SICK of diabetes

This post will be a short one because I am completely exhausted and feel pretty rough. The topic is illness and diabetes. I figured since my life has been pretty hectic lately, this would be a good topic. Currently, I am very sick, sleep deprived from studying for college exams as well as being up all night coughing, and diabetic. Being a college student, diabetic, normal person, and sick patient all at the same time is not easy...not easy at all. Sickness messes with a diabetic big time. I have blood sugars that are all over the place...from 66 to 423...and not being able to eat tricks the diabetes too. Of course, being diabetic I have to force carbs into my system, but that is very hard to do when sick. Those are the two main problems with illness and diabetes.

Being a college student on top of that is also stressful (stress:another blood sugar changing factor). I have had exams all week and have spent many long sleepless (well near sleepless) nights studying along with being sick. This has thrown my body off completely and I can see the results in my blood sugar readings.

Last, but not least, being a normal person has left me sleep deprived and being normal has not been diabetic friendly lately either. In the past month my family (and my second family: AKA Andrew's family) have had a total of five family emergencies including two deaths. All of this stress and sadness also plays a role on diabetes. However, it was really good to see Andrew tonight. That calmed me down a lot.

Bottom line is, I need some rest. I need a day to just chill. But instead I get to work tomorrow and go to the doctor. However, I will be getting off early due to illness so maybe I will get some relax time then. I don't care if I am sleeping, reading, chilling with Andrew just laying around, or what...I just want some down time. Okay. I am done ranting now. I am off to attempt sleep, but my cough rarely lets me.

Goodnight
-Ash