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Brief Meditation on Lows
I’m unable to predict when I’m going to have a hypoglycemic episode. They don’t happen often, and when they do, after I’ve gotten my blood glucose back up and after I’ve fought off the desire to eat half of what’s in the kitchen, I try to think back and reconstruct events leading up to the low blood sugar so I can figure out what to do in order to prevent it the next time…
Diabetes Has Its Ups and Downs
Oh, what to write about. I thought and thought about that, then remembered I’d jotted down some ideas a few weeks ago. After much searching, I found my list. It read: “DA help,” “Mystery w/pump,” and “Cali cooking.” At least, that’s what I think it said. It took me a while to decipher my penmanship. Darned if I know what any of those scribbles mean…
Worried To Bed, Fine To Wake
It’s early in the morning here in Southeast Michigan. How’s your diabetes? Mine’s doing just fine. Last night when I went to bed, however, I worried that my night might be long and fraught with blood glucose issues…
Wishing for Environmental Changes
Last week I was battling high blood glucose. This week, I’m tending toward low. In fact, I woke up this morning thinking, “sugar-frosted cereal, candy pumpkins, doughnuts,” with my yearnings leaning toward the pumpkins…
First It’s This, Then It’s That…
I’m up at some ungodly hour of the morning. Not that it was planned. But I was in bed, dozing peacefully, when phantom pain decided to hit. It felt as if a knife was being thrust into my left foot and lower leg. Every time the knife struck, my leg would jerk violently. Not a good sleeping atmosphere…
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