| I cringe at the idea that a high BG is a "comeuppance." I've been fighting for 40 years the idea that when I eat something I "shouldn't" that I've been "bad" and that I'm "cheating." It's just so harsh and punitive, all of these descriptions. The truth is, I believe--and I'm trying to learn well enough that I actually feel this way--is that I don't deserve a punishment (comeuppance) for trying something out, for taking a bite of something I'm tempted by, for not being "perfect"--in short, for basically being human. If I taste something sweet, or high in carbs, and I find I didn't compensate well, ok, I didn't compensate well--and as castinneford says, I've learned a valuable lesson.
Ronin, you don't deserve discomfort or pain--or your high BG. It just happens because your body was in that place at that time, and it gave you a warning. I hope you can be a little easier on yourself next time. Odds are there will be one, and the self-punishment can double back on itself, and you don't deserve it.  | 
