Reframing, yet again... (and other miscellany)
I've gotten used to the fluctuations of my diabetes: what is acceptable as a high or low blood sugar level (BSL from now on). When the pregnancy started, those limits tightened. I've gotten used to those as well. Now, I've been taking the same amount of insulin for the last... 4-5 weeks? It's been really steady. However, the last week (or perhaps two now) my lows have been more frequent and the highs have been rather low. It's gotten to the point where after a meal, my BSL is barely higher than it was before eating, without changing what I eat or how much I walk after a meal. Sometimes I skip walking entirely and it's still quite low! I was thinking that perhaps I need to add more carbs to get back to previous levels, or perhaps the baby isn't thriving, or I'm doing something wrong.
However:
1. Perhaps it honestly is time to eat more. You know, growing a baby takes more food than maintaining oneself. (Duh.) However, that doesn't mean I get to add one Timbit or a serving of chocolate to every meal - let's continue to be smart and healthy about it.
2. I realized this morning that I'm fretting about my BSL being "normal." Most people don't vary above 6.0 mmol/L, so if that's where I am after a meal, it's actually good! Just because it's okay to be up at 7.2 or 7.5 doesn't mean 6.5, or 5.8, is a problem. It means your body is actually working correctly, as though it doesn't even HAVE diabetes! Rejoice, dammit! Don't let this be an excuse to get back into unhealthy habits.
It's really funny what you get used to.
Yesterday was my mod day, and I spent it at home (Greegan needed the car, or thought he might, though it turns out he didn't. *sigh*). I baked a little, and cleaned up the kitchen before and after, and did a bit of pruning outside the front door, and watched too much TV. I was moving around some, so didn't feel entirely lazy, though I know it's okay to just sit still for a while. However, I had breakfast at 9:30, and a few more bites around 11, and then it was 1:30 and I started to feel dizzy. Gee, going off my established schedule means I forget snack and also that I shouldn't wait 4 hours between eating anything at all. Sheesh.
I made excellent dinner this week! I had chicken (dark meat for Greegan, breast for me), and a failed attempt at rice that I then tried to make into soup, which became perfectly fine rice with some carrot, onion, and sprouted beans in it with a little extra liquid. This rice base is great to add to boxed soup. Monday night, I schnitzeled the chicken, did a quick fry with onions, then put the chicken on top of the fried onions in the oven to finish cooking once the outsides were crispy and nice. This worked fantastically! To the rice base I added carrot ginger soup with a little bit of veggie broth to thin it, and steamed broccoli (nuked) with some coconut butter (to keep it pareve but add a "butter" element to the veggies). Tuesday I reheated the chicken and onions in the oven, made the same soup but with a little more veggie broth, served the end of the broccoli, and added fresh veggies (cuke, tomato, carrot) to our plates - he got the salad dressing, I just added a little garlic salt to my tomatoes b/c I don't like the salad dressing currently in the fridge. *grin* I was sooooo full, and sooooo happy with both of these meals! Most of the carb load was in the soup, which was fine, and I was so pleased to provide a balanced meal. It's one thing to bake a frozen pizza with some kale and veggie ground ground added on top (and extra cheese), but this, this was cooking. Plans for the rest of the week: nil. *sigh*
Tonight: The Last Unicorn is showing, in the theater near me, with Peter S. Beagle in attendance!! I am skipping watching Survivor with the gang to go see this, by myself (and the rest of the theater crowd). When Greegan asked "why are you going to see this when you've seen it already?" I replied "How many different times and venues have you seen the Star Wars movies? This movie is just as important to my childhood." I love this film. I love the songs, I love the art, and how COOL will it be to see it in the theater??
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However:
1. Perhaps it honestly is time to eat more. You know, growing a baby takes more food than maintaining oneself. (Duh.) However, that doesn't mean I get to add one Timbit or a serving of chocolate to every meal - let's continue to be smart and healthy about it.
2. I realized this morning that I'm fretting about my BSL being "normal." Most people don't vary above 6.0 mmol/L, so if that's where I am after a meal, it's actually good! Just because it's okay to be up at 7.2 or 7.5 doesn't mean 6.5, or 5.8, is a problem. It means your body is actually working correctly, as though it doesn't even HAVE diabetes! Rejoice, dammit! Don't let this be an excuse to get back into unhealthy habits.
It's really funny what you get used to.
Yesterday was my mod day, and I spent it at home (Greegan needed the car, or thought he might, though it turns out he didn't. *sigh*). I baked a little, and cleaned up the kitchen before and after, and did a bit of pruning outside the front door, and watched too much TV. I was moving around some, so didn't feel entirely lazy, though I know it's okay to just sit still for a while. However, I had breakfast at 9:30, and a few more bites around 11, and then it was 1:30 and I started to feel dizzy. Gee, going off my established schedule means I forget snack and also that I shouldn't wait 4 hours between eating anything at all. Sheesh.
I made excellent dinner this week! I had chicken (dark meat for Greegan, breast for me), and a failed attempt at rice that I then tried to make into soup, which became perfectly fine rice with some carrot, onion, and sprouted beans in it with a little extra liquid. This rice base is great to add to boxed soup. Monday night, I schnitzeled the chicken, did a quick fry with onions, then put the chicken on top of the fried onions in the oven to finish cooking once the outsides were crispy and nice. This worked fantastically! To the rice base I added carrot ginger soup with a little bit of veggie broth to thin it, and steamed broccoli (nuked) with some coconut butter (to keep it pareve but add a "butter" element to the veggies). Tuesday I reheated the chicken and onions in the oven, made the same soup but with a little more veggie broth, served the end of the broccoli, and added fresh veggies (cuke, tomato, carrot) to our plates - he got the salad dressing, I just added a little garlic salt to my tomatoes b/c I don't like the salad dressing currently in the fridge. *grin* I was sooooo full, and sooooo happy with both of these meals! Most of the carb load was in the soup, which was fine, and I was so pleased to provide a balanced meal. It's one thing to bake a frozen pizza with some kale and veggie ground ground added on top (and extra cheese), but this, this was cooking. Plans for the rest of the week: nil. *sigh*
Tonight: The Last Unicorn is showing, in the theater near me, with Peter S. Beagle in attendance!! I am skipping watching Survivor with the gang to go see this, by myself (and the rest of the theater crowd). When Greegan asked "why are you going to see this when you've seen it already?" I replied "How many different times and venues have you seen the Star Wars movies? This movie is just as important to my childhood." I love this film. I love the songs, I love the art, and how COOL will it be to see it in the theater??
This entry was originally posted at http://avivasedai.dreamwidth.org/626709.html. Please comment there using OpenID.