Diabetes victory of the week: I avoided excessive anxiety about and excessive correction boluses for persistent highs occurring every day that ultimately required 2.0-5.0 units to bring down. I even managed to include my doctor in my decision-making process about changing the settings on my pump.
Diabetes failure of the week: Snacking without bolusing. Usually I trend low between meals, so a little unbolused snacking is not a problem, but we are operating under a new hormonal regime that is just not amenable to that kind of food consumption, apparently. It took me a few days to catch up.
Mostly unfounded anxiety of the week: I will vomit under circumstances that result in humiliation. (I haven’t vomited at all during this pregnancy, nor have I done so at all in my last two). I will never feel good again. (Demonstrably false, per personal experience).
Mostly intangible joy of the week: My three year old, who had previously told me he did not want me to be his mommy anymore, has told me numerous times that he is glad to be my son. Whiplash in my soul, this parenting thing is some times.
Diabetes failure of the week: Snacking without bolusing. Usually I trend low between meals, so a little unbolused snacking is not a problem, but we are operating under a new hormonal regime that is just not amenable to that kind of food consumption, apparently. It took me a few days to catch up.
Mostly unfounded anxiety of the week: I will vomit under circumstances that result in humiliation. (I haven’t vomited at all during this pregnancy, nor have I done so at all in my last two). I will never feel good again. (Demonstrably false, per personal experience).
Mostly intangible joy of the week: My three year old, who had previously told me he did not want me to be his mommy anymore, has told me numerous times that he is glad to be my son. Whiplash in my soul, this parenting thing is some times.