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Ketoacidosis Episodes Higher For Insulin Pump Users Over Glargine/Lispro or Aspart

Took an Ambien last night and went to bed before 9:30. Did not wake up all night at least, but now I am SO groggy.

Having trouble waking up. Which is why I hate the stuff so.

It is 12:35 and I am STILL tired. I have been groggy and have felt off for most of the day.

Fought sleeping all day — as a result ate more than I planned to. Common sympthom for me when overly tired.

Had trouble going to sleep, but not due to mask fit. Was able to stay in bed until 5:00 am but woke at 4:15 and could not go back to sleep. I think I woke at least one other time, maybe two. but was able to go back to sleep.

This is NO fun.

Sleeping was better. Getting to sleep still took a long time, but at least the mask stayed on and was comfortable. I woke up a lot, but forced myself to stay in bed. Woke up around 4:00 am as usual but stayed in bed and let the alarm clock wake me at 5:00.

Definately feel better this morning than yesterday.

This is primary for me and the sleep doctor, I’m having trouble sleeping, and this is the best place to write things down and keep them.

Last night was rough.

First, I couldn’t sleep, the mask kept leaking and when it did, it made a popping sound. That went on until around midnight.

At around 1:30, my pump sounded an occulision alarm, which meant I had to wake up and prime it before it would shut up.

Then I woke around 2:00 am not sure why but was able to go asleep with difficulty. Woke again in the 3:00 am time frame and again couldn’t sleep. And then again at 4:15. Again, had trouble going back to sleep.

Part of the problem at 4:15 was that I just didn’t want to be in bed and in the mask any more, though I did keep it on. My face was a bit greasy and it was sliding around.

Am guessing, but did end up eating some crackers around 9:00 — I was at a big calorie defiect and wanted to get in at least another 200 calories.
I had let the evening get away from me. One of my goals is to not go into starvation mode. I’ve done that before when losing weight, and it makes the whole process harder.

I was able to wake up with no problem at 5:00 and am downstairs doing iShape schedule strength exercises.

Came home, took a long nap — almost 3 hours, and had absolutely no mask or other issues.

Weird. Though woke up because I felt I needed to get out of bed now.

Oh, and had eaten lunch about an hour before taking the nap — a 700 calorie lunch, vs. the 200 calorie snack last night.