Did You Ever Have a Day Like This?
January 3, 2009 by Cherie Burbach
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
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I was having a really bad day yesterday with my diabetes. REALLY bad.
It wasn’t that I ate poorly or failed to exercise, but I still had a hard time controlling my blood sugar. I got up and my blood sugar was 150. I took the proper insulin dosage, didn’t eat any breakfast, and then went to work. A couple hours later I worked out. When I tested after my workout, my blood sugar was 250!
Frustrating. But it didn’t end there. After my workout I was hungry finally, …read more
Stress and Diabetes
December 22, 2008 by Cherie Burbach
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
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Since we’re coming up on the holiday season, I thought I’d remind all my fellow diabetics out there to be extra diligent about checking your blood sugar. If you’re anything like me, stress greatly affects your blood sugar.
I was reminded about that this past weekend. We had some sad family news and then I had the added stress of trying to bake, finish Christmas cards, and deal with an extra work project. In trying to “fit it all in” I found my blood sugars somewhat up and down, despite eating and …read more




