...My lungs have been slightly burning since Monday. Runny nose to go with it. Sore throat since yesterday. What I have feels like a common cold, and a mild one at that, save for the burning sensation in my lungs. But it's somewhere in the background, it's not agony or anything. No dizziness, no shortness of breath so far. My blood sugars? About 1.5 mmol/l to 2.5 mmol/l higher than usual, so I know I'm sick, but I'm still in what is considered the normal range. No fever, no trouble breathing, so I can't get a test done by Dutch guidelines right now to confirm or rule out Corona, but I have a sinking feeling that it is. The lung thing is making me anxious, I don't usually have that when I have a cold, in spite of having asthma. So I act like corona's what it is, and take measures accordingly.
So far, so good though... Five days in and still alive. I'm scared, however. These are scary times, after all. T2 isn't a pretend condition, we are more at risk, no matter what anyone says. But I'm still sticking with keto, and since infections feed on blood sugars, I'm taking it quite seriously right now, because I don't want to feed potential pneumonia. That's basically the best I can do, besides wash my hands like a maniac all day, every day. Was supposed to go to an amusement park and nice dinner yesterday.... Instead we celebrated my 41st birthday at home, acting like our house was our own cat café, chasing our cats, Vicky and Charlie with camera's, and making lots of espresso's and tea's in the morning. A friend sent me a stevia/erythritol mix as a birthday gift, and I made a celebratory cinnamon/coconut/cream omelet with it for brunch. In the afternoon we dusted off the Wii and played House of the Dead: Overkill (talk about scary plagues, zombies are no joke!), and just had fun. Had a lie-down after dinner, watched an old Poirot episode afterwards... It was still a pretty good birthday, even if we didn't get to go to the Efteling or a BBQ restaurant with a fat cat walking around. (Been wanting to try that one out and thought my birthday'd be the right occasion. Oops!).
So what I've been doing: Trying to keep calm and carry on, but within the guidelines the Dutch got from the RIVM, and trying to keep my blood sugars as low as I can possibly keep them. Washing hands often. Isolating myself from people socially and all... I did that to avoid corona, but seems like I started too late or got it, if that is what it is, from my husband, so yeah... Now I isolate not to hurt others. Even if it is nothing more than a common cold, it's a scary time to have a common cold. I'm lucky not to have a job where I'd be missed, and no kids to worry about. Everything my life lacks is a blessing right now. So... Just make it through another day. Keep social contacts to a minimum. Stay away from crowded places. Wash hands pretty much continuously. And keep your blood sugars in check. And if it makes you feel better, avoid news sites for now. Or only check them once a day for developments.
Sterile hugs,
Jo, who's still not dizzy nor short of breath
