Diabetes Journal Day 15: Labor Day
Monday September 2, 2013
3:45am
Pain where the left femur meets the hip joint woke me but did not feel
hypo and did not check my BG, Bailey was asleep in “her chair” in the living
room – of course hearing me wake up she was soon right there with me, a bundle
of silky puppy love.
The was not as bad as has been but I took a ½ pain pill and Ibuprofen,
sat up for a few minutes with the heating pad on the sore area, watched the
news and after about 20 minutes went
back to sleep with Bailey sleeping at my feet.
My physical therapist and doctor seem to think unless I get an
adjustable bed to change my position in the night I undo all the therapy in the
day. Naturally the pain and inflammation act up worse when I am asleep. Would
be nice to sleep more than a couple of hours at a time! I added a 325mg aspirin
to my nighttime ibuprofen which truly helped with reducing the inflammation in
my right shoulder, the “good” one and did not have any finger numbing and subsequent
pain as I stretch to relieve it in the night and morning. Might be a keeper
because it was bothering me so much, esp. the past few nights that I was very
tempted to ask my doctor to call in a medrol dose pack. The steroids would have
set my diabetic progress back some, and for a week or two.
So far so good.
I’m excited about the new bed, adjustable but not the sick room kind,
and the recliner. The best part is that someone is giving me an almost new Craftmatic
base, saving me thousands. The rest I am getting on credit but I got a Labor
Day deal.
7:30am
FBG 117 52U I feel great, enjoyed a 16gm carb breakfast. Will begin to
lower bedtime carb intake to get my morning numbers closer to a hundred. Really
it is due to not just to my anxiety but also so I can get used to the lower
numbers and the signs and symptoms of real hypo.
I wonder how many people really realize how dangerous this disease is?
Not just what it does to one’s body but how dangerous the meds can be. Dying
from a hypo can be a real possibility, but usually when one’s blood sugar level
drops, another hormone from the pancreas called glucagon signals the liver to
break down the stored glycogen and release glucose back into your bloodstream.
This often causes a high blood glucose reading in the morning.
Still it is a fear.
A dear friend of mine with Type I Diabetes died in his sleep a couple
of years ago from hypoglycemia. He often had severe lows and this has left such
an impression on me that in the back of my head I fear that one morning my 21
grandson will find me dead in bed.
A major motivator for me to get off of insulin, but I must closely
monitor it and control it while working towards that goal.
I need the cooperation of my friends and family. My family is pretty good;
they have come a long way. Some my friends don’t understand that a “little
sugar” can put me over my limit. And they do not understand the difference
between fast and slow absorbing carbs.
For example:
A tsp. of sugar is 4.2gms of
fast carbs and will cause a blood sugar spike, a ½ cup of sugar is 100 gms of
fast carbs and exceeds my carbohydrate allowance. Furthermore because it is a
fast acting carb it will spike my blood sugar to unacceptable levels.
On the other hand, 6 oz, or ¾ cup of broccoli and cauliflower provides
9 grams of slow absorbing carbs and barely affects my blood sugar esp. if I add
fat and protein to the meal.
I don’t expect them to fully understand but I only ask that they please
respect my answer when I say “Thank you but I can’t have that.” Sometimes I can
work a “tiny taste” of your Aunt Mamie’s Red Velvet cake into my carb count,
some days I just simply can’t. It’s just not worth the dangerous act of having
to take extra insulin to counteract the effects of the large amount of carbs on
my blood sugar and risking potentially life threatening hypoglycemia. I ask
that they understand and do not take offense as this truly can be a life and
death decision. Or a quality of life decision to avoid the potentially horrid effects
of high blood glucose on the body.
I love my friends and want to be around for a long time to enjoy their
company!
10:35pm
PP BG 113 That is good! Was going to take Bailey to the park so she can
play at my feet when I sit and read, but it was too hot and muggy so she played
outside with my grandson and when he went to but the lawn we played “bowling”
in the house. I have a long hallway that runs from the back door to the front door
and I toss the ball down the hall and she happily runs after it. It’s a funny
site and we both enjoy it: I have hardwood floors so she slips and slides
trying to get purchase at what looks like warp speed to get her ball. I must
say her balance is getting better but she loves the chase!
12:58pm
BG 74 Kind of expected these lows after five hours of my morning
insulin dose. I think I am going to add a few more carbs to my breakfast. I’ll give it a few more days than put it to
my support group for their advice.
I feel great, not dizzy, shaky, sleepy or anxious. A little irritable
but that may be because my 6’6” grandson decided to look for something behind
the couch and accidently knocked over an end table with a lovely bird oil
burner and a delicate crystal cluster, both given to me by two dear friends.
They both escaped destruction but the crystal cluster lost a couple of tiny
crystals, nothing noticeable. We lovingly referred to these kinds of events as “sasquatching”
or something being “sasquatched” because my grandson always seemed to be too
big for the world around him.
He has grown out of it mostly except when he is in a hurry as he was
today.
At the same time he did this I was putting together my pre-planned
lunch and feeling a bit pressured to get the food into my system and had to
stop to survey for any damage and pickup the items. So it was not so much the
accident but me feeling pressured to get my lunch before my blood sugar fell
any further.
A note here, I do not think it was “falling,” it may have been going
down very slowly because I felt fine.
Lunch was delicious! Tender steak cut in strips, broccoli/cauliflower
medley and an avocado quarter; 17gms carbs.
3:56pm
PP BG 120 Good.
5:15pm
BG 126 Sleepy. Thought maybe BG dropped, it’s fine.
Been sipping coffee wth cream I made earlier and had a cheese stick earlier to
help slow down and offset any carbs from the garden tomato sauce I sparingly
taste as it slowly simmers. One of the best pots of sauce I have ever made and
I am not sure if I really want to eat it with shredded broccoli in lieu of
spaghetti. The supposedly low carb low glycemic pastas cause nearly as much of
an impact on me as regular pasta. I have never been much of a pasta eater but
when I have eaten pasta in the past I like to enjoy a full generous serving
with lots of sauce. Not going to happen.
8:30pm
50U Had a great dinner I was going to pass on the garden tomato sauce
but it was way too good so I cooked some broccoli slaw, put some sauce over it,
Parmesan cheese and a sprinkling of a mix of peppers and onion. I paired it
with a sliced roast chicken breast with skin and wing. I use a smaller vintage
plate so it looks like more food than it is. 375 kcals 19gm carbs (and I am
still under my carb allowance for the day)
10:30pm
PP BG 111, very good but too low for me to pass on my evening snack.
Interesting to see what my fasting will be.
Say good night Bailey~
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