Day before yesterday night (post novo power) there was spike in his sugar for no apparent reason (no change in diet or long acting etc) and the trend continued today post breakfast (post novo power) and that really bummed me out. So, I figured, long acting insulin must be not working well and I changed the cartridge and now so far it's been alright.
Yesterday it was a bit hard emotionally since his blood sugars were elevated for a large part of night as well as noon.
I need to figure out my response to a bad day :-
1) Step 1 would be to analyze the reason and rectify for future instances
2) To remember one instance doesn't define his overall health. More important that he's morally and emotionally happy ..
3) More important is to understand the reason and prevent for future instances ..
4) Worrying about possible health issues from lows or highs or fluctuations is not helpful - We need to understand what we can do better and go from there.
5) Better nutrition, More predictable food, Better physical health, Risk free nights,
6) Remember technology is advancing rapidly and we will have smarter, easier pumps in 5 years or so - That will make life lot easier for both him and us ...
7) We can only control inputs and not outputs ..
8) Anytime things go out of hand, important to remember: To analyse, Be Rational, Do the best!
9) Controlling Inputs:
1) Realizing Bad Insulin soon - If nothing explains or there's a 50% or higher chance
2) Food - Nutrition, Gluten, GI and Fibre
3) Physically active and emotionally strong!
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