I have sat down several times to write a new blog post, but I have been having some severe writer’s block.  Partially because I think that diabetes is becoming so second nature to me, that I don’t really think about it all that much.  That I hope is a good thing to hear for those who may have been recently diagnosed and are feeling a bit overwhelmed. It will become easier.  Yes it will still suck the royal big one, but it will be at least a little less overwhelming.

I am becoming a better and better judge of the carb count of foods.  I plan on sharing some of my carb counting tricks with you soon. Also, I now always have some Smarties on hand if I go low.  Even my friends have started carrying Smarties for me when we are out.

Just because I am learning more, and having minor success at it, doesn’t mean I still struggle with this stupid diabetes every moment of every day.  I guess you may say that I am a little more comfortable in these new diabetic shoes (not literally, even though croc’s does have some “stylish” shoes specially for diabetics, hehe).  As of this afternoon I have had two icky low blood sugar levels.  One before lunch, 64, and another low at 3pm, 69.  I didn’t feel the 64 at all until I tested. But the 69? Wowza! I felt like I was on a boat lost in the ocean. The world was going round and round. Luckily I was sitting down and had 3 rolls of Smarties within reach.  I guess it is completely normal for people’s blood sugars to drop, even down into the 50’s sometimes, but it is when you start feeling the symptoms, it is time to grab the closest sugar source.  I don’t know how true that is, but for those of us with CFRD it kind of makes sense, but not so much for those with Type 1.  That is just one more difference the two different “types” have.

I do have to admit I have fallen off my healthy eating bandwagon.  I still search for high fructose free foods, but I admit I have been drinking diet soda, which makes me crave those super sweet sugary foods, ahem… cherry sours, junior mints, tootsie rolls… YUM! But UCK! It’s been giving me these highs and lows, thanks to that evil sluggish insulin and the speed the pure sugar hits my blood stream. Not good.  BUT… over all I think I am doing a lot better than I used to because I test my sugar level MUCH more frequently. This way I know where I am at and if I need to take extra insulin I do, and if I need to dial it back I can. Testing testing testing!

I am not exactly sure why I had the lows today.  For a change knew exactly how many carbs I ate at lunch, I actually bolused a little less than I needed since I had a long walk back to work. So all logic said I would have been a little on the high side after lunch, but nooooope!  I have gained a bit of weight recently  (yeaaa me!) about 20 pounds (since September), and thanks to inhaled Aztreonam (an antibiotic I’m in a study for right now) keeping my lungs healthy, I think my insulin needs have changed.  I am planning over the weekend to really buckle down and count carbs to the exact amount I can, keeping track of my blood sugars probably 7 times a day (morning and before and 2 hours after each meal) just to see where my body is going and what it is doing.  I’ll give my numbers to my doc and she will be able to give me some advice on what changes I may need to be making with my insulin levels.  Crossing my fingers that I have the willpower to do this!

P.s. I’m thinking of jumping on the Vlogging (or is it Vloging?) band wagon. My laptop camera is worthless, especially if I am on the run… does anyone have advice of what kind of tiny portable video camera to get?  What would give me the best bang for my buck?
Thanks bunches!  Hope you all are doing well!

(oh! and I am a bit behind on my email… I haven’t forgotten you! I’ll get back with you very soon!)