DON'T PANIC!!

According to Douglas Adams, the cover of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is emblazoned with the words DON'T PANIC!!  I think it's a motto most of us could live by, and it's certainly one I should have reminded myself of this week.

My blood sugar was running high.  Initially I assumed that perhaps I was eating too much, so I watched my eating and watched my BG.  Despite eating very well, my BG did not change - in fact it got a bit higher!  When my fasting BG hit 6.7 I decided that it was time to break out the insulin.  Two units with breakfast, and four hours later I was dealing with a hypo.  My BG behaved itself while the insulin was active, but after supper it rose to 7.1.  I decided to give it a bit of time and see if it would come down on its own.  At 1am, I tested again, and instead of dropping it had hit 7.4!!  I panicked.  I needed sleep because I had a long day ahead, but I didn't want to go to sleep with my BG high and climbing.  I was convinced my honeymoon period was ending and I was going to have to deal with the daily schedule that comes with insulin injections.  Needless to say, I didn't get much sleep.

I woke up again at 5am.  My stomach was in knots.  And then I realised that I had my period, and my BG was back to normal.  Indeed, I think DON'T PANIC!! should be the motto of all diabetics.  It's definitely one I could make use of on a regular basis.