Despite being back on insulin (I got a box of 100 insulin-pen needles via Coupang) along with my regular pills, my blood-sugar numbers were way, way up this morning: 240. That was for several reasons: (1) I ate galbi for both lunch and a very late dinner yesterday; the sugary glaze helped to spike my blood sugar, and the lateness of dinner (11 p.m.-ish, right as I was taking my meds) also contributed to sugar spiking; (2) I didn't walk yesterday, and walking is a sure way to lower your blood sugar. I also (3) snacked on some almond butter late at night, partly because I couldn't sleep, and my will was at its weakest. Tonight, I'll be walking, and I'm already done eating for the day—no dinner planned—so I'm hoping my numbers return to the 150-160 range tomorrow. Were I using my CGM (constant glucose monitor, which I've been too lazy to set up), I'd know right now how quickly I was recovering from sugar spikes; normal people recover in about two hours; we insulin-resistant folks take an hour or two longer, and we spike more easily, especially if we're eating things covered in a sugar glaze.
So I'll check again tomorrow, and we'll see. And I need to finally attach my CGM.
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