I got home around 8:45 tonight, and was asleep by 9 pm

with the idea of taking a 45-minute nap that went till 11-something, when I was awoken by a thunderstorm. So I unplugged my phone, rolled over, and then woke up at 12:40. I've been downloading an Internet protection suite I bought for the computers and checking up on Facebook. I need to remember to take my Lantus before I head back to bed; my blood sugar's been kind of high since Sunday, when I apparently ate too much fruit and didn't have enough pen needles with me to take a second shot of Novolog during the snacking at the game. While our snacks are healthy compared to past years as we've aged (cheese, multi-grain crackers, veggies, and fruit, rather than chocolate), I have to balance the fruit, which can make my blood sugar go up, and the veggies, which can give me some terrible gastrointestinal issues for a day or two. Usually I manage that balance; this week I didn't.

I've been pretty busy at work. After work today I went by Jin Jin and got food for myself (tofu and eggplant in garlic sauce) and two friends and we ate and two of us watched videos. Then I took the other one to the store to get what he needed for his mom's birthday. I helped with a couple of chores and then came on home, going straight to bed. It was a little late to get into the pool, and frankly I was still pretty tired. I hate the groggy, tired feeling that my blood sugar makes me have. I go to the endocrinologist next week, so maybe she can do something to help. In the meantime, I'm trying to watch my diet more closely and taking my insulin as directed. I know that sounds simple, but sometimes eating can be complicated with diabetes. It's not sweets that are the issue, it's anything with carbs. And it's hard to remember to take your medicine as prescribed if you're feeling like your brain's turning to syrup because your glucose is up. That's how I feel sometimes when it's very high. I just want to feel normal again. I want the energy to do what I want, whether it's housework, working out, or having fun. And I want to not feel groggy, to feel like mentally I'm spot on. It affects my work, my personal life, everything I do.

Okay, enough ranting about my diabetes for the night. I'll go take my Lantus and head back to bed. Good night.

Plan for a better tomorrow

The game notes are finished. After what happened last Sunday with my blood sugar shooting up and having to call the game early, this is what I plan for tomorrow:

1. Take my Lantus tonight as I'm supposed to (I forgot to do so last Saturday)
   
2. Go to bed early enough for plenty of sleep (that I did; it didn't help)
   
3. Bring food for the morning and lunch before the game.
   
4. Make sure I have plenty of Novolog.
   
5. Take my meds, especially my Claritin (my allergies were bad last week, even with it--and dusting doesn't help them) and including my afternoon dose of Neurontin
   
6. Use my inhaler if I'm having trouble breathing (I didn't last week)
   
7. When we go to on the store run, buy:
   
   1. String cheese (for some protein and fat)
      
   2. Multi-grain crackers (but let Brenda have most of them)
      
   3. Vegetables and dip (something that will be less likely to raise my blood sugar and keep me from pigging out on the fruit, although a little fruit is okay)
      
   4. Soda for caffeine (I didn't have any last week, either)
8. Watch my fruit and crackers intake, nuts are okay if Brenda brings them
   

That's the plan. Unless Father's Day interferes or the game is otherwise cancelled, we plan on going to both Kroger and Lowe's tomorrow, so we'll probably play late. I have a very busy beginning of the week at work this week, so hopefully it won't be past 10, although of course there's always the trick of finding a good place to stop--if you're at the climax of the story, you obviously don't just quit then. :)