Getting sick as a diabetic is supposed to be a very problematic situation. Your blood sugar becomes a more jagged rollercoaster than usual and hyperglycemia seems to be around every corner. Add to that the dehydration that generally accompanies an illness and you have a recipe for hospitalization. My nurse advised me to check my glucose levels every 2-3 hours if I felt sick and if I consistently read in the mid to high 200s to admit myself to a hospital. Good advice, especially because the minute my number goes over 200 I try to get it back down with corrections.
I woke up feeling dodgy. I had spent a good part of the night trying to swallow the post nasal drip that incessantly deposited mucus in my throat. I swallowed my throat raw and today talking and singing and swallowing hurt a little more than they should. But was I sick? The numbers suggest I wasn't. It was probably just a combination of 6 interrupted hours of sleep, a very irregular eating pattern (including under-eating at all meals) and a two show day. Plus it's finally gotten cold in this strange metropolis.
12:41 -> 102 Love this number. At 1:30 I had a strange breakfast: pb&j 36c, apple 20c, protein 5c, nuts 5c = 66c = 1 unit. At 3:30 I had oysters 8c.
5:13 -> 120 Indian Restaurant: Ayurveda - really f-ing good! Poppadum 7c, broccoli 14c, turnip 12c, lentils 40c, pakora 22, rice 22c, salad 1c, raita 8c, sweetened squash dessert 20c = 146 = 2 units.
7:28 -> 105 Still hungry: pb&j 36c, apple 20c, coffee 10c, macadamia nuts 5c = 71c = 1 unit. At 12:30 Larabar 13c and 2 glasses of red wine.
2:09 -> 96 Quinoa 60c and curried spinach 14c = 74c = 1 unit.
3:37 -> 135 Good number for going to sleep especially considering the wine.
Tomorrow I start on the Prandin!
Day 54
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