April 19, 2002
Diabetes
Tara suggested I make it more clear what the number I have been posting at the end of my "Diabetes" posts is. That number is the most recent blood test that I do 1-4 times a day (usually twice, but sometimes more if I don't feel good). It represents the mg/dL (milligrams per deciliter) of sugar/blood. The normal person's blood sugar is in the range of @50-80 mg/dL. The healthy range for a diabetic such as myself is 70-110 mg/dL, and anything over 140 starts to cause damage, but it really doesn't start to cause big problems until it gets well above that.
Last night I ate pretty well, but it is a little higher than I would like it to be because I am trying to make some adjustments to my insulin right now. I keep finding that I am going low around 10-11 AM and a few hours after dinner each day. So in an effort to reduce this I have dropped my Humulin R by one unit per dose to see if this makes the change needed. I think that it may help things, but I need a few days to acclimate to this new dose.
I also barely slept last night. I guess I can't drink coffee so close to bedtime anymore. It didn't used to bother me, but since I watched 5 episodes of "Who's the Boss" last night at 3 AM, I think it might. When I don't sleep enough, that can also affect my sugar level because my body isn't well rested.150
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