Todat is a very nice day,especially for me. The weather is perfect for outside activity. I took my daily walk from the Cliff House to the end of Golden Gate Park. That is very unusual for me . Since I started to take Avandia for controlling my diabetes, the diabetes was well controlled but my strenght seem getting weaker and weaker, before I can walk 3-4 miles easiely without any problem , at the peak, I can walk from the cliff House to the zoo and back with no problem except tired. After Avandia , I could not walk to the end of Golden Gate Park without taking many rests in between , forget about uphill walking. At first I thought it was effect of old age , it came so fast ! Then it darn on me that it might be the Avandia that weaken my heart! I have read report about Avandia's effect on the heart. I stopped it after consult with my doctor. It was four months ago. Now my strenght come back slowly, I can walk more and more even uphill is not so hard any more. Today, I try to walk to the end of Golden Gate Park , I feel fine . I stopped a few times in between to watch the school kids came in by bus load to pick up trash from the beach, what a beautiful sight. I do not think that they pick up a lot of trash, but who cares, it is the thought that count. To imped the kids with a nice habbit and idea, to let them learn about taking care of the environment around them . They sure have fun and I am also have fun watching them. On top of that I am really happy that I can walk to the end of the park with out any problem, next goal is the zoo ! I hope it is not too ambicious .