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Because of finals and last minute touches on projects, the last few weeks destroyed my normal sleeping habits. The added stress didn't help my normal insomnia either. I tried heading to bed super early over the weekend so I'd be prepared for this week, but my body just didn't want to fall asleep before one.

Sunday night, I didn't fall asleep until after two. That happened again Monday night. So I was averaging about five hours of sleep a day, with no naptime. By Tuesday afternoon, I was quickly fading.

Half way through some necessary errands, I was so sleepy that I could barely stand. I couldn't even think about diabetes or anything diabetes related, including food. I decided to cut my errands short and head home.

I grabbed something quick, and high carb, for lunch. I didn't check my blood sugar. I just grabbed the container and a fork and put something in my body. I was still hungry so I decided to eat a handful of mixed nuts and raisins.

After I'd eaten, I crashed onto the sofa. Within a few minutes, I was fast asleep. I woke up a few times throughout the afternoon when friends would text me. Sometime around 5pm, my body decided that my nap was long enough. I was still groggy and tired, but I realized that I was also nauseous and thirsty.

Within a few seconds, I realized that I never bolused for my rushed meal. I didn't even want to test my blood sugar (one of my major problems is avoiding a test when I know I'm very high). I just bolused for 50 carbs, which would bring me down from a blood sugar of about 400.

I waited an hour and a half to test. I was slowly getting hungry so I wanted to see how much longer it would be until I could eat again. My blood sugar was in the 200's, meaning I needed almost two more units of insulin. I did the appropriate bolus and waited another thirty minutes before I made dinner. My blood sugar still ended in the 200's for the night, but did come back down to 140 this morning.

Bottom line: Don't eat when tired.