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I am still using 50 units of insulin — and I’m still having higher blood sugars than I like. However, things are dropping — except for weight.

There is definately a coorelation between how much insulin I use and whether I gain or lose weight. However, I’m not going to sacrifice control for weight.

Fasting blood sugar at 116. Better, still not as good as it was, but better!

I got really aggravated this morning because at 9:30, my blood sugar was 198.

NOW, I kinda of forgot I didn’t have cardio scheduled today, and was still on that basal schedule. So that’s part of the reason it was high I think.

So I decided to give the full correction instead of giving myself 50%. This would have worked if I had brought and eaten my lunch, or if I had eaten a snack, but I’m trying to lose weight. So I didn’t.

The good news, is that I am really insulin aware. I felt the drop from 198 to 112 and I even felt the drop down to 108

Now here’s the weird part, I started having problems with cognitive functions — we were writing a test. So I remembered that there were tootsie rolls in the next room, but I forgot I keep about two bags of lifesavers in my emergencie supplies. I did remember after I got the tootsie rolls. I also took a glucose tablet because they dissolve faster. It didn’t take long to get the sugar back in my head and working again, but it’s interesting how quickly cognitive functioning is impared, and how quickly you recover. Takes just a little bit of sugar to tip it either way. I ended up with a glucose, lifesaver and a tootsie roll — real fast, fast, and regular release sugar. A fix, and a prevention. An hour later I was fine and running at 112.

My blood sugar is still ranging higher than I like and it’s been two days since my bad eating day!

I’ve ranged between 130-200 all day.

Well, hopefully I learned from THAT one!

I had a bad food day on Saturday, and I’m not really sure why. I had 60 minutes of cardio scheduled by iShape and decided as a reward I’d do some pizza. Ate my pizza, bolused it, fine, etc.

Now this might be part of the reason, but I got eaten by mesquitos on Thursday evening doing dog agility so needed to run by a drug store and get something for the itching. It was BAD.

So while I was there, decided to see if they had sugar free Lifesavers — they do, and I haven’t decided if it was worth it. Also spotted Lifesaver fruit slices which I love. Pure sugar.

I figured I’d do one serving and be fine, but wasn’t. Ended up with the whole bag. Bolused correctly, etc.

Then that evening ended up by the grocery store and spotted potato chips, and ended up eating a whole bag.

Between the three items and the rest of the day, did 78 units of insulin and yet the blood sugar was still high the next day.

I’m still seeing the effects. My blood sugar is still slightly elevated, and I’m back firmly to a 10:1 carb ratio. I also stopped adjusting my basal rate — leaving it where it was on Friday. I won’t start adjusting it again until I start seeing lower blood sugars again.

I’ve decided that one way to fight reoccurences of Saturday is to make sure I have small amounts of those types of foods on a regular basis. I think I just went too long “good”.

The only good news, is that it’s been about 1 1/2 week since the last “bad” day. However, it wasn’t as bad. Only around 55 units, not 78!

One of those funny things — the less insulin you use, the less you need.

According to the “rule of 500” I have for a week required a 11 unit of carb to unit of insulin. That is certainly shown by the numbers. I’m consistently low, and I don’t want to go so low, I have hypoglycimia. So I’m changing my setting in EzManager for that calculation.

I am also still very slowly dropping my basal rates.

And if this works I’ll be using even less insulin. However, I’m not losing weight very fast, but I am working out extremely consistently.