Lol, Karen, we've all been dealt a bad set of cards, but we've got to make the most of how we play them.
I go for the Monty Python, "Always look on the bright side of life, ta da ta da tee da" take on it.
And if that's not enough, I'll bring in the Daily Mash Bring It badger:
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...Weather, season ...My husband sells big data processing solutions and thinks that if I were to plug all the variables into a spreadsheet then analytics would give me predictive patterns.
Yep but what about all the variables we just don't know or can't measure or won't measure. Even if you exclude insulin and carbs I can think of:
Cortisol, adrenalin and oestrogen/progresterone (no idea if being testy raises your bgs?)
Company kept by afore mentioned carbs during a meal (fat, protein)
Quality of carbs
Exercise (HiiT, slow burn or weights...)
Time of day
As an engineering problem it is pretty complex thus impossible to be perfect with a 12 watt human brain!
On a positive note, I did strategise myself through a circuit class without the need for jelly babies or a high bg thus:
Did weights beforehand for 15 minutes to get my blood sugar up.
Unplugged pump for the duration of the class (45 minutes) to keep it around 6 whilst working hard and thus encouraging a further spurt of glucose. Very impressed with self !
Well that has been the week from hell. No matter how I try I just cant seem to get a flat line, with huge spikes followed by some dramatic drops
Last night for example, had a slightly later dinner around 7.15. BG were sitting at 6.9, had about 1/6 part of nan bread which I estimated to be around 30g of carbs. Come 11pm sitting at 8.3, which was OK. Woke at 7am to a 15.8????? Took 7 units correction dose and at 9am it had dropped to only 14.6. Seriously????????????
The Novoslow bottle I am using and Levemir I am sure are fine, cos I am getting some dramatic drops
I do have a bit of a cold/sore throat surely that cannot be having that much influence
Donor meat has a delayed carb action for me so i split the bolus 40/60 that seems to stop the rise going too highWell that has been the week from hell. No matter how I try I just cant seem to get a flat line, with huge spikes followed by some dramatic drops
Last night for example, had a slightly later dinner around 7.15. BG were sitting at 6.9, had about 1/6 part of nan bread which I estimated to be around 30g of carbs. Come 11pm sitting at 8.3, which was OK. Woke at 7am to a 15.8????? Took 7 units correction dose and at 9am it had dropped to only 14.6. Seriously????????????
The Novoslow bottle I am using and Levemir I am sure are fine, cos I am getting some dramatic drops
I do have a bit of a cold/sore throat surely that cannot be having that much influence
Happy! Greek friend I stayed with in September and her husband are here and they, a lovely Polish friend, another Greek friend and her British husband are coming soon for British takeaway fish and chips, and wine, and fruit salad. We’ll drink many many toasts to the EU despite the Greek problems. Long live Erasmus too! Long live visa free travel! Long live human connections! Long live shared research and multinational friendships!
What’s wrong with my quiche and dips?
The quiche is smoked salmon (forget that rubbish about real men and quiche) and I have two dips: beetroot and smoked mackerel.
I hear both fish and beetroot are good for your brain.
Just saying ...
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