Diabetics Who Party...

Most days, life as a diabetic feels a lot like life before being diabetic. Sure, I have a few extra chores, but it is no detraction from my quality of life. When I attend parties, however, I must always be aware of how much nibbling I am doing. Yesterday, my wonderful fellow-diabetic friend, Stephanie, hosted an ornament party at 2:00 PM. Rewind a couple hours before that, and I am sitting at Tugs having brunch with Andrew, Catherine, and L.D. (long-time friends). I'm ordering and realize that I did not take my Metformin that morning. You see, I am so routine-oriented that I know to take the pill with breakfast - which I usually prepare at home. Because I was ditching breakfast in favor of a brunch, it didn't even occur to me to throw it in my purse. So, I chased my breakfast with the Metformin. Nothing crazy happened, but I wasn't where I wanted to be by the time the party started. So, I did what any good diabetic would do - bolus! 165mg/dL and all this food in front of me? Definitely worthy of a bolus. Need a refresher on what a bolus is? I was unaware for quite some time. Bolus refers to injecting fast-acting insulin. It usually happens before meals based on carbohydrate content, but it can happen as a correction of a miscalculation after eating as well. I probably got that wrong in some capacity, but that is how I use the term. Anyway, my blood sugar was fine the rest of the day. I just noticed that parties give me an extra level of awareness of what and how much I am eating. Trust me, when the food is this good, portions can amass quite quickly :) Take a look...