Well, for me, twice makes a pattern, and twice now Ben has had a day of lows coinciding with a new molar peeking through his gums. Maybe it has to do with some physiological changes in his body in reaction to pain. I don’t know. It just IS. And recently he was about as excited as a kid on Christmas (for those old enough to get Christmas) because his father was coming for a visit. He wouldn’t let his babysitter take him out for an adventure the day his dad was scheduled to arrive because “my dadda might come.” Awww…. So he waited in his house and had lows ALL DAY. I’ve heard of people reacting to anxiety or stress with high blood sugars. On some diabetes forum I came across, someone called it the Scary Clown Effect. Has anyone experienced these other happy, excited lows?
So long, lows. Tonight Ben ate more meat than he has in his life. Usually when offered meat- especially beef- he gags or chokes and acts like I’m poisoning him. So I’ve never really figured out how to bolus for protein. Most of the time I wouldn’t think of it, but when he puts back almost half a pound of meat…. I’ve read that you should bolus for up to 50 or 60% of the g of protein. Extended bolus. How long? 3 hours? 6? I gave him only a fraction of the insulin suggested by my reading, so I’m guessing I will be up quite a bit tonight correcting and then checking to make sure I didn’t over-correct. Reason #162 not to eat meat.
I suck. I haven’t really ever bolused Joe for protein. I have heard of people that do, but to date I haven’t incorporated it into our d-management. It is so hard managing these little guys with “D”. You are doing an amazing job. Now that Joe is 8 and I look back over the years, I am amazed that we made it through somewhat sane.
REyna, please, you are doing a hell of a job yourself. Maybe you haven’t needed to bolus for protein bc Joe’s basal and boluses are so much higher that the whole extra protein thing just gets taken care of. Or maybe he’s feeding his steak to the dog under the table. I know now that I certainly need to bolus for a sizeable protein if eaten at night bc Ben’s bare minimum night-time basal coupled with zero food boluses at night make for no room for extras. And btw, who says you are sane?