Just want to keep track of what my glucose levels are doing today since it’s Day #2 of the steroid infusion. I had a hard time sleeping last night because of it. I’d turned down sleeping pills from the neurologist (I just didn’t want any more shit in my body than what’s already going in.) But around 1:00am, lying awake for an hour and a half, I ended up taking some ZzzQuil (Nyquil’s sleeping aid) and was asleep before 1:30am.
7:56am – 210
9:02 – 238 (took 12 units of Humalog, as well as my regular 45u of Lantus [slow-acting insulin] and my metformin)
10:27 – 280 (pre-infusion)
12:59 – 222 (right before eating lunch, post-infusion, so I took 10u of Humalog)
2:29 – 210 (heart rate has been as high as 114, but last check, it was 100-102bpm)
4:27 – 331
5:39 – 328 (took 20u of Humalog)
6:44 – 304 (took regular 45u dose of Lantus & metformin)
7:32 – 267
8:04 – 270 (took 20u of Humalog, pre-dinner, heart rate about 84)
9:33 – 274 (heart rate about 90-92)
11:14 – 266
Not sure at this point if I should take more Humalog or not, so not going to. The doctor gave me a sliding scale and said I’ll have to adjust it, but he didn’t really say how much to adjust. His scale hasn’t been working for me, he’s got me taking 3 units if my sugars are 200-249, 5 units for 250-299, and only before meals. Well that’s how most people use fast acting insulin, but this is an unusual circumstance. When I was in the hospital, they’d give it to me at any point my numbers read high. As you can see at 5:39 and 8:04, I was taking 20 units (significantly higher than what the doctor’s scale said), and it still wasn’t lowering it much. So I have to call my doctor’s office tomorrow and discuss. I think I’ll go to bed without any additional insulin, but if my numbers are still high upon waking, I’m going to boost it up to 25 units before I go get my last steroid injection.
Frustrating balancing and lack of information!
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