I am traveling this morning, on cartoon business. I’ll bet you didn’t think such a thing was possible. There won’t be a regular post today, but when I return I will begin showing you some of the old work I have chosen to submit to the Billy Ireland archive of comic art at THE Ohio State University. The old work goes all the way back to 1985 and includes something from every year since. Many we’ve seen here and some not. You probably can deduce, we’ll be talking a lot more about this. I hope your new year is going well so far. By the way, I am in Asheville, NC, today. Tonight, I will be attending a meeting of the southeastern chapter of the National Cartoonists Society. No, that is not the reason for my travels, just serendipity, but I’ll tell them all you said, Hello!
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On TV a short while ago, I saw what appears to be a significant portion of Parisian law enforcement milling around the locations of two standoffs. Can you imagine a worse time for another incident to occur? Or a second? Or a third?
I am up and awake and the blood sugar while low was acceptable low. Interestingly, I have learned that not all people experience low blood sugar episodes equally. Last night when I started being shaky and dropping stuff, knocking over things I just blamed it on “nerves” or being “tired”.
I am going to have to make an appointment with my Mayo Clinic endocrinologist and see about adjusting my insulin and I need to make a real food plan, not just remember to eat. My most interesting thought on all this is that I had low blood sugar all my life and low blood pressure, so I’d have to take those timed tests where you drink a gallon of nasty syrup for hours. It was when the lupus got bad that the diabetes appeared. Had no idea and since I saw doctors every week of my life, I assumed they were tracking blood work as well.
Never assume stuff like that! They weren’t.
I own “rescue” tablets and try and carry bars and stuff in my meds bag but I still haven’t gotten my life in order and couldn’t seem to find them last night. That is what is scary, you get confused and like being drunk or drugged.
The stress of what I have had for last year seems to be the cause of the crashing sugars according to my doctors, that and increased activity and improper eating, like forgetting!
Today I make appointments with all my assorted specialists, go see them, get blood work done and try to stay focused on health. When the Arctic blast ends I will go see wellness center and start back with organized exercising and water walking.
I can’t have Ghost getting so fit and trim and not keep my word that I’d do the same.
Love, Jackie
Jackie,
Hope your blood sugars are better this morning. Can you plan (then eat) several small meals during the day & evening? Mix in some complex carbohydrates and protein, try to substitute baked or grilled for items that we southerners typically fry. Something like the Glucerna Crispy Delights (at Walgreen’s or possibly Wal-Mart are about the same price as a candy bar, but have both protein and complex carbs to help keep your blood sugar stable.
You’ve had a lot going on recently, but try to take of yourself, too! Rest more, worry less.
Jackie, you’re right to suspect your emotional stressors for the blood sugar swings. I can vary my readings by 50 points during fasting tests by allowing myself to dwell on the %*!# in my life during one test and by meditating properly during the next.
Once upon a time I learned to do self hypnosis which is a great method to lose weight by the way because you use meditation and stress relief techniques which keep you from eating mindlessly and helps with self image.
I have been thinking of trying that again because yes, I know the “fight or flight” hormones all kick in big time, bad for both lupus, et al and diabetes.
My exterior calmness has amazed people but I suspect there is a giant internal battle being fought!
Love, Jackie
Debbe:
You have 10X the birds we did. And the birds don’t come back to full production after ammonia
poisoning –
Jackie:
Wait awhile before coming to the Mayo – I think they have more snow than we do.
Honey works pretty good also – used to have to rub it on our cats gums if she got
low sugar. (She was diabetic – so we did the whole insulin thing)
Warning-the following is a rant from someone who hates rants. You will probably want to skip this. I am Charlie MF’s and I will crush you like the cockroaches you are. My apologies to the village if this makes it to the blog.