[lorilei]

Thanks as always Subby....I will be honest the idea that this spiking was an allergy was one i tried to present back when my numbers started running up again after delivery...labs said otherwise...as for low carbing, here's the low down on my path to get to here...starting with sept when after limiting to 100cho/day for approx 6 months, my Bg started sneaking up ...again...

Sept morn #'s 120-140...daytime low 120 daytime high~ 220
(110CHO/day...no more than 30/meal)...yes i was "nappy" esp at 1.5 ~2.5 hrs PP

Oct...dropped to ~35-45 gms CHO/day (started purusing DF lit)
Oct...morn #'s 90-110 usually high 160ish to just below 200..still some nappiness after all meals with any cho

Nov...morning #'s creeping up again 100-120...not too alarmed...some readings over 200 during day

Thanksgiving...all **** broke loose (true the scale is relative to me only)...first time #'s over 300 since initial dx GD 2 yrs ago (ate more carbs than usual...but not a bunch maybe 75)..hung mostly high for about 10 days

Dec 15th..am #'s over 150...daily consistently over 200-300

Dec 23rd..cashed in humalog script, i was just absolutely beat and tried to blame it on stress of holidays ( did not cash in levemir script...wanted to see if only basal would work...also wanted to more carefully watch specifc carbs and relax some with foods that had become ritualistic) (besides joel kept talking about the croutons he was eating, since he had added insulin...it was driving me nuts b/c i had eliminated so much)

Now since adding the humalog, i am very happy to say (and this is where i need to keep my focus positive b/c really it is)..my overall numbers "in range" have gone from less than 16% to 57% with lows (which i hadn't gotten since on insulin with GD) 13% and highs 28%...the am time is where most of my lows lie...and early morning may be a problem

so, i dropped the am ratio down and the evening ratio down...added a snack before bedtime...and increased my pm/lunchtime dose as this is where i still seem to get high and nappy....that is unless I add a little bit of CHO in the am...if I add it about 2 hrs after dose, (a small amt like 5-10 cho)..I feel okay if i REMEMBER to time it right ( Perhaps lori needs a watch that reminds her!!!)

For lunch, I am very recently trying to split the CHO over an hour as this seems to give me good energy during the afternoon (where i had previously lacked) without the afternoon nappiness...again, this relies heavily on being able to "get back to my lunch"...

soooo.....aren't you glad that you aren't new at all of this?? i think one of my problems is that i am not at all resistant...almost like i had a lag time, or sometimes, my pancreas kicks in itself...so i am also going to let myself run a little high to allow for this...i am not sure how much of this is a learning curve or adjustments my body is making for all of the new help it is getting..also, perhaps i just need to be patient and change one thing at a time and let it run its course, as this can feel a bit of a scramble for me...(esp as my cognition relies heavily on a stable BG)...

this is also a little tricky for me b/c, as i said above, i have limited so much, food wise, and it really constitutes a behavioral change in the completely opposite direction...so oftentimes, mistakes are simply my fault b/c i have to program myself and readjust a schedule (client wise) that shifts everyday...let alone that the physical needs each day can change drastically as different pts are available at diff times and require diff amts of energy...and i'm just not savvy enough to handle it all just yet..

i hope this all makes some kind of sense as it came out in a rush...