I started composing this post yesterday while I was flat on my back. However, the powerful drugs my doctor had me take for my severe back pain literally knocked me out.

It started yesterday morning as I was getting ready for work. I squatted down to get a new infusion set and my Quickserter out of my supply bucket, and wham my lower back completely seized up. I thought it was just a little spasm, but no matter what position I was in, my back hurt. (When I screamed and fell on the floor, No. 3 (who is 2) came running and asking, "You OK, Mom?" And then saying, "Es OK, Mom. Es OK, Mom.") I was able to make it to the bed--supplies in hand since I had removed my set before my shower.

My fasting yesterday was 144. I was in so much pain, that I knew it would affect my sugar. An hour after my fasting, I had shot up to 196. Nothing like a little stress to make your blood sugar go wild.

Trying to get out of bed to get to the doctor was definitely an ordeal: I wound up screaming, crying uncontrollably, almost fainting and feeling like I was going to throw up. Another blood sugar check had me at nearly 300. The Mr. went after the drugs the doctor called in for me: anti-inflammatory (steroids), muscle relaxer and pain killer.

These drugs are wonderful and I was actually able to get out of bed last night on my own. However, my sugar hasn't been under about 180 since this whole thing began. The steroids, I believe, are the culprit. Well, I'm sure my body trying to heal itself has something to do with wacky sugars, too. Correction boluses are working so, so slowly. But they're working. Last night around 11 p.m., for example, I was around 400. A correction bolus, some meds and sleep still had my fasting over 200 this morning.

This is some tough stuff to deal with. The resistance the drugs are forcing on me is the toughest I've ever come into. The Mr. continues to ask how my sugars are, and reminds me every couple hours to check and see how I'm doing. We're so in synch with my care and my needs that we may finally get a handle on this.