Insulin Reaction

This morning while having school with the boys I started getting hot.  I asked the boys if it was getting hot in the room and they both said no.  I know the thermostat is set at 70 and the temperature outside is 59 degrees.  Odd.

So naturally my thoughts starting going medical.  I wasn’t dizzy.  Hmm – maybe I should check my blood sugar.  I do a quick check and my sugar is *56* – yep, that’s low  I head to the kitchen for something to eat and notice I am shaky.  In these situations I always overcompensate.  I should calmly get some crackers and cheese or something that will raise it slowly but I get a little scared because my body feels weird.

I think I might have gotten everything off track yesterday when I went to Vanderbilt.  I had taken my long-lasting insulin with me instead of  the slow acting insulin I am supposed to take before meals.  I wasn’t quite sure what to do so I took 20 units of the slow acting but not the 30 units of slow that I usually take at night.  Last night I took the remaining 10 units, thinking that was okay.  I am guessing that was not the right thing to do.  If that ever happens again, I would probably just wait till I get home to take my insulin.  I feel like taking a nap!

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