a head of us. If we're lucky the green headed gout monster will not be one of those adventures. This promises to be a year of challenges, political as well as personal. We can affect the political, but our area of greater influence will be in our personal lives. I plan on taking several steps to improve my health and quality of life. Take a look at your life and find one or two areas that will make your life more meaningful to you and your loved ones. Set some goals and establish mileposts, measure your progress and adjust your goals.

I have been gout free, or at least mostly for about a year or more. I need to loose about 130 lbs this will help lower my risk of having high uric acid. Anyway good luck with your goals and wishes for the coming year.

Best wishes

Kevin