It's been a long day without my coffee
@2ndchances24 (11638)
Cloverdale, Indiana
December 17, 2025 6:52pm CST
I had to do lab work this morning & That meant
I had to do without my hot chocolate & that mess's
up my whole day, so I did everything I had to do &
got back home, But I made sure I got enough
O-sugar drinks 8 jugs of minute made juice's
60 bottles of my Ice sparkling drinks diff favors
& a 40 case of drinking water so I'm good there.
I also got me some thermal pants & another thick
fuzzy robe so I can get rid of the 1's I don't want
I got the cat a scratching mat with a ball she can
play with so she's happy now.
When I got back home I checked my messages
on the computer & seen my sugar Dr had left
me a message saying "Dr. Shoemaker reviewed
your labs and said everything looks okay."
So that means he's happy with how the new meds
are doing that he put me on "Jardiace" so that makes
me happy as well, here's the results the lab work says.
SODIUM-139 It's in the middle
POTASSIUM 4.2 It's in the middle
CHLORIDE 108 it's a shy over
CARBON DIOXIDE 25 It's in the middle
GLUCOSE 132 it was on the high side
from 105 but it beats where it's been.
BUN 16 It's in the middle
CREATININE 0.7 It's in the middle
"GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE/1.73
SQ M.PREDICTED IN SERUM, PLASMA
OR BLOOD BY calc Value 94
So I have to say As long as he's happy
with my lab work I can't complain with him
so I guess this is another medication I'll have
to be on for life & live with what I'm dealt. 
That's why I got stocked up on my drinks cause
that's the main thing my meds do is makes me
very thirsty Even though I drink a lot of water it still
doesn't help, it just makes me more thirsty.
What do you drink when water isn't enough ?
So that means he's happy with how the new meds
are doing that he put me on "Jardiace" so that makes
me happy as well, here's the results the lab work says.
SODIUM-139 It's in the middle
POTASSIUM 4.2 It's in the middle
CHLORIDE 108 it's a shy over
CARBON DIOXIDE 25 It's in the middle
GLUCOSE 132 it was on the high side
from 105 but it beats where it's been.
BUN 16 It's in the middle
CREATININE 0.7 It's in the middle
"GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE/1.73
SQ M.PREDICTED IN SERUM, PLASMA
OR BLOOD BY calc Value 94
So I have to say As long as he's happy
with my lab work I can't complain with him
so I guess this is another medication I'll have
to be on for life & live with what I'm dealt.
That's why I got stocked up on my drinks cause
that's the main thing my meds do is makes me
very thirsty Even though I drink a lot of water it still
doesn't help, it just makes me more thirsty.
What do you drink when water isn't enough ?7 people like this
6 responses
@LindaOHio (212895)
• United States
18 Dec
I'm glad your labs came back well. I like to drink diet pop when I'm really thirsty. I can't drink my Diet Coke anymore; so I drink diet 7up and diet ginger ale.
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@LindaOHio (212895)
• United States
19 Dec
@2ndchances24 I'm glad your insulin use is less. Yes I know aspartame is bad; but it's hard to just drink water.
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@LindaOHio (212895)
• United States
20 Dec
@2ndchances24 I'm glad you've been able to make the change.
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@2ndchances24 (11638)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
18 Dec
Have you thought to look at the contents of them ?
cause there just as bad as a regular soda.
It's been a roller coaster with my sugar & since I've
been on the new medication it's been a game
changer where I don't have to use hardly any
insulin through out the day like I use to.
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@Nakitakona (59747)
• Philippines
18 Dec
Last August I was hospitalized for 4 days. I had a very low potassium. I could hsrdly walk. I was well tajen care of the nurse and my meds are sufficient. A day before I would be dircharged from hospital, I had my lab test and it turned to be normal.
To maintain my potassium supply, I drink cocoa everyday.
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@2ndchances24 (11638)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
18 Dec
" I drink cocoa everyday" I'm not suppose to
cause it rises my blood sugar, but now that I'm
on Jardiace it keeps it in target range, but I just have a 16 oz
mug that last me most the morning.
I'm not suppose to
cause it rises my blood sugar, but now that I'm
on Jardiace it keeps it in target range, but I just have a 16 oz
mug that last me most the morning.2 people like this
@Nakitakona (59747)
• Philippines
18 Dec
@2ndchances24 That's good. Cpcoa is a good drink.
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@2ndchances24 (11638)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
18 Dec
@Nakitakona I couldn't agree with you more.
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@velvet53 (24004)
• Palisade, Colorado
20 Jan
@2ndchances24 That is a good idea. I freeze bottles of water then put them in a cooler when we are headed rock hunting, panning for gold or whatever. I put one in the cup holder so it can melt some and be ready for me to drink.
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@2ndchances24 (11638)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
22 Jan
@velvet53 I didn't use to drink
water like I do now, like a fish out of water, I now
drink bottle water & it has to be ICE COLD, & that's
cause of all the water they gave me while I was
in the hospital.
I didn't use to drink
water like I do now, like a fish out of water, I now
drink bottle water & it has to be ICE COLD, & that's
cause of all the water they gave me while I was
in the hospital.1 person likes this
@2ndchances24 (11638)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
20 Jan
Yea but I go through so much of my drinks that
they don't last long, but I have to really stock up
on them that it takes like a good 100 $ to do.
I switch from water to my min made no sugar
drinks, to my ICE sparkle O sugar, & that's all I
drink through the day. I freeze like 1/2 a glass
or 1/2 a bottle of water where when I get water
I pour unfroze water over it & same with all
my other drinks, 1/2 of it is froze & I pour
unfroze over it to keep it cold for a few hours.
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@2ndchances24 (11638)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
18 Dec
I'm glad I have a awesome Dr who has
help me to get where I am with this.
I never thought I'd say that about any Dr
but I have to say he has been great, at
1st when I started with all this I didn't think
he would be any better than any other Dr
but I have to say I'm glad he's not.
I never thought I'd say that about any Dr
but I have to say he has been great, at
1st when I started with all this I didn't think
he would be any better than any other Dr
but I have to say I'm glad he's not.2 people like this
@Marilynda1225 (88496)
• United States
18 Dec
That's good news when the doctor us happy with your resutls.
I hate when I have to fast for blood work and can't have my coffee. My day always starts with 2 cups of coffee and then I switch to water. Occasionally I'll have a diet soda but hardly ever. Water does the trick for me
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@sathviksouvik (22311)
•
19 Dec
the cocoa is a good drink. Many people like hot chocolate as a hot drink
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@2ndchances24 (11638)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
19 Dec
that's why I drink hot chocolate as my coffee.
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