Just as I was starting to feel better from the freakin expensive medicine allergic reaction, my tonsils started to blow up again like one of those puffer fish. (geez! can’t I catch a break??!)  Back to the doctor I go.  Turns out I got ANOTHER weird bug I have never had before.  Luckily this one can be kicked by some cheep non-allergy inducing (fingers crossed) meds.  For an extra boost I agreed to do a boost of Prednisone (evil evil evil), which has given me some lovely roid rage, blood sugar numbers that go from normal to 450 in 30 minutes and a tummy monster that can not be tamed with no matter how much food I cram down.   I am afraid to say, go away bad juju, that I am starting to feel better FINALLY.

Last week I was on a short burst of Prednisone to help ease some of the inflammation in my lungs. What a number that did to my blood sugar levels (pun intended )! Can you say SKY high?!! I was on twice the regular amount of long-lasting insulin, and my insulin to carb ratio was 1gram:5units, which is also twice the amount of my usual. It took a while to figure that out so on average I was taking 6 shots a day, to cover everything. Apparently steroids, natural and medication-wise, have a huge affect on the body’s glucose levels. I am going to look more into it because my geeky mind is really curious. I’ll let you know more about it when I do.

I am not sure if it was the Prednisone, or if I was just feeling better, but my appetite was HUUUGE! I gained 11 pounds over the course of those 3 weeks, from 104lbs to 115lbs. Unfortunately stress really affects my appetite and when I went through that heartache, I dropped most of the weight. But I am doing better now and hoping that I can regain most of it back. I felt soooo healthy. I am one of those rare women who love to hear “you are looking fat!” Because to me, it means I am looking healthy! I REALLY do not want to look at my food bill from the past month… I bet it is as large as my appetite was!