(Dixie and Ella resting in the BWCA)I’ve been struggling with my morning blood sugars since I’ve been back at work. That means that for the last three weeks, I have been waking up higher than I like to be. I’ve gradually increased my overnight basal rates, even though I’m not sure why on earth they suddenly need to be increased.
I decided to do middle of the night testing over the weekend to find out where the problem was happening, since I refuse to do it during the workweek and I don’t have a snappy Dex Seven to easily guide me.
I go to bed on Friday night around 11pm. Blood sugar is 112. I wake at 2:30am. Blood sugar is 200ish, but I changed my site before bed and knew that would happen. I give a correction. I decide, in my sleepiness, not to wake up at 4am. Dixie gets me up at 9am and my blood sugar is 48.
Saturday afternoon, I went to lunch at Fuddruckers. (A hamburger joint) I had a burger and fries, and a couple glasses of diet cola. I had tested 82 before lunch, so gave a regular bolus, no correction. Dixie was pestering me all through lunch. I didn’t have a tester with me (argh!) and didn’t feel low, so I just ignored her.
Bad idea.
I did some shopping and then went home. I was feeling horrible. I tested the minute I walked in the door.
328.
WHAT?!. I gave a serious correction. Tested 45 minutes later. 320. What the heck. I checked my infusion set, pump, etc. All seemed fine. My pump site was new. I wasn’t changing it.
Then it came to me. It was the pop at lunch. I KNEW that it wasn’t diet. I drank several glasses. Crap.
At this point I decided to bolus for the bazillion carbs I had consumed in regular soda. I guessed at 70 carbs. I never drink regular soda. Ever. So I didn’t even know what the actual carb value was. All I knew was that I was feeling horrible.
Test another ½ hour later. Down to 305. Another correction. (You can probably guess where this is going to put me in a couple hours.)
Four hours later I was 28. I tested twice. 28 again. This would have been a super time for the dang pop that I had earlier. Instead I had powerade and cookies.
Saturday night I decide to check the basals again. (Obviously still brain damaged from the highs and lows of today…what was I thinking?! This wouldn’t be a great night for checking.) But, I woke up at 2:30. BS= 108. Sweet. Got up at 8:30 the next morning. BS=160.
I turned up my basal rate last night between 4am and 6am, and went to sleep hoping for good things.
It’s amazing the smile that I can get from looking at the Freestyle, in the dawn of morning, with a simple 78 on it.
DIXIE TIDBIT:
Dixie would like me to mention that she tried to tell me that there were problems in the restaurant, but I wouldn’t listen.
I should have.
Sorry Dixie!
4 comments:
Molly, Molly, Molly our four legged friends are SO much smarter than us. When WILL we wake up?! Here is a (((HUG))). I do understand what you are going through. Does it help to know that you are not alone in this never ending battle? Probably not! Give Dixie a hug too!
You use Kevin's logsheets - right? Aren't they WONDERFUL! I LOVE the pie diagrams!
That Dixie is one smart cookie!!!!
And Ella is cute as a button - but she looks way exhausted from having to keep up on her short little legs.
I think the "Pop misup" happens a lot. My nephew, who works at Subway says the "hoses are always getting mixed up.
Molly-
I came to your blog via Donnabetes link, and I just signed up for Diabetes Talk Fest. Over the years, I have not realized how many other people are out there who've had diabetes for close to as long as I have. I too am 38 years old, and I was diagnosed when I was six years old. My husband is a teacher also, and we have one child. He has asperger's. I just wanted to touch base because we seemed to have a lot in common. You're dog sounds awesome!
I totally remember the Dezerta days of jello-like pudding and urine tests.... wow! Also, I have been a counselor for 14 years, and have been on my pump for 8 years. Wished I'd been on even longer!
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