This is the 💩part of diabetes that nobody sees.

Let’s set the scene:

It’s 12:30am in the morning, and we were supposed to be up early to head home since we were out of town.

Amelia and I had gone out to a nice Italian dinner, so a high carb, high fat, high protein meal, and of course, my CGM reading was terribly off.

As a result, my blood sugar starts skyrocketing because I’m using the DIY loop.

The loop starts to dose, and dose, and dose because it’s concerned about my blood sugar being high.

Well, once the CGM starts reading correctly, the loop realizes that it’s given way too much insulin… and my blood sugar starts to plummet.

So there I am at 12:30am, chowing down on candy corn that I despise, but trying to balance that with not taking too much so I don’t u-turn and fly up when the fat and protein hit….

but also making sure I don’t take too little because I’m afraid I won’t wake up the next morning.

These are the realities that we live with on a daily basis with diabetes…

..and not only is it stressful, it can be downright scary.

Fortunately, I was okay after this situation, but as much as I attempt to be Mr. Rose Colored Glasses with diabetes, there’s times where I have to keep it real and show the ugly side as well.

[Papamatarese]

You rock man!!! I’ve gone through same stuff too. My big sister too… You got this and will all pull through! Hopefully we all get the cure China just came out for type 1’s🥳Maybe you and your team can help us all get it here in America and around the world too 🥳🥳🥳

[thafmsnasty]

Type 1 for over 34yrs here bud. I’m also an amputee and deal with the ups and downs constantly. We’re here with ya my guy. ❤

[carmellagayle]

Going to bed feeling good and waking up in the hospital gotta be the worst thing about diabetes. It happened to me a couple of times and now I'm always scared to sleep at night, which make things even worse.

[TD_Runner]

Thanks for sharing. I had that same experience last night. You’re not alone in this!

[melissascozzaro]

My Son is 11 diagnosed 3 yrs ago. No one has it in my family or my husband's. Have 2 older boys that are healthy. Always ate, healthy, excercise d. No one knows what you go through unless your in it. The ups and downs are crazy, The sleepless nights. The highs with excercise bc of his adrenaline, or excitement, or highs and lows from sick days. God bless good luck with your channel. I have found that low carb during the week, and cheat days on the weekends helps my sanity❤

[eddieutube]

That sucks. We need more science. We need more scientists. We need funding. We’ve come a long way but still have a long way to go. Stay strong.

[savage-goose]

Sorry bud, i feel you... I only recently learned that my CGM will read significantly higher in my right arm versus my left arm and that this is known in the field, but either my doctor did not know or never bother to tell me.... So a while back when I put my CGM in my right arm for the first time ever and it was reading significantly higher then of course I had a freak out lolol...

[jqtjkqw]

So true unfortunately it can mess up your nights and as a result of that you encounter the aftermath in the days that follow thanks to the exhaustion (lack of sleep).

[lukewillo]

Dealing with that in the middle of the night when your blood sugar crashes and you have to figure out how much candy to eat and insulin to take to not over shoot and go high all while your brain is foggy from being woke up in the middle of the night

[sonyawiatr]

I understand
Type one diabetic
It's a real struggle

[Mr.Diabeto]

I am a type 1 and I am 14 I have diabetes for 1 year so I kinda know

[Floralandgreens]

Omg ive been there.... this disease makes me wanna give up so bad some days 😢

[joakimsen]

Ah yes, I'm at day 1500'ish without a single night's sleep. Fun huh

[jbsimmons]

Many don't realize there's a term for this. It's "brittle diabetic". It's when the numbers go haywire on just small amounts of sugar and/or insulin. Are you in this category?

[JamesSmith-btxt]

You know a couple hundred years ago there was no such thing as diabetes.

[cathyalford]

Dear God, heal this precious man, in Jesus name, AMEN

[sharonpederson]

There is a scripture that says I am the Lord that healeth thee. Not sure where you are at spiritually. Pray and ask God to show you He is real. Ask Him to heal you.