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Day 1 with the new company was the 1st of October. So far, we haven't felt any significant change. Most of us, if not all, are still going through the transitions. Unfortunately, it isn't going as efficiently as people thought it would, but that's a story for another day.
What I wanted to post about was the thing that greeted me on my first week. My pre-employment medical requirements have been based on the past annual physical exam we had with the old company. The results say I have Impaired Fasting Glucose. Now, if you're like me, your initial reaction would have been a mixture of confusion and shock. Stay with me, I'll educate you a bit.
I'm 28. There isn't supposed to be anything wrong with me yet. Apparently, I was wrong. Impaired Fasting Glucose is a fancy way of saying the medical term for pre-diabetic. It means that my blood sugar is above the normal range and is about to reach the diabetic mark. Since I am not exactly a fan of too much sweets, I'm blaming this on the love of rice, the occasional coke addiction, and chocolates.
According to Wikipedia:
Impaired fasting glucose (IFG), more commonly known as pre-diabetes
refers to a condition in which the fasting blood glucose level is
consistently elevated above what is considered normal levels; however,
it is not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes mellitus. This pre-diabetic state is associated with insulin resistance and increased risk of cardiovascular pathology, although of lesser risk than impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). IFG can progress to type 2 diabetes mellitus
if lifestyle changes are not made. There is a 50% risk over 10 years of
progressing to overt diabetes. A recent study cited the average time
for progression as less than three years.
I would have to have this cleared within 6 months or else I'm going to have problems with my health benefits. To address this, I have already vowed to stop soda and artificial juice intake. Also, I'm trying to lose weight by lessening rice during meals. Maybe next time I could try them totally without. Umm, what else? Uh, yeah, I need to get back to running... and/or start swimming when I do get the fats off, just so I don't embarrass myself wearing bikinis with bulges hanging out.
Initial lab tests done last Saturday, October 5, 2013 confirmed the elevated glucose in my blood. Although based on my HbA1c test, (find out about the test here) I am still within normal levels. Have a consultation with an endocrinologist scheduled for this coming Saturday. Kinda nervous about it, but I gotta do what I gotta do, right?
I'll keep a mini-journal here of what happens to my health problems.
I love food... and usually, I can't get enough of it. Ergo, the problem of gaining weight. Why oh why do my favorite food have to be fattening?
On our last monthsary, Marc and I had dinner at Cerchio. It was our first time there. We tried their salad, nachos, buffalo wings, and cake. Everything we ordered turned out to be good, except for the cake, which was a bit dry. I am not about to go into detail on all of these, but let me focus on the salad. It was healthy, it was fresh, it was crunchy, and undeniably oh so good! It was fairly simple to make, so I decided to make it for our baon.
It's fool proof! ^_^ and really really good.
Good enough to repeat.
After seven, yes, seven years in Sun Cellular, I am now being retired and rehired under Smart. With the abruptness of everything --clearance and pre-employment requirements in under a month, simultaneous with our everyday work duties, I can't help but feel nostalgic. Sigh.
Here are some unfinished pages from my scrapbook for reminiscing:
And the epic comparison of ID picture from Sun from seven years ago, to the current picture I have submitted for my Smart ID...
Truly, the experience I have acquired, the family I have come to love with Core will not be matched by any other team I will work with in the future. They will always have a place in my heart, come what may.
It's about time that I learn the basics of looking halfway decent in a corporate environment. So here's the beginner's stash:
Since I'm been using lip balms for a long time now, I figured I could start with lippies and light blush. I never really liked glossy lips so I opt for the Elf lip stain with the separate gloss, and a lighter shade in matte. For the cheeks, I figured a coral one from The Face Shop would suffice. (And because the puff is really so cute!)
My skin's not really oily, most of the time it's dry, and every beauty guru says moisturizers are a must! So here...
Apparently, you're never too young or old to have collagen in your moisturizer. Since I was already at The Face Shop, I grabbed a bottle.
It has been an estimated two weeks since this shopping spree, and I'm happy to report that I'm actually using them, although not as often as most people, but at least I'm starting, right? Here's the verdict in details:
- The matte lippie is a bit cakey, I'm not sure if I'm supposed to use anything else with it to make it less so. I'm kinda wishing for an experienced older sister now for these kinds of things.
- The stain one is really bright, but as per the boyfriend, it does look good on me, even with the gloss, so I guess that went well.
- I'm currently pining on the Melondrama lipstick from Smashbox, but I'd have to wait a day or two to get it.
- The blush is nicely light and I just apply a bit more whenever I want a darker shade.
- No allergies or itchiness whatsoever from all of these.
- The moisturizer has a nice light scent that I like and is not at all sticky, but sometimes I still prefer my good old L'Oreal only because of the matifying and momentary cooling effect on the face.
All in all, I guess I'm satisfied. I just hope I don't get too lazy, after all, every time I put make up on, it's practice, right?
Things haven't stopped being crazy and my sanity has left the building a while back. Nonetheless, we keep pushing, almost mechanically, every day to at least finish clearance for the retire part of the deal. I'm getting ahead of myself. Here's what happened:
Night of August 28, we receive SMS invitations to attend a meeting the next day. August 29, people were distributed across different locations, receiving different verdicts. Some were terminated and offered retirement plans on the spot. The others were offered retirement from our current company and a rehire job offer on the new one. I was one of the blessed ones who got the retire-rehire thing.
So now, everybody's doing clearance and frantically searching for lost forgotten accountability items. The thin line that separated current tasks from the new ones have increasingly blurred, and everything's a mess. There's a certain limit to effective multitasking, after that, it's a senseless chaos.
It's my justification on why I haven't been blogging lately. Things I've been wanting to shared have piled up, and for the sole reason that I probably have OCD, I'm going to break everything down on several posts.
Coming up:
The Baby Is Now A Lady
Memory Lane
