4/23/14 - Testing strips, not narcotics, and some recipe ramblings

Idiotic week so far - all I wanted was a prescription for diabetic test strips. Finally got the script from the doc whose office apparently never heard of my new fancy little meter that has all the little bells & whistles.

So they called in a script for a totally different strip because they assumed I gave them the wrong name.

Awesome.

Then my husband tried to pick them up and they wouldn't fill it because they wrote it for 100, testing twice a day for 30 days and they only come in packs of 50. So to make it correct they'd have to give me 60 and that's not possible since they can't break up the pack and they refused to fill it for 100 unless the script was re-written or the insurance company gave them an override code.

Seriously. Freaking test strips. Not vicodin, not tylenol with codeine, no narcotics of any kind. Test strips.

So I was like, screw it, I'll just take the 50 strips that will cover 25 days and be done with it. I try to pick them up but the discount card we got that lowers my copay from 35 to 15 - ya - only works on prescriptions for 100 freaking test strips.

SHOULD NOT BE THIS COMPLICATED!!!!!

So my doctor has now written a script for me to test 4 times a day, thus needing 100 strips a month (technically 120 but we won't go there!).

So Ta-Da - 4 days later and I finally have my test strips. So exciting, YAY for stabbing myself in the finger twice a day. At least I get to use my fancy little meter to plug into my computer and create charts and graphs on my sugars because I am just that type of nerd :).

Otherwise my eating habits have been pretty good. Yea I ate a bit of Easter candy, but not remotely as much as I would have in the past. I made an awesome corned beef and cabbage meal if I do say so myself. We had potatoes and carrots as a side and I was good, only ate 1 potato (red tiny ones). Also had a new recipe I found for baked breaded eggplant slices. We also had a really good creamy cheesy spinach that I found a base recipe for and made up the rest to make it my own. I ran the crockpot all day to also make something the recipe site calls chicken creole, but it's basically all the insides to a taco or a fajita with a little creole seasoning so we've had tacos this week. And miracle!! My daughter actually ate the tacos without complaining and she EVEN ASKED FOR MORE!!!! This never happens. She eats like a bird. She even added sour cream to it. She swore up and down last week that she HATED sour cream and had a total meltdown when I tried to get her to dip a single strawberry in it. God forbid lol. So this was new, and good!

And I started a new liquid vitamin I discovered that has increased magnesium to help alleviate stress and anxiety and improve focus and it has a bunch of fish oil, so that should be good. We shall see, it tastes nasty but I just down it like a shot. It's technically made for kids but based on the nutrition label and some research, it's fine for adults, so now me and the kid will take it :).

I should head to bed, but I really need to get working on creating some charts for my daughter, but I'm procrastinating. We decided with all her issues, she needs more structure, so we're creating a schedule for her and a chore list and behavior bucks that she can earn when she actually does stuff she's supposed to - which is currently very little so hopefully that changes with this new system. Then I won't need as much stress relief haha! Nah, think I'm gonna go to bed anyway, I can do the charts tomorrow. By the way, I've heard ADD is genetic and from what I've read, now we know where she got that and her OCD - yep - me. I'm impulsive, over-focus on some things and ignore others, short attention span, procrastinate, and a horrible short term memory. Thankfully for OCD I just like things to be in even numbers. Radio needs to have an even volume. If I were to be allowed to eat M&Ms again, I'd need to eat 2 - or cut one in half with my teeth :-). Things like that. My daughter's neurologist said that's common and he has that too, so that's good :). Well not good that he has OCD, but good that I'm not just weird :).

OK really going to bed this time.
But first I'll share some links to the recipes I made in case you may decide to make them or are just curious, or so I can find the recipes in the future :).

First - corned beef & cabbage - made exactly as described except I had to move pots and pans of the water from the meat around because none of my pans are big enough for all that food in one :) http://allrecipes.com/recipe/corned-beef-and-cabbage-i/detail.aspx

Next: Awesome creamy spinach, I looked at reviews before making this and decided to saute about 2 scoops of minced garlic in butter and then added the soup and the spinach and once it was mixed I added a few handful of shredded mozzarella - probably about a cup's worth. Then just lowered the heat and kept stirring until the cheese melted. http://allrecipes.com/recipe/creamed-spinach-ii/detail.aspx

Baked breaded eggplant - never expected to like these but I did. I added a heaping tablespoon of minced garlic to the mayo before spreading on the slices (I love garlic if you couldn't tell). Also sprinkled a little olive oil on them after they were cooked and broiled them for 2 mins. http://allrecipes.com/recipe/easiest-eggplant/detail.aspx

Chicken creole that's not really chicken creole - only difference was I doubled the recipe and just used a bag of frozen chicken tenderloins, I like those better than breasts usually, juicier. http://allrecipes.com/recipe/slow-cooker-chicken-creole/detail.aspx

And lastly - here is the link for the liquid vitamin. I heard it's best to store in fridge upside down and shake it like mad for about a min before mixing it in anything. I mix it in only about 2-3 oz of apple juice for my kid and water for me. Kids Calm Multi Disclaimer: Not a doctor or a nurse so don't take my choice in vitamins as any sort of expert :)

Nite!