Today is one of those strange days that I’m having trouble keeping my blood sugars up. It’s not that I’m dangerously low, just that I keep trending downward.
I got up to an 82 and my after breakfast/before lunch sugar was only an 84. Usually, that’s my highest reading of the day. I don’t always eat before rehab but at 84 it seemed like a good idea so I had a piece of toast with cheese. Half an hour later, I was trending downward at 77. And I seemed to be staying there so was watching it carefully during exercise. Finally, I made it up to 111. Within half an hour, I was trending downward to 100 again and so I’ve had a snack with fresh tomato, a piece of cheese and a couple crackers. I even put some pepper jelly on the crackers so probably next time I check I’ll be at 200!
I’m thinking this is possibly a result of the lap-band. Chances are, the nice piece of toast sat in my pouch and didn’t make it to the stomach for up to an hour. I probably need to watch this a little more carefully and if I’m headed downward, I should eat something like yogurt that will move through a little more quickly.
Still learning.
Today is one of those strange days that I’m having trouble keeping my blood sugars up. It’s not that I’m dangerously low, just that I keep trending downward.
I got up to an 82 and my after breakfast/before lunch sugar was only an 84. Usually, that’s my highest reading of the day. I don’t always eat before rehab but at 84 it seemed like a good idea so I had a piece of toast with cheese. Half an hour later, I was trending downward at 77. And I seemed to be staying there so was watching it carefully during exercise. Finally, I made it up to 111. Within half an hour, I was trending downward to 100 again and so I’ve had a snack with fresh tomato, a piece of cheese and a couple crackers. I even put some pepper jelly on the crackers so probably next time I check I’ll be at 200!
I’m thinking this is possibly a result of the lap-band. Chances are, the nice piece of toast sat in my pouch and didn’t make it to the stomach for up to an hour. I probably need to watch this a little more carefully and if I’m headed downward, I should eat something like yogurt that will move through a little more quickly.
Still learning.