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I hit "ESC" on Toohey to double check when my last bolus was. Yep, right on time. I suspect I'll be slightly high since I changed my site this morning and had a fast-food breakfast. But when I see 304 I'm shocked. I squeezed out another glob of blood and checked again. This time 302. Son of a f*%#ing b*&%h!
I had taken 9.5 units to correct for a hideous fasting (which is why I changed my site a day early; I'd been running high since I put that site in on Sunday morning) and for the excessive amount of carbs I was eating for breakfast. I had even logged on to the restaurant's web site for nutrition information before bolusing.
I'm so livid now that I can't finish doing what I was doing. I can't think. What the hell is wrong? Two things came to mind:
- I've been having trouble with high post-prandials after a site change. I doubled my fixed prime and increased my morning insulin:carb ratio in an effort to head off the highs. So far it hasn't worked.
- I've been craving food lately. I meant to check the calendar last night to see where I am in my cycle since I tend to get ravenously hungry, have terrible cravings and can run unexpectedly high when I ovulate and just before my cycle starts.
After really thinking about it, though, I've determined that it's all of that, plus a little stress in the form of family history. I don't understand why I let this person's outrageously stupid comments get to me, but they apparently do. Oh how I would love to tell her off, but where would I start?
I felt the fire building as I was venting to a coworker. I didn't realize how upset I was until I sat back down at my desk and couldn't concentrate. My blood was boiling and all I wanted to do was yell and scream at this woman for being such a nasty, uncompassionate human being.
I was able to talk myself down and I was in the feeling-fairly-normal arena until I checked my sugar. And now I'm mad at her all over again. I did a correction bolus using my bolus wizard, but I wouldn't be surprised if I start rage bolusing this afternoon. Maybe a little meditation and some laughter so she doesn't screw up my numbers all stinking day. Or maybe just remember the old adage: Stress is the confusion created when one's mind overrides the body's basic desire to choke the living daylights out of some idiot who desperately deserves it.
Michelle, I understand your frustrations. I have a pump and I am a pump trainer. Some tips to help that I tell my pts are if you notice your blood sugars are high in your case. My first thought would be to change your site. I realize stress, menstrual also effect it but if you correct your sugar and it is not lower 1 hour later, you should change your site. Hope you find this helpful and I enjoyed your article! Erin
I know exactly how you feel. Stress.....that is the problem. I had a 64 fasting, which is really good for me in the morning. I felt fine until I came downstairs and had a heated argument w/14 year old son who was determined to skip school and go surfing. Nothing to eat, nothing to drink, went back upstairs took bloodsugar again....364????? It all happened with in one hour.....STRESS....
I didn't know stress could do that. I see why hitting the road home for a 400 mile trip can up you sugar now even though you don't realize you're stressing. I never worry about anything i think but my sugars are 98 one morning and 245 the next. I'm on oral right now( have been on 4 different one and it's a yo yo life. ) and will probably be on insulin after 4 yrs. of this. My daughter say diabetes is like cancer. It's always there, your insulin and meds are your chemo and it keeps it in remission. Never thought of it this way. I'm not a breakfast eater and never will be. My breakfast happens at 11am to noon. Coffee all morning and usually one meal a day. I hate to cook living alone but can always open a can of green beans and eat them out of the can cold which fills me up. Glucerna has become a very good friend also. I'm really a good diabetic, huh? My Dr. doesn't know all of how I eat but it sure shows when I print my meter out on the computer and you don't realize how bad it is till it;s printed off your meter. That pie,bar, and graph charts shows it all. Then is when you cry.