and I'm good to go!
Whenever I leave the house or the office, I do a quick mental check: 'Jellybeans,
Blood meter, Insulin'. When it comes down to it, I figure anything else I have
with me is really a bonus. With these three items in toe, I know I am safe, all
bases covered. I used to suffer from occasional panic attacks and this is
definitely one mechanism, which I quickly leant, is most effective in decreasing
the likelihood of them ever happening.
Despite this technique and having had diabetes for 16 years, I still have
bouts of absent mindedness. The other night I packed a bag with drinks and
nibbles, got in the car and headed off down the street and around the corner
before I realised I'd forgotten my insulin - for a BBQ! Or last night, I got to
thinking that maybe I’m taking my evening long acting insulin shot at the wrong
time. I’ve been taking it approximately 15 hours after my morning long acting
(which means I’m taking my morning shot 9 hours after my evening). So I’m
standing there at 6:30pm about to dose, got distracted and come later in the evening,
I’d forgotten If I’d actually taken the shot or not! No wonder I need to write
everything down at the moment!
I ended up taking half of what I would normally take. It was late, I was
tired and I believed at the time that taking a bit more than expected was
better than none. I awoke a little high this morning (13.2) but feeling
confident that I had aborted what could have been a much worse situation.
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