As most of you know from my scribbles yesterday, I've been having some issues with my blood sugars (BG's) lately. To the point that on the Sunday I was close to going to ER due to high blood sugars in the 400 mg/dl (22 mmol/l). On the advise of some of my online PWD's (People With Diabetes) - I went to my pharmacy to pick up some Chemstrips UGK to measure the amount of ketones in my system. For diabetics, ketones in the blood makes it more acid and is poisonous to the brain if left undected for too long (coma and death can happen - ugh). I've been thru' Ketoacidosis as a teenager where I slipped into a coma. Not fun at all for either myself or my family. So, with the way my blood sugars have been lately, I was scared to the point of running around like a chicken without it's head on, but I stayed "somewhat" calm.
The short and the sweet of it. I'm now back to normal. Went to bed with 270 mg/dl (15 mmol/l) and woke up (didn't sleep well of course) with 74 mg/dl (4.1 mmol/l). Still it's going to be a waiting game, as I've not been MDI (multiple doseage injecting) for the past 3 years since being on the pump. Like I did with the insulin pump, I'm relearning how to keep my BG's in control via needle injections - compared to my pump which had all the calculations for IOB (insulin on board), I:C (insulin to carb ratios), and some of the other goodies that help make insulin pumping in my opinion a "slice of cake". In my case, I wasn't sure if I was having issues with scarring due to infusion sites, so decided to take a pump break.
I called up my GP's office this morning to discover she does not have any available appointments until .... July!!! Three months from now. I explained the situation - only suggestion they gave to me - " come into the clinic ". Clinics are my last resort, having to go thru' your history with a GP that doesn't know you, been there, done that. Next option was my Endo, this is where I lucked in, cancellation on Thursday. I'll have to work something out with my clients for that day, but as you're all probably saying ... "Your health comes first".
So, for now, as I finish this up, I feel my BG's coming down. I probably overdosed in the NovoRapid for my breakfast (yes - I had a normal breakfast of toast/PB/OJ - oh joy). Off I go to test, report my results on Twitter and the other areas that I report my daily roller coaster ride with diabetes.
UPDATE: Just Tweeted this - #bgnow 13.2 | 238 So much for thinking I'm low.Either I:C ratio or basal rate is not correct with MDI.Used to work with pump :S #diabetes
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