I started the day on the high side. I attribute this to the fact that yesterday was a genuine lazy day with no virtually no exercise (the weather killed the motivation to get outside). Because of this I continued by lazy-day-basal until mid-morning today. By that time my BG seemed stable and in range.
I am still trying to get to the bottom of the work piles I have at work. Today this meant sitting in front of the computer all day, gathering results from one of the projects. I had my usual afternoon snack around
I drained 1/3 of a bottle of OJ (ca. 100 ml), and called Jimmi to let him know that I was getting ready to go home, but that the BG was holding me back. 15 minutes later I retested, hoping to see the BG going up. No such luck, it had dropped even more, now giving me a 1.5 (27). More juice, some chocolate-covered raisins and more waiting and testing. Almost an hour after the first low reading, I had had a whole bottle of OJ (330 ml) and a lot of chocolate-covered raisings, and frankly, my patience was up. I wanted to go home. I would normally not get on my bike with a reading below 4.0 (72), but I made an exception today, as I figured that at least the BG-trend was heading upward and I should have plentiful carbohydrates on board.
When I got home, Jimmi had started eating because he only had 15 more minutes at home before he had to leave for the general assembly. I tested: 3.1 (56) and sat down to eat. I didn’t bolus until after the meal, but still 90 minutes later I was 2.6 (47). The low trend apparently continues, and I am still awaiting the anticipated rebound. Maybe it will come during the night?
I am up for a test before bed time. I am looking forward to see if this damn Monday will continue, or if I have finally managed to get the BG up in safe range.
What a yucky and persistent string of lows there!!! You must feel absolutely wiped out!
ReplyDeleteI hope that things even out for you soon, and that you don't have to worry about this for at least another week... :-)
It must have been really frightening to be that low BEFORE your bike ride home! The day seems to be screaming one thing - exercise, both lacking it AND gettting it, can totally destroy diabetic control. Exercise both helps us and destroys us.....
ReplyDeleteScott - yes, I was exhausted by all these lows last night. I can't remember having seen such a persistent pattern of lows in a very long time, so hopefully I will not have to go through this again in a week :-) I had a reading of 8.9 (160) before bed, so I added a little insulin. The rebound from all the lows and the huge amount of carbs may have come during the night anyway, because I was 10.8 (194) this morning. Now it seems like the level is evening out, though.
ReplyDeleteChrissie - well, I didn't really think of it as frightening to be that low before my bike ride - at least not considering that I caught it before starting the ride. Most of all I felt so annoyed by the fact that the D had taken command, preventing me from doing what I wanted to, i.e. to go home. And you are right, exercise is definitely a major factor in the picture of yesterday. Actually the timing of the first low fits nicely with my general experience about the delayed effect of exercise (approximately 8 h post exercise insulin sensitivity will increase, sometimes dramatically). Still, I have no idea as to why the effect apparently was so significant yesterday. My bike ride to work was nothing out of the ordinary, so I wouldn't expect the effect of it to be so dramatic.
wow. what an awful monday. i hate mondays too.
ReplyDeletereading about how exercise effects your d is really helpful though. i have to admit, i do high intensity exercise all the time, but i kind of am not so scientific (and perhaps a defeatist) when it comes to actually trying to figure out WHEN lows will happen because of exercise, when highs will happen, all of that. but, since you seem to know a bit about your body and how it works, you are giving me a bit of motivation to figure it out and maybe even conquer exercise and bg!?