This is such a frustrating disease. Just when I think I might be getting the hang of it, something like this happens: woke up this morning at 6:30 to feed the cat and make the school lunches. and decided to do a quick test, as my before-bed sugar was higher than I wanted last night. So, 7am test - blood sugar was 89. Great. All is well. My panic level cooled down to a slow simmer (it never gets any lower than that) and, after everyone left for school, I decided to go back to bed. Woke up at 8:30, looked through some stacks of bills, and wondered if I should test again beore breakfast. Overkill? Well maybe, but just to make sure. Blood sugar at 9am: 113. What's going on here? I haven't eaten anything, or done anything other than lying quietly in bed worrying about the state of the world. Is this much fluctuation normal? Will I ever get this under control? Will I ever calm down?
Days like this, I'm glad that I decided to see Dr. Bernstein, even though he is pretty extreme and doesn't accept any insurance plans. I've been waffling about the thousands of dollars out of pocket, but if he can give me any insight into things like the above, it will be worth it.
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