At some point yesterday, I tweeted all of the pills that I take each day. Here is a cropped version of that picture for you to take a look at (and be sickened by, I would guess):

This is the collection of pills that I take each week. Yummy!

Want some explanation on what all of that stuff is in those boxes? Okay – here we go!

Well, the pills at the top of the picture are the ones that I take each morning either right before or right after breakfast. Thus, the pills at the bottom of the picture are the ones that I take each evening either right before or right after dinner. Thankfully, I don’t take any pills during the day.

I take two types of pills: those that are prescribed and those that aren’t prescribed. I’ll go over the prescription pills first. Those big white pills are 1,000 MG of Metformin. That circular pinkish pill is 100MG of Januvia (which is incredibly expensive). Those really small, circular green pills are 2MG of Glimepiride (two of those each morning – not sure if you can see both pills in the top boxes). Finally, if you look at the third box on top, you’ll see a small yellow pill – that’s 81MG of Aspirin.

And those are my prescriptions. Now, for the other pills in the boxes…

The bright orange pills are 400MG of Turmeric Extract and the orange/brownish pills are Ultimate Man Daily Multivitamins from The Vitamin Shoppe – I take two of them each morning.

So there’s my daily regime. Once I get rid of this Type 2 Diabetes, I should be down to just taking the Turmeric Extract and the Daily Multivitamins.

You may remember last Sunday when I announced that the previous week (September 19th through September 25th) was the best week for my average blood sugar tests since late March/early April 2010. Well, the week that just passed by (September 26th through October 2nd) was even better. In fact, this week my blood sugar tests averaged the lowest numbers that they’ve ever been since I began testing in August 2009.

I hope this means that I’ve been doing something right!

For example, aside from throwing out a lot of garbage that was accumulating in the car, I was able to take some t-shirts that I had been piling up in the trunk. The t-shirts were piling up there because I honestly had no where else to put them! Anyway, as I write this post the t-shirts are all out of the dryer after having been washed earlier today. Some of them are on the “charity” pile and some other ones are on the “keep these” pile. By the way, the “charity” pile of clothes is getting bigger and bigger!

Professionally, I’ve advanced nearly every deal that I’m working on which is definitely a function of the fact that this week is spring break for my undergraduate students and thus they aren’t around for me to have to teach.

I’ve been moving a bunch of my online projects forward, which I’m always happy about. As a part of this process, I’ve been able to detach some folks from Usable Web Solutions, LLC (i.e. let them know that they need to find a new “web guy”) and I’ve been able to send payment letters to other clients.

On a more personal level, I ran out of one of my prescriptions the other day and I managed to get it refilled (even though there were no more refills left) through the services offered by my pharmacy. This was a much easier process than I imagined it would be and I’m extremely happy that this worked out so easily. You know how much of a pain in the ass it can be to work around the pharmacy and the doctor’s office beating each other up… No thank you.

Oh, and after my car had the windshield replaced earlier today, I took it over to the inspection station and it passed inspection. So… I won’t be going back there for at least two more years, thankfully!

I also spent some time today doing some short-term (two month) financial planning to address some upcoming expenses that I have to deal with. Among these expenses are paying for the windshield replacement, paying for a flight to Nashville in April, and paying for my 2010 membership to the local CSA farm. By my calculations, I’ll be able to continue my $1,000+ biweekly payments on my one student loan and pay for all of these other items in full by April 15th.

And speaking of April 15th, I spent a few minutes today finalizing my taxes so I think that they’re ready to finally send into the IRS. I should be getting a decent return back this year, although still below what H&R Block suggests are the averages for people of my age and income level (not fair!).

As you can see, I’ve been pretty busy. However, before this coming Monday hits, I have to complete a grant application for a client that I’m working with on the side; begin, write, edit, and finalize a 10 page paper and presentation package for the class that I’m taking; prepare lesson plans for my class for the coming week; go to Pennsylvania for a wake this weekend; and review some material for the foundation where I serve as a Trustee.

All in a weekend’s work!

The biggest pain in the ass in the next few days will be going to the doctor this Friday. The doctor is going to be upset with me because I was supposed to lose ten pounds since the last time I saw him (early November 2009) and, instead, I think that I’ll either break even or maybe gain 3 – 5 pounds. Not good. However, I don’t have too much time to worry about that until after next Monday – which is good since that’s probably when my blood test results will be coming in.

Lots to do in the next few days. Don’t be surprised if I miss a day here and there updating the blog. Thanks!

Justin: I wanna read about Adolf Hitler!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Joe: Go get Mein Kampf

Justin: But I don’t speak Spanish

Joe: Exactly…

Justin: You wouldn’t deny a request from one of your most loyal visitors, would you?

Joe: I’ll put it in for a future entry

Justin: Define future entry…. as it relates to New Jersey law

Joe: Something before the end of the month

Justin: Hmmmmmm….. I’ll allow it. You’ve got some good leads already. That family has been in the news twice in the last month. Once for the bakery not writing “Happy Birthday Adolf Hitler” on his cake and then now for the kids being taken from the parents

Joe: We’ve been following it here in NJ

Justin: It’s kind of like pharmacists refusing to fill prescriptions for birth control b/c of their beliefs…. except on a much smaller scale

Joe: Kinda – it’s a little bit different in that one act perpetuates the largest mass murderer in modern times and the other act perpetuates a religious belief.

Justin: Yeah. But the central question is: Does the worker have a right to deny the customer something they are ‘entitled’ to? (for lack of a better word)

Joe: Who said they’re entitled to it? Shop-Rite is a privately held company and they denied a client a service – they have a right to do that.

Justin: Well, the customers think they are entitled

Joe: The customers are wrong.

Justin: What I wanna know is why the family couldn’t write it themselves on the cake, lol, it guarantees satisfaction and it’s cheaper! We did it all the time when we were younger

Joe: Because they wanted the media attention

Justin: Yeah, and now the kids have been taken, but the NJCPS said children are never removed unless the have been abused in some manner

Joe: They probably have been abused. If you’re fucked up enough to name your kid Adolf Hitler, you’re probably fucked up enough to stick a finger where it doesn’t belong.

Justin: LOL

Justin: WRITE THAT!

There you go – a conversation about one of the most messed up families on the entire East Coast!