Black Coffee, Cherry Tomatoes And A Meniscus Tear

Introduction

I have a feeling that if I had been born ten or twenty years earlier, or in the USA, I would be dead by now. When I was diagnosed with Liver Cancer, a lot of American friends advised me to get second and third opinions, and I told them I was in the best place in the world to get treatment, so I didn't need to go anywhere else. You can read about that here:

If you know me, you know I have lots of things wrong with me, but I am lucky to have the brilliant NHS to look after me. I have been a diagnosed diabetic for twenty-five years. I do keep on top of it, but my blood sugars often shoot up, and I was not sure why. My love for chocolate and sweet things doesn't help.

Last year, I got a blood sugar tracker, which I documented here:

Now on to the point of this story....

A Meniscus Tear

Three weeks ago, something happened to my right leg, and I found it very difficult to walk and was in a great deal of pain, both walking and keeping still. With heat sprays and Voltarol, I managed to make it bearable, and a little research suggested a meniscus tear in the knee.

At the weekend I was walking a lot around Inverness and did not feel any ill effects, although I can't put a lot of weight on that leg (and I have a lot of weight, believe you me, though for the first time in years I am under 100Kg, yeah it is only 99.2Kg but that was an unexpected milestone)

It is now 90% better, so it must be healing. I didn't go to the doctor because it was difficult to describe, and I have my annual review on Monday, so I can bring it up then if I need to.

The Effect Of Milk On My Blood Sugar

Earlier this week, I ran out of milk for my coffee, so I took it black. I have also started snacking on cherry tomatoes, which really stop me from wanting to eat anything else, and they are not chocolate, biscuits or cake, so no sugar rush.

Everything we eat is turned into sugar to drive our body, but if it is not used, it lies in the blood vessels and rots them, so to combat that, I have to take insulin and other medication.

I routinely check my blood sugar, and usually it sits around 8 or 9 until I eat, and then it goes up high. You can see this from my time in rage for the last ninety days.

While I feel fine, that is not great.

While I know milk is a carbohydrate, I did not think milk in coffee would make that much difference, and I blamed the spikes on eating.

This week has been black coffee, and this is the effect:

This started on the 4th of October, and the black coffee started on the 7th, so I have a feeling that by Monday, the green area will be close to 100%.

Conclusion

I am not going to stop drinking milk, like chocolate and cake, I will take it in moderation.

I just wish I were properly aware of this a lot earlier, but I am happy I know now. I am just shocked at how effective it has been for my health.

Oh, and I got a letter from my cancer consultant, my last scan was completely clear.

The music is "Keep Yourself Alive" by Queen, possibly still my favourite song of theirs, thanks to Professor Brian May's guitar sound.

Thank you so much for reading. I just thought I would let you know how I am doing and why.

And this just happened, don't worry, I have fruit to eat!!