Diabetes Update

Before I took my network offline I mentioned that my diabetes was raging and so I'd have to adjust my insulin dosage to get it back under reasonable control. It's been five days now, so I figured I should provide an update.

Things are getting better. 

For the first time in weeks I've actually had blood sugar values back in the normal range. More important, the overnight values are staying fairly consistent which is very good. So yay!

The only downside is that the two types of insulin -- one which you can actually see the impact of and one which you can-t -- work in harmony, so when the long acting one starts failing the normal reaction is to increase the amount of the fast acting one. Over time, you develop a habit of overdosing on the fast acting as a way to try to get your levels down. But when you finally figure out that you need to raise the amount of long acting insulin you have to remember to adjust down the amount of fast acting insulin or the two combine to create hypoglycemia. 

But it's hard to remember to make those adjustments, so I keep having those lows. Eventually I'll get the hang of it, but I wish I could get the hang of it faster. 

Though low blood sugar does give you a great excuse to buy a package of Ho-Hos.