Garbage Mouth

I recall when I was first being diagnosed with diabetes that after a nap/sleep I would arise and have a terrible taste in my mouth. The terrible taste would always be accompanied by a "blah" feeling.

Maybe I got used to the bad taste? Perhaps it went away?

Currently I do taste it. Is that just because I am thinking about it?

I do know that I am currently out of balance. Blood sugar high quite a bit and I have lost a little weight. (without trying)

Seizure

Yesterday I planned to reverse my sleeping schedule by staying up. I had been going to bed about 6 am and waking about 3 pm. So I decided to stay up and sleep well the next night. I had a pot of coffee and I did some organizing around the house. About noon I began to feel tired so I sat in the chair and took a nap.

After a while I got up and walked around the kitchen in a bit of a haze. I looked at the clock. It was 3:30 pm. I was sleepy but I was also in trouble. I began to feel these slight uncontrollable jerks. "Low Blood Sugar" My brother was at the house but he works nights so he was not quite ready for the next day. The last thing I remember is holding onto the banister and yelling for my older brother.

The next thing, I am on the kitchen floor and my brother is standing at my feet asking me what I'm doing on the floor. I say nothing just extend my arm so I can be lifted from the floor. It was after 4:00.

I went to my room and laid down for a minute. I felt intense nausea for a few minutes but it quickly subsided. I talked with my brother to make sense of the whole situation. There was no evidence of food being eaten "How could I come out of a seizure without help?" I ate a little bit and had the nausea come back and then quickly subside.

After some time I began to realize my injuries. First I noticed my shoulder and my calf muscle. I couldn't lift my arm and my calf felt like I had a serious cramp. Then I noticed scratches on the back of my hand. Then I noticed that I had taken a bite into my tongue. The final pain I notice was my tailbone.

I must have really hurt my shoulder. Today there is very low range of movement.

I need to figure out how to avoid these episodes. They are pretty scary.

High Speed Insulin

This is most definitely a bad habit but it can be useful in a pinch. Yesterday I was cruising down the highway at 70 MPH and realized I could use a dose of insulin. So I put the car in cruise control, grabbed my insulin pen, screwed on the cap, and dialed up what I needed all by feel. I then looked down briefly to line up the needle and the target site. I kept my eyes on the road and watched for bumps/cars and when it looked safe I stabbed myself with the needle and pushed in the plunger.

Of course the best plan of action would have been to pull over and take an insulin shot with the car parked.

I have also done this procedure with a syringe and vial.(It is a two man job.)

I do not think it is as bad as texting but taking an insulin shot would be on the list of things not to do while driving.

On The Road

When traveling I find it more difficult to control my blood sugar.(extreme highs and extreme lows) Eating different foods than you are used to.(Usually food that is not good for you) And your schedule completely turned around. I am currently three hours away from home preparing for a friends wedding. I have had to face a few challenges in regards to my diabetes.

It is going to be a great day!

Shaky and Fuzzy

The other day I started the morning out a little low. It wasn't a big deal but I stayed on the low side most of the day. After dinner I was going to bring my weight bench into the house. It had been sitting outside rusting all summer. I figured it was time for me to begin a weight lifting routine. It needed to be disassembled because it does not fit through the door. Not a big deal.(four bolts.) I was starting to feel a little strange as I was studying what I needed to do. I looked into the fridge but I could not recognize anything in there and then I could not understand why I was looking anyway. So then I went to the garage to gather the tools that were needed. Things became fuzzy. Then my dad came into the garage and asked me some questions and I just kept answering "What?". I then realized I needed some help. So I asked him to bring me a regular pop. He came back and I took a few sips and began to feel better. I had a couple of "shakes"(small jerks) as I was drinking the pop. Obviously I overdosed on insulin during my dinner time meal.

The weight bench did not make it into the house that day.

It is in the house now. The preparations for working out have been made just need to start the program.

Morning Highs

High blood sugar early in the morning is a real pain in the butt. You are having this weird dream where urination is the main subject and you realize you had better wake before you wet the bed. Wake up do your thing and fall back into bed only to wake again shortly after. It is definitely cause for a very tiresome day because you do not sleep well at all.

Whoops

I did not get much sleep this past weekend and I went to a party that lasted late into the evening. When I got home I just went straight to my bed. Leaving my insulin in the car.

I slept into the afternoon. It was a very hot summer day. I discarded the pen and opened a new batch of insulin.

Out of curiosity I tried the heated insulin a couple of days later and it did not work. There wasn't much left but enough to consider it a waste.