Back on track
Friday, October 24th, 2008If you read my last column, you know that last week I had a low blood sugar episode. For those of you who have had a problem like this you’ll know that it can be traumatic. My sugar dropped to 60 and my need for sugar actually woke me at 3AM.
While this may seem unusual to you if you haven’t had this problem before, let me assure you that when my blood sugar drops to 100 and I’m awake I focus on food as my number 1 priority. So, you can imagine that when I woke up I did not need to test my blood sugar to know I needed to get the number up.
Immediately I went to the kitchen searching for juice. We were out…doesn’t it figure that the one time I’m in need it’s gone! I did the next best thing, I drank milk. Then I found the strawberry jam, peanut butter, granola bars and pasta. I can’t tell you how much of anything I ate but I definately overdid it.
My excuse is simple it was 3AM I was still asleep and acting on instinct (not that I needed an excuse). My sugar rose to 219 in 1 hour and I was ok. Actually I was stuffed. I skipped breakfast that day and am back on track today.
How do you handle low blood sugar episodes?