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Up and down. That's the way it's been lately. Numbers are up, numbers are down, nothing is making sense, patterns are confusing, emotions are frustrating. I've seen some wildly high numbers in the past week or two that are completely blowing my mind. Go to bed at 109 mg/dl, but wake up at 5 am in the 300's.

I've hit a rough patch lately, and it's been a struggle to get out of it. I'm not burnt out, but I'm confused. It seems like every few months, I need to do a complete D Overhaul, complete with new basals, tweaked insulin-to-carb ratios, and a whole new set of patience. It's not difficult, but it's frustrating as can be to go through the "lather, rinse, repeat" routine to get my numbers back under control, even when the external variables haven't changed!

/rant

There was a summer carnival near my office a few weeks back, when I was at the peak of re-tweaking. From the top of the ferris wheel, I tried to imagine that my diabetes frustrations were as small as the lemonade stand below. I need to remember that this disease can't be managed by simply following the rules - because some days "the rules" don't seem to apply.

How do you guys manage your diabetes frustrations?




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