hooray for paleo

I woke up 96!!!!

That is so wonderful to me it make this all worth it. Not only was I 96, but it was with a decreased basal rate. I was taking 8 am and 8 pm of lantus prior to going paleo, and now I am taking 6 am and 6 pm.

To me that is HUGE!

I stopped dairy only what- two days ago? I feel great, and don't miss it!
Breakfast yesterday was eggs and leftover salmon. Black coffee and splenda drops. I ate at around 10 - post workout. I wasn't hungry until dinner time.( I did hit the wasabi almonds however...) Dinner was rotisserie chicken with broccoli. SO good!

As for counting my fast -acting Humalog to cover my protein and carbs, well, that is still tricky. I tend to go up in blood sugars post workout, so I needed a unit to ver my 145 at 10, but should have also taken more to cover the eggs. I wound up 170 around 2. rest of the day was 143 and hovering for hours.

For some, that might seem high, but for me that is AWESOME!!!! I feel like I am not in a state of panic and desperation. I have felt that way for a long, long time.

I did my second workout of deadlifts today. I lifted 45 pounds for the bar plus 30 pounds - seems weak, but I have to start somewhere! 2 sets of 15 and a warmup set with the bar.
I like what the workouts are doing for me. I feel like I have used lots of muscles and not just burning out my legs doing cardio.

Today through the day I was around 150 again- never got down from the workout despite taking Humalog twice. BUT pre-prandial dinner was 136 so that was good!
Dinner tonight was more salmon with dill and a few brussels sprouts and red wine.
This has been a great time of year to change out my pantry- I bagged up two big bags of canned goods and crackers unopened, etc and gave it to an assisted care group.

Here's to good fasting numbers tomorrow! (fingers crossed)

begin again

Thanksgiving started out well. I had my numbers in the mid 100's all morning and got in a great interval workout. Lantus was 7 units, which is my new morning amount. I had thought about going off dairy and then remembered what day it was and gave myself a hall pass.


Breakfast was dairy free actually. I ate chicken breasts and bacon.
I also didn't eat until post-workout. I did fine! I am going to try that again today. After I do my second workout of set A in phase 1 I 'll eat a nice egg scramble with ham and onion.


I am SO sore!! I feel old. I hope the soreness goes away in a few weeks as my body adapts to squats and deadlifts. Until then I am constantly whining about my legs.

So, my blood sugars went haywire last night at around 11. Too much sweet potato not enough Humalog. I got up twice to correct and still woke up 210. Today will be a day of gastro recovery. It was a good lesson for me as well as a type 1- yes, sweet potatoes are paleo. They still will raise my blood sugars waaaay up. I will need to remember in the future small portions of them if I want to eat them.

My coffee this morning is black with a couple drops of liquid splenda. So no cream today. That's progress. Maybe in a few days I will switch over to my stevia powder I bought at Trader Joe's

Why is it I love that powder in the store when I help myself to a little mini cup of coffee and then at home it stinks?

Happy Blue Friday everyone. - yes blue. it's for diabetes awareness month ;)

day 5.

 this is my dog Bubbles.

woke up with BG's 270 at about 1am. not cool. I took a unit and went back to sleep. By 7 this morning I was 200. Maybe I was overzealous about the lower basal? or it could be a hormonal shift. After having diabetes for 14 years now- it could be anything. 

like: 

• tired,
• hormones,
• stress, 
• food,
• bad carb counting,
• wrong basal, 
• infection,
• stress,
• lack of rest,
• old insulin, 
• did I say stress?

Thanksgiving is tomorrow. I spent 3 hours making a homemade apple pie with my daughter today. I won't be eating any of it, of course, but I like the creative part of the mixing and measuring. My daughter is old enough now to be a real help to me - which is awesome! We made a memory today.

Workout was # 1 of the B set in phase 1 of New Rules of Lifting for Women. I did bent leg deadlifts, lunges with barbells, overhead presses and lat pulldowns. I felt really worked when I was done. I totally lost all will to be awake at around 3 this afternoon. I think it's the lower carbs plus the workouts combined. My cells are like" Uh, hello? where's my fuel????"

SO when the half -caff coffee didn't work I went for the sugar free Rockstar. I am SO bad!!! but it kept me awake. I was mid- baking so no time for a nap. Besides, I am a horrible napper. I wake up panicked every time. Ruins the whole rest thing. 

I grew these daisies

Last Thanksgiving and the one before, I ate vegetarian- so all side dishes and no main. This time is is all main and little sides!

I made a great side dish though- it is a cauliflower mash with cream cheese, garlic and parmesan. SO yum.

almost all paleo- minus the cheese. that's going to take time. 

blessings to you all who are reading this, even if it is 6 months from now when you finally find this blog.

Claire

protein and insulin

I am sitting here eating my almost paleo lunch thinking about how much insulin to take for it. I have practically zero carbs. Lunch today is chicken, Swiss Emmenthaler cheese melted on top with crisp bacon underneath.

Pre lunch reading was 170 - due to the almonds I ate at my art studio earlier and didn't take insulin for I am sure, along with the half caff coffee and half and half with splenda I drank. I need to learn to drink my coffee black. It stays hotter longer, but when it isn't hot anymore I don't want it the way I want my sweetened coffee even when it is barely luke warm.

I took a single unit to cover the high and I'll see what happens to my lunch. I am hoping the unit will be right for lunch plus taking are of the high.
 A week ago my blood sugars were in the mid 200's all day long. I was taking 16 unis of Lantus (split into two doses am and pm) plus I used a carb ratio of 1unit Humalog to 10 grams.

I am now taking less basal by 2 units and am using my carb ratio differently. I am barely eating any carbs, but I know I will metabolize the protein and will need some insulin to help with that so, I am taking 1 unit for when I eat a meal or a snack like the avocado pudding I ate last night.

It is amazing- I can eat a banana and a whole avocado plus some cacao nibs for 1 unit! My resistance to insulin that has been with me for a year or more might actually be getting lessened by eating this way. I hope I hope!

here's looking forward to some good fats:

 

yum.

Workout today was intervals on my trainer. 40 minutes was enough. 

Tomorrow is workout 2 of New Rules of Lifting. I am really looking forward to it!

day 4

I woke up 95 this morning
That has not happened in weeks - I am thrilled!
dinner last night was a butter chicken recipe from http://everydaypaleo.com/
SO good. dessert was avocado cacao pudding. (mini prep cuisinart an avocado with 2T cocoa powder and a banana.) I added splenda drops to it. not paleo - I know, but I am ok with that.


strange thing though. I had a panic attack in my sleep. Not a low- I woke up and was 190. These used to happen more frequently in the past but I haven't had one in a long time. It's ok- I'll move on.


I decreased my basal- down from 8 am and 8pm of Lantus to 7 and 7 yesterday. With the 95 pt drop overnight I think the basal is even too high at that rate. This morning I took 6. if I have a good day I will do 6 tonight too.


Yesterday was workout 1 of New Rules of Lifting for Women. I have done this twice before only to give up after 2-3 weeks. I really want to go for it this time. Not for weight loss but for good numbers on my meter. Paleo and lifting seem to be the ticket and I want to get on that ride.


Today I will do cardio- intervals for about 40 minutes on my cross body trainer. more than an elliptical- it really raises my heart rate fast!


breakfast was 2 eggs, little bit of bacon, little bit of sharp cheddar. coffee with cream and stevia (ugh). I know the cheese isn't paleo but that and spelnda drops will be the worst thing I eat I think. Baby steps for me- but even those are working!!!

yay