I hate to say it, but I had to consciously give up on my walk for some time. And I hate to harp on one subject, but my allergies seem to have literally taken over my life.

I had gotten in the habit of making sure all my walking gear would be ready for me in the morning-walking shorts, old grubby T-shirt, scrunchie, New Balance (Won't. Ever. Buy. Another. Brand.) walking shoes-and going to bed with high hopes of being able to walk in the morning. For roughly the last two months it was nothing for me to have a before-bed blood sugar reading in the low 100s or even under 100 and to wake up over 200. No, it wasn't dawn phenomenon. It was a funky combination of Byetta and allergies and whatever I ate before bed.

Now, up until this summer I had no trouble getting a high to come down with a brisk walk. I loved knowing that a fasting of more than 200 could be brought under control in a matter of 30 minutes. There had been at least one occasion in the past where the walk made me higher and made me feel worse, but I figured that had been an isolated incident.

Until this summer. Determined to not let a high blood sugar get in my way and meet my goal of walking at least five days a week, I took my normal walk on most days. But when the walk started making me feel wretched after a high fasting, I had to make a change. Now, instead of getting up and getting ready and THEN checking my fasting, I made it a habit to roll over when the alarm went off and check my sugar before even getting out of bed. High numbers equaled more sleep. I like sleep.

While I enjoy my morning walk, it's been nice not having to get out of bed so early and creep around the house in an effort to not wake anyone. It hit me tonight at dinner as I was taking my Novolog instead of my Byetta that I'll actually be able to more easily predict what my fasting may be. Which means I'll be able to get more walking in. Which means I need to set my alarm 30 minutes early tonight.