Tougher Still

After making all of this amazing progress with my blood sugar, I am back to square one. I spent Saturday night at Urgent Care, then Sunday morning at the emergency room with a tooth that went horribly bad, leaving me with a blown up face and meds that are adversely affecting my blood sugar. I had achieved my goal to keep my blood sugar primarily between 100 and 120, allowing me to test out different foods to see how and when I could incorporate them into my diet. Now, the meds I was fed intravenously and the med that I need to manage the pain, which is excruciating, causes my blood sugar to be a bit out of control. Before going to the ER I had a 183 blood sugar, leading me to fear that I was going back into ketoacidosis, but then after it was confirmed that I was not, I came home to a 193 blood sugar. My last was 166. I am devastated by the set back.

A much as I want control over my blood sugar and to be stable, life had other ideas. My tooth was bad, but it had stayed stable for quite some time since it broke. I was waiting until I could afford to get it fixed. I don't know what I will do to make that happen, but I can't go around with a blown up face and in such extreme pain. I also need to regain control over my blood sugar.

This has all been painful and heartbreaking - and I am really tired of IVs.