I Forgot

I forgot to take my insulin at lunch today. I walked to the cafeteria and picked up a sandwich and a diet coke. Or, I should say a "Coke Zero". I walked back to my desk and injected my Symlin dosage. I sat at my desk and did e-mail, while listening to an educational conference call and eating my sandwich. The next thing I know is that two hours have gone by and I didn’t do an insulin injection. I check my BG and it is 285, so I do 6 units of fast acting insulin.

Normally I would say this is no big deal, but it has been happening quite a bit lately. I had breakfast today and I did Symlin before the meal. Then headed out the door to work, only to realize while driving, that I didn’t give myself an insulin injection.

This could be due to the way I do my injections. I wait till after the meal to do an insulin injection, because I tend to go hypoglycemic after a meal if I do insulin at the same time as I eat.

My Doctor and I had discussed this problem and he changed my insulin from fast acting insulin to Regular Insulin. Regular has a delayed interaction time and it helps to keep me from going hypoglycemic.

Now, this would be an easy excuse, except that I have been on this routine for over a year, maybe two. I can't remember It is only lately, that I have had this memory issue.

I could blame it on my age. You know I recently turned 50 and I have come down with another age related health issue, CRS, Cant Remember Squat. It has invaded my life. CRS tends to affect me when I try to remeber longer term actions, e.g. Pick up milk on the way home.

Did I get around to writing that e-mail to the boss? I forgot.

Did I fill the car with gas? Only after the low fuel light came on to remind me. Good thing I have a low fuel light or I would have forgotten.

Did I take my pills this morning right before I ate breakfast? No. Run upstairs and take the pills after I ate breakfast.

Did I feed the dogs? Yes, because they kept reminding me, or I may have forgotten.

Do I have a good ending for this blog? Yes, but I can’t remember what it is.