You see, when I went to visit my doctor at the end of July, it wasn't because I was going for a regular visit, it was because I had injured my shin at the beginning of July and it wasn't healing properly. Heck, when I went to the doctor she thought that I might have Necrotizing fasciitis. The wound was, well messy is a good word with a bunch of dead flesh and all sorts of other interesting things. I also learned a new term: surgical debridement. Anyway, this led to the blood test which led to the diabetes diagnosis.
It also led to something called a "lower limb assessment" where they check your legs to see good the circulation is as well as the level of water retention in the legs. At this point the person doing my testing decided that I needed compression stockings at the 20 - 30 mmHg level. In addition, due to the diabetes diagnosis I needed the "open toe" variety. Unfortunately, due to the combination of items the only open toed stockings at the 20 - 40 mmHg level are in one style and one colour: Crispa.
They really look like stockings, not socks. I try to convince myself they are socks, but it doesn't work. So, ever since I'd had the compression stockings I have been wearing pants when I go out, no matter how warm it is.
However, there is a bright side. My calf on my right leg has shrunk over an inch in size. My left? About half an inch. As a result the compression stockings are almost too big for me to wear as I was just into the Xtra large size stockings. My feet are also better. So, with all of this information and the continued shrinkage of the rest of me, when I need to go back to get new stockings (early December) I will be asking for closed toed in a smaller size. This also allows me to pick different colors!! Maybe even sports socks.
Seriously, that's the most important piece for me right now, fitting in.
Status for September 21st
- Weight - 331 lbs
- Blood Sugar - 6.0 mmol/L
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