February 2019

February 2019 My first MD told me to test my blood sugar twice a day, two days a week.

 I choose Tuesday and Thursday.

 AM is immediately after getting out of bed.

 PM is two hours after "fork down" at the end of my evening meal.

Day  Date  AM    PM

Fri    1  ---   ---  
Sat    2  --- 80 9080-90 
Sun    3  ---   ---  
Mon    4  ---   ---4th  116/62
Tue    5  ---   ---5  I misplaced my meter but found it in late evening.
Wed    6   56    75  
Thu    7   81   129   
Fri    8  ---   ---  
Sat    9  ---   ---  
Sun   10  ---   ---  
Mon   11  ---   ---  
Tue   12   76   144  
Wed   13  ---   ---  
Thu   14   80   127  
Fri   15  ---   ---  
Sat   16  ---   ---  
Sun   17  ---   ---  
Mon   18  ---   ---  
Tue   19   60   100  
Wed   20  ---   ---  
Thu   21   80   203  
Fri   22  ---   ---  
Sat   23  ---   ---  
Sun   24  ---   ---  
Mon   25  ---   ---  
Tue   26   63   173  
Wed   27  ---   ---  
Thu   28  101   125  

^80-90I was feeling weak and a bit dizzy so I sampled some chocolate fudge at work. I checked my blood sugar when I got home and it was quite low at 80! Two hours after dinner, it was 90.
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^4thWhen I woke up around 2:20 am on 4 February 2019, and wandered into the bathroom to  urinate, I noticed I felt weak and then hungry. I had to sit down. While I was sitting there, Jackie (elder cat) came in to eat and I realized they were low on food, so I opened a bag of cat fud and feed them.

Then, I realized that feeling weak and hungry probably was a sign of hypoglycemia so I went to the kitchen. I felt dizzy and had to lean against the walls since I feared I was going to lose my balance.  At the  freezer,.I ate a small amount of frozen dark chocolate (which hays been in there for some time!). This was a nice hit. The problem is a quick relief probably meant a quicker return to  hypoglycemia.

I made myself a single slice peanut butter sandwich and drank some water.

Feeling suddenly weak, I checked my blood sugar around 4 pm and it was 98. ________________________________________________________________________________
^5thA couple of hours after going to bed, I woke up belching and knew I was about to start vomiting. So, I went to the Hall Bathroom, bend over the toilet and said "OK stomach, do your worst!". Nothing happened so I put my finger down my throat twice. After vomiting twice, I was horrified when my breathing froze and I was not breathing.

I did not have the inhaler near me but was able to consciously force myself to breath. I then went to the kitchen, used the inhaler and felt my breathing return to normal.

This was a horrifying event!
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