7:10 a.m. – wake up to DexCom vibrating and realize I’ve been under the “low threshold” from 2 a.m. – 7 a.m. My low is set at 80 and I was dancing around in the 60s this whole time. God only knows how many times the DexCom vibrated during that 5 hour period.
7:16 a.m. – test, I’m 67, but feel much lower. Take a half unit less insulin than I normally would for an English muffin (6.5 units). Eat said English muffin.
8:04 a.m. – get out of shower and DexCom is freaking out and saying “high” and “rising”. Test and I’m only 175 – don’t take any additional insulin.
8:41 a.m. – at my desk at work and now DexCom is saying I’m nearing 300. WTF. I test and am 237. Take 1.5 units of insulin and curse English muffin. Curse that I can eat the same exact thing 10 days in a row and have 10 different results.
Additional 8 a.m. curses –
Today is my work’s employee appreciation breakfast and there isn’t anything on the table that I can eat.
VP has made yet another baked good to share with staff that I will not eat.
11:09 a.m. – Now DexCom is saying I’m falling. I test and I’m 111 and decide to eat 1 glucose tab. 1 glucose tab equals 4 carbs.
12:30 p.m. – I feel really low, but meter says I’m only 110. Decide I’m probably not actually low, but body is reacting to the roller coaster it’s been on since 2 a.m.
12:50 p.m. – took 7.5 units of Humalog, heated up chicken wild rice soup, ate soup
1:05 p.m. – now I feel nauseous and keep checking my DexCom to see if I’m going to start crashing. DexCom says 136. Fingers crossed.
Meanwhile, co-workers (including Type 2 co-worker) go about their day eating bagels, muffins and cakes. Sad that co-workers don't understand the differences between T1D and T2D nor do I want to take the time to try and educate them. Don't have that type of relationship with co-workers. Tomorrow will be a better day. Meanwhile, day dream about an employee appreciation day for diabetics.
Two questions:
ReplyDelete1. what is an appropriate or good potluck item to bring that a Type 1 can eat at such an event?
2. Do you ever miss work b/c of your disease?
Patty
Hi Patty,
DeleteThanks for commenting.
1) In my perfect world each dish would have the serving size and how many carbs are in that serving size printed on an index card. For example, someone makes soup the card would read soup: 1 cup = 25 carbs and then the serving spoon would actually be a 1 cup measuring cup.
A more realistic answer is: cheese and meat trays, veggie trays, meatballs w/low carb BBQ sauce, little weenies w/low carb BBQ sauce, providing rolls/bread that are low-carb to go along with the sloppy joe/cold cuts (but tell people it’s low carb or they will bolus for normal carb bread and go low), punch that is made with diet sodas, diet tonic, etc.
2) Yes, the most common scenario is that I am 30-45 minutes late to work because I am waiting for a low blood sugar to come up before driving (this does not happen often). Alternatively, I am at work, but feel so sick that I am probably only working at 60-70% productivity (like today).
I hope tomorrow (now today) IS a better day! This sounds like a real mess. Do you normally spike (maybe not like that!) after an English Muffin?
ReplyDeleteSometimes on those days, I just write the day off as being shot. I'll give myself a massive dose of insulin, eat the goodies, and deal with whatever comes, because I already am lost, and what's the difference? I admire your willpower for avoiding it.
Hi Scott,
DeleteYesterday was a better blood sugar day. I normally won't even eat an EM unless I'm between 70-90. If I do that than I don't normally spike. So, when I was low waking up I figured eating the EM wouldn't be a problem. I think stress was the main culprit. I was coming back to work after having been gone for 5 days and it was a real nightmare!
TGIF.
i love english muffins.
ReplyDeletei'm grateful for how you describe your life with diabetes.
i hope your colleagues get cavities and chubbiness in unappealing places from those baked goods.
What a ride, yo!
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