Ow, ow ow ow ow

[crowdog66]

Immense pain in throat and sinuses. Kept waking up all night with it, and this morning it's even worse. Can barely talk. Am drinking Neo Citran, even though it's not exactly the best thing for diabetics -- at this point, I'd try anything to get rid of the miserable burning sensation. I have no appetite, so I'm not sure how I'm going to hit my carb goals for today, but I've got to try.

Must keep going on The Eternals. Bugger. Hopefully when this pounding headache subsides I'll be able to work at a reasonable speed.

The cloth handkerchiefs chimera452 made for me at Christmas many years ago come in SO handy at a time like this. And they're prettily edged with crocheted thread. Much more pleasant on the nose -- and more attractive -- than Kleenex, at least in the first hour or so after I wake up. I'll switch to the disposable stuff a bit later, but for now... pure luxury.

Oddly enough, my blood sugars are in roughly the proper range: 7.8 right after waking up. Strange are the ways of diabetes.

ETA: Two-hour blood sugars: 16.6. Was it the Neo Citran? Or was it the fact that I nibbled on a few potato chips to get my appetite going? Or the two teaspoons of sugar I put in my coffee? I didn't bother to try estimating the carb load of the Neo Citran (I was too thick-headed at the time), so it's probably a little bit of all three.

I'll take another dose of Neo Citran in 4 hours, eat a very light carb lunch, and see what shakes out.

ETA II: Apparently I'm not supposed to exercise while I have a cold this nasty. Mrrrrrrr. Not that I particularly FEEL like going up and down on a step for 40 minutes, but my body definitely likes the exercise and craves it when it doesn't get it.

Comments

[eastpath.livejournal.com]

there is soooo much sugar in neo citran... :/

*hugs*

[crowdog66.livejournal.com]

*hugs back*

Yeah... I'd completely forgotten HOW much sugar. :-P

How you doing?

[chimera452.livejournal.com]

I believe I made those handkerchiefs for you for your birthday all those years ago. I'm glad they're giving you so much comfort now. I seem to have caught the same cold as you have, so I'm finding the handkerchiefs that I made for myself very handy right about now, too, although my symptoms aren't as bad as yours so far. I've mostly been feeling just a slight sore throat, with a bit of a runny nose, some sneezing, tiredness, wooziness, and low appetite. As usual in this house, the girls caught it first, then John, then me. The girls are already starting to get better, whereas I've just come down with it within the last day. Hopefully, my symptoms won't get any worse than this, but everybody's immune system is different.

I hope the new cold meds work out for you and that you feel better soon. Hugz from the similarly infected.

[eastpath.livejournal.com]

Pretty good :) burned myself at work yesterday but other than that i can't truly complain too much... (money is still a huge issue... )

i just slept like 14 hours though... so i'm feeling kinda wooooozy...