Everyday Is Like…
World Diabetes Day 2009 is obviously history, but the reality is that diabetes never ends. Today has been an annoying BG day with everlasting and recurrent lows. My insulin sensitivity has been higher the last couple of days for reasons that only the diabetes cosmos knows. I did take a couple of units to cover the high BG that glared back at me from my meter early yesterday morning, but I’m fairly certain it was the Somogyi Effect wreaking havoc on my glucose levels. I had my usual chilly morning breakfast, hot cereal with peanut butter, a splash of milk, and some fruit for a total of 58g carbs, and I didn’t even have to bolus for it. That wasn’t really intentional, although because I was scurrying around trying to get my stuff together to get the WDD event, I decided to wait until I got to Temple before taking any insulin to cover the carbs.
By the time I was there, organized, and had a seat, it had been a good hour and a half since I ate, so I figured I should see what my BG was doing, panicking that I should have thought to do that a bit sooner until I saw that my BG was only 125mg/dL. In the event I was catching it as it was heading up (my sensors have been frustratingly unreliable, and I really need to investigate replacing this Guardian with a DexCom…), I checked again about 30 minutes or so later, and I was holding steady at 124mg/dL. Sometimes diabetes is nothing short of inexplicable, and this was an example of why it’s so infuriating that too many people, including medical professionals, think diabetes is as simple as taking your medicine, eating right and exercising. I turned to Hannah who was wo-manning the Internet Resources table, and said, “It’s a good thing I didn’t take my bolus because I’d be on the floor if I had.”
It seems today, I probably should have skipped my breakfast bolus too, but how could I have known that? I spent the morning and into the afternoon chasing a low with glucose tabs, juice, basal rates decreased by 70-90%, and self-imposed time-outs, sitting in a daze. The moral of the story? World Diabetes Day is November 14th, but world diabetes day is every single bleeping day.
I will be donating $58.50 to Diabetes Hands Foundation for American Diabetes Month. Thanks to everyone who took a second to pop by amidst the craziness of their World Diabetes Day Saturday.
Every. Freakin’. Day.
Ugh. Hate when Diabetes decides we don’t need to bolus. So unpredictable and Way annoying.
Here’s to leveling out soon. (hugs)
Comment by Crystal — November 15, 2009 @ 7:10 pm
Awesome on the donation for yesterday
Not so awesome, constantly second guessing yourself with the diabetes.
Comment by Rachel — November 15, 2009 @ 9:11 pm
Well…I really appreciate hearing this…just happened to Addy’s breakfast this morning too.
Sometimes this happens to Addy and I can’t stop trying to figure out if I did something wrong!!!
Blame Diabetes.
Comment by Wendy — November 15, 2009 @ 9:29 pm
The D has been playing bg limbo with me too. I even got the dexcom to read low. All day today too. I feel like a water balloon from all the juice. Some days I bitterly think death would be so much easier than this bull. But call me stuborn I refuse to give in without a fight. So here is to turning my basal down, and hoping tommrow is better. I am so cranky right now.
Comment by Michelle — November 15, 2009 @ 10:44 pm
This is exactly the same thought I’m posting today. It’s every day – and it doesn’t go away for anything – not even WDD! Avery had a crazy numbers day, too. Ugh! Stupid diabetes!
Comment by Hallie — November 16, 2009 @ 2:22 pm
Awesome post! Congrats on raising monies for DHF! Diabetes is eveyday for us. Sorry you had to combat a low. I can’t wait to read about the event you attended.
Comment by Cherise — November 16, 2009 @ 4:00 pm
Isn’t is just amazing when stuff like that happens? And scary to think about what would have happened if you bolused?
Comment by Scott K. Johnson — December 1, 2009 @ 5:55 pm