As part of my Amazon/Kohl’s return adventure last night, I got dinner at Raising Canes. I believe I got there around 8:30 pm and the was a medium line. The problem was that I took an insulin shot before I left the house 30+ minutes prior. My blood sugar has been high most of the day, so even when I measured a 120 before leaving the house, I shot 12 units of insulin thinking I would get the food quickly.
While driving from Kohl’s to Canes, I could already feel signs of hypoglycemia (slight dizziness and cold sweat). I popped a glucose pill but felt about the same. After placing my order in the drive-thru, I took another pill but felt more or less the same. Fortunately, I got my order (just six chicken fingers) after only about 10 minutes, and quickly ate two chicken fingers. When I got home, I tapped the reader to my CGM sensor and it appears my blood sugar got down to the 50’s. That is way too low for me. Good thing I have 5 mg glucose tablets stashed everywhere.
Next time, I will just carry the insulin pen with me instead of injecting early and trying to time my food intake.
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I downloaded the glucose data from the Libre 2 scanner. My blood sugar got down to about 75 yesterday. That is not super low, but since I have diabetes, anything below 90 feels terrible for me.
Life with chronic diseases 