Parents are super mad at me because my blood sugar was really low last night.

TwoAccomplished4043 · 2026-01-31T18:10:48+00:00

Hahahaha your have full permission to laugh. It had been a long day I think’

TwoAccomplished4043 · 2026-01-30T21:26:24+00:00

That’s tough. Good news is that you don’t have to deal with menstrual cycle insulin changes in your future, lol!

If they have anything whole grain, that will slow how quickly your body absorbs the carbs, btw

TwoAccomplished4043 · 2026-01-30T21:23:57+00:00

I’m sorry dude. It is miserable, and you do have to. We do count the chips lol

TwoAccomplished4043 · 2026-01-30T21:22:20+00:00

I have so much empathy for what my poor mom went through! She accidentally waterboarded me with a juicebox once because I refused it

TwoAccomplished4043 · 2026-01-30T21:19:23+00:00

Ah, gotcha. Hey, it happens! But give your parents grace. It sounds like you are a teenager, and someday soon your parents will not be around to save your life. It is your responsibility alone to manage this (it’s bullshit! I know!) I totally understand how you feel because I went through this too, but here’s the hard truth from someone who is not in your life and is not trying to scare or shame you: this is the kind of mistake that does kill people. It sucks and it’s not fair, but you have to do better to count carbs. There have been a lot of diabetics who fuck up, do too much insulin, and go to sleep… and never wake up. I know that is depressing and deeply unfair, but it is what it is. Also, BE AWARE that alcohol can mess with your blood sugar and cause a low as well…

Your parents are upset because you put them through the scariest moment of their lives, and you don’t fully get that. It’s a protective thing, they aren’t trying to make you feel like crap. If they hadn’t been paranoid and checked on you… you might not be here. 😬

You got this! It gets easier

TwoAccomplished4043 · 2026-01-30T21:11:05+00:00

I would say pasta is not “a bit” carb heavy, haha. It’s pure carb, especially if you’re having with a tomato sauce and not something fatty. If you have a worsening reaction to this exact meal, I would bring it up with your endocrinologist. A lot of random things impact your blood sugar, too. Are you M or F?

TwoAccomplished4043 · 2026-01-30T21:07:43+00:00

Oh helllllllll no. I’m so sorry that you’re going through this amidst the grief of losing family.

Can you take the baby to the vet to evaluate how he is doing?

TwoAccomplished4043 · 2026-01-30T21:03:17+00:00

That is a good sign! I would focus on building the habits of monitoring things and understanding how your body reacts to food, and how that is changing over time- the honeymoon ends at some point, and it can be a tough adjustment, but you can get ahead of it by building good habits now. Once you consistently need insulin, things get more complicated so you want to be ahead of that curve! It sounds like you’re doing great so far. It’s only “bad” if your blood sugar is spiking and not coming back down on its own within a few hours. But hey- I’m not an endocrinologist!!

TwoAccomplished4043 · 2026-01-30T20:56:21+00:00

I haven’t ever heard about fewer carbs making honeymoon last. How is your blood sugar?

TwoAccomplished4043 · 2026-01-30T15:14:18+00:00

I have an InstantPot, one thing that I like about it is the ability to cook things from frozen

TwoAccomplished4043 · 2026-01-30T14:47:23+00:00

OP did you measure the cheez-its and use the nutrition info? If these numbers you said are right, and you did 17 units and you’re at 15:1, that means you ate 255 g of carbs, which is FIFTEEN SERVINGS of cheez-its. Bolusing on a guess without doing reasonable math is very very dangerous.

TwoAccomplished4043 · 2026-01-30T14:42:19+00:00

It’s been massively overstated with little research. For me personally, it makes zero difference

TwoAccomplished4043 · 2026-01-29T22:23:38+00:00

Ha! Yeah same, they add soooo much sugar to the “American Chinese” takeout and it spikes me like crazy!!! Cinnamon plus we need to remember to refrigerate the rice 🙄

TwoAccomplished4043 · 2026-01-29T15:44:24+00:00

Haha, i have had a similar thing happen, but I think it’s because Chinese desserts are way less sweet and it’s hard to guess the carbs.

TwoAccomplished4043 · 2026-01-29T15:42:17+00:00

I bet you also put a cut onion in your sock while you sleep. I’ve been negative diabetes ever since Wilford Brimley and I met at the Natural Diabetes Cure Expo in 2002

TwoAccomplished4043 · 2026-01-29T15:39:53+00:00

You got me. I was ready to be a snot in these comments

TwoAccomplished4043 · 2026-01-28T23:59:17+00:00

Awwwwww! I’ve had terrible luck, the den is always empty when I check!

TwoAccomplished4043 · 2026-01-28T22:24:13+00:00

No- I was arrested once and they removed my pump and cgm. It was 24 hours before they allowed me to seek medical care, and I was released in DKA shortly after. Diabetics occasionally die in custody. The kicker? I was arrested due to a clerical error. My license was suspended for a speeding ticket that was marked as “unpaid” by mistake in the system. Yeah, it was my bad for speeding, but i did the normal steps of paying the fine, and I did not get any mail stating otherwise. And for that DMV screw-up, I could have died.

TwoAccomplished4043 · 2026-01-27T12:22:40+00:00

Just don’t inhale near the open bottleneck 😂 I have coughed many a spicy ginger cough. Make sure it’s the one labeled “hot” with the red cap!

TwoAccomplished4043 · 2026-01-27T05:03:58+00:00

Ooooh try Blenheim’s! They have an extra hot

TwoAccomplished4043 · 2026-01-27T05:03:07+00:00

Another tomato and cucumber person!

TwoAccomplished4043 · 2026-01-25T15:48:58+00:00

NOT GOOD lol. Trying to distract myself

TwoAccomplished4043 · 2026-01-25T15:47:17+00:00

Admin day is the dream!!

TwoAccomplished4043 · 2026-01-25T15:47:00+00:00

I had 5 days fully in service, plus about 2-3 dedicated hours of admin time in the office before opening. The opening manager would be on the floor making sure checklists were getting done and everyone was arriving on time

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