Controlling blood sugar
This is harder than it looks.
I end up ‘hypo’ in the 89-100 range at times, and I always have something handy to eat to bring that back up, but most of my measurements of plasma glucose are around 90-110, with the occasional post-meal 120 or so. I’m keeping it in a pretty narrow target, and I’m beginning to wonder if I’ll need something like a CGMS or Insulin pump to maintain comfortably the fluctuations throughout the day.
I’m eating less carbohydrates, and luckily there’s a lot of great natural low-carb food out there. I use meat substitutes for protein and fat content, and I generally have some fresh vegetables on-hand at home for quick steaming. In order to avoid periphery nervous and vascular complications, I’m trying to reduce my use of things like cheeses and other polysaturated fats.
I’m taking a trip this weekend that I know will interrupt my schedule greatly, but I’m going to try and stick with my plan and eat roughly the same stuff where I can. I have all of my gear ready to go and will be able to maintain clinical discipline during the trip.