“I’m back!”

I sat up totally confused. I looked at the clock and saw that it was the time when I typically get out of the shower.

In the morning my wife takes our son to school while I get in the shower and get ready for work. I have an alarm that wakes me up but most of time I wait to hear, “We’re leaving” from her then I get up.

Today, I didn’t.

I jumped up in a panic, disconnected my pump, and turned on the shower. As I waited for the hot water to arrive I sat down on the toilet. I could no catch my breath. I was taking deep breaths trying to slow my heart rate but I couldn’t. The bathroom started to steam up as I sat there trying to find the energy to get into the shower.

Was I having an anxiety attack? Is something wrong? Should I just call in sick today and go back to bed? The room was spinning and I could not catch my breath. (READ MORE)

blo0ms

There are certain situations where I know that I need to reduce my basal and accurately judge carbs unless I want to end up in a fit of lows. Tonight was one of those situations.

My nerves always get to me, so I lowered my basal for the next four hours by 0.30. I ate a small dinner and took a square bolus (not for the type of food) but because I knew that the bolus up front would send me crashing. I assumed I'd be fine, if not a little elevated by the end of the night.

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