As I’m sitting here typing, I have tears in my eyes, I’m feeling sick to my stomach, and my blood sugar just went from 267 to 315 in 20 minutes, for no reason. How frustrating…
So what happened?! I’m going from a post about conquering the beets to one of defeat. All last week, I was eating healthy meals and snacks, checking my blood sugar regularly (which I have always done), and have had nothing but perfect readings. Then the weekend came…
My family and I took a trip to Omaha to visit family. I do have to admit that I didn’t eat the healthiest meals while we were there, but I was keeping a close eye on my numbers, even though they were creeping up. On Sunday morning, I woke up, checked my blood sugar and got a reading of 199. I proceeded to then take a shower and get ready for the day before eating breakfast. An hour later as I sat down to breakfast, I checked my sugar again and it was 275. How can it jump that much in one hour?! I just figured it probably had to do with the spaghetti I ate for dinner the night before. My sugar continued to climb to 325. That one I figured was from the big breakfast my Aunt had made us. I took my correction dose and didn’t eat anything the rest of the day.
I got home on Sunday evening and got back into my healthy eating routine. I cooked an awesome healthy dinner for my boyfriend and I and we spent time relaxing and catching up since we hadn’t seen each other all weekend. My blood sugar was still a little high before dinner, but I took plenty for the correction and for the meal we ate. In fact, I was almost positive I took way too much out of frustration of it being high all day. Before bed, it was 280. I went to take a correction dose, but my pump said that the correction was a couple units and that I still had over 8 units of active insulin in me. I trusted my pump and expected to wake up at a normal level.
Yesterday morning I woke up with a blood sugar of 300. WHAT?! How could it be 300 when it was 280 the night before with over 8 units left??? I took my correction dose, ate my cereal and went on my way. Snack time a few hours later, and my blood sugar had only dropped to 206. Now, I had been eating very healthy and carb counting diligently and I’m still getting these numbers when I should be getting normal range numbers. By lunch is was down to 176. Better, I thought. At least it’s going the right way… 189 before dinner, 195 before bed… back to going the wrong way. Took my correction dose, AGAIN, and prayed for a normal number in the morning.
Woke up today with a number of 172. Still high, but better than it was before. Went on with my normal routine of eating my cereal and driving my 1.5 hours to work. Snack time and it’s 184, lunch time and it’s 208, a few hours later I’m starting to get nauseous, so I check my blood sugar just to be on the safe side, it’s 267. I take a correction dose, put my head down because the nausea isn’t going away and just wait. 20 minutes later I checked my sugar again to make sure it’s going down, and BEEP BEEP, it’s 315. AHHHHH!
I don’t know if my pump tube is kinked (for the millionth time) or not because I’m not getting a “No Delivery” warning, but I gave myself a regular injection of insulin after the 315 reading. I’m still feeling nauseous, so I’m going to check it again soon.
I’m sorry for this long blog. I’m sorry for complaining (I’m really trying to turn over a new leaf after I was informed that I complain too much about everything). I’m just genuinely frustrated and upset. What’s the point of working so hard and diligently to stay healthy and keep my blood sugars in the normal range when crap like this happens with no explanation?! I seem to be having more problems than not with my dumb pump, I hate that I’ve had to leave work early multiple times because of high blood sugars, and I hate that I’ve cried so many tears over this. I’m feeling so ready to give up on this stupid disease.
Blood sugar update: 270… at least it’s going in the right direction… for now…