Kefalonia - July 23rd, 2023

​Now that I've worked out (vaguely) how to edit via an App on the Kindle, I thought a brief retrospective look at the past few months might explain recent reticence!
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Since the last proper update most of June and into July was quite a trial. To say that work / school was particularly busy and stressful is to be generous and on more than a couple of occasions I seriously considered alternative plans.  However, I'm not going to dredge all of that up because it's been and gone, and I can't be bothered.

​Moreover, most of June I felt absolutely dreadful, health wise. If you remember, we enjoyed a good run of decent weather and the temperatures did get high (for the UK)?

Paul always says that I'm  'solar powered' and certainly I do enjoy the summer. However, the quick change in the mercury readings had an enormous  impact on me insofar as all my blood sugar readings were out of control and I experienced a number of hypos.  This was a new experience - and not a good one!  I learned that the 'alarm' BGL reading for diabetics is 4 and that's when it's time to immediately eat sugars and / or carbohydrates. Unfortunately I experienced a few readings of 2.8 (!) and there abouts and felt really unwell. It was actually very scary.... especially the first time as I'd never experienced it before. It is not a pleasant sensation that's for sure. 

Subsequently, I had numerous medica! appointments with both my doctor and Diabetic nurse; both face-to-face and phone slots. Actually, the week that I'm back from holiday I think there are two more appointments already set up.  However, I will be able report a steady and controlled set of readings  - due to the fact that I have to reduce the daily insulin  injection to counter balance, main!y, against any increase in the heat and risk of dehydration.  It all seems to be a bit random, in truth, but must be working (by lowering the insulin dosages by between 10 and 12 units over the past month or so) as things appear to be levelled out and I've not suffered that terrible BGL drop since.  

I know realise how important it is to ensure at least a small portion of carbohydrates at regular intervals as well as having emergency glucose to hand. Who'd 've thought 'eh?!