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Friday, September 19, 2003
Am I becoming blood glucose obsessed again?
Yeah, it would be fair to say I am. Because of the quirky way we ate today I had to know what her level was when we arrived home from the book club: 100.
I wasn't sure, after the last few days, what to expect. I was hoping that my medication modifications would help. However, today (Thursday), well, she had a normal early breakfast, nachos for a late lunch and I never found a time when she had been fasting for at least two hours. I read a few months ago that glipizide works best when administered in a fasting state; second best when administered at least two hours after having eaten and a half hour before eating again. The only part of this regimen that happened today was the half hour before eating part. She snacked on popcorn and V-8 juice before we went to the book club meeting then ate a nice little meal of cheese, crackers, a berry strudel-like creation and a slice of vanilla/chocolate cheesecake, washing it all down with "the pink wine". And, her blood sugar was 100 at almost 10 this evening.
I learned something, tonight. I'm not sure what, but I feel grounded in how I'm approaching her blood sugar.
Time for bed.
Later.
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