i sometimes think that being in a sleep deprived state is akin to the effect of soft drugs (although this is my imagination talking, i've never tried anything more exotic than beer...).
Last night was another 4 hour sleep, following on from the previous nights 5.5 hours and the night before that and the one before that, etc, etc, etc. And as any parent of a T1D knows (or of a baby/toddler for that matter), the thought of anything like 7 hours unbroken sleep is more enticing than an afternoon lying on a beach in the Seychelles.
Its weird but, as i've said, this accumulation of a sleep deficit leaves the mind in a slightly altered state. although i'm interacting normally, i feel a slight sense of unreality, an almost semi-dreamlike consciousness, an ever readiness to close my eyes and float off........
its not always like this of course; the odd night of sleeplessness leaves me as normally zombified as the next man; its only the accumulation of a few nights of watching K that has me like i am at the minute....(no operating of heavy machinery today i think)......
And the reason for these late nights? we've had to change K's nighttime dosage again and we need to watch the effect, i.e. make sure it was the goldilocks dose (not too much, not too little, just right).
K was swapped in December to Levamir (long acting insulin), to give a more gentle transition from her evening time shot (Novorapid) to her nighttime regime (we had been experiencing some very low lows between midnight & 2 a.m.).
Anyway we're still struggling with high numbers since Christmas and, although the numbers are better we've had to once again increase the nighttime dose (K has also had a throat infection this last week so patterns are as invisible as ever). (These constant highs are really freaking me out at the mo).
Therefore the dosage increased, and i felt it was easier to stay up till 3 playing xbox rather than taking the risk of not waking when the alarm went off.
And the outcome of the night - 3.6mmol (65) at 12.30a.m. (half a gluco and half a biscuit, its hard to know how much to correct for) and 3.9 (70) at 3a.m. (yep, not enough of a correction - a full gluco and the rest of the biscuit), and woke this morning at 6mmol (108)...so back to the drawing board for tonights swag....(and maybe some more battlefield 3).....
Last night was another 4 hour sleep, following on from the previous nights 5.5 hours and the night before that and the one before that, etc, etc, etc. And as any parent of a T1D knows (or of a baby/toddler for that matter), the thought of anything like 7 hours unbroken sleep is more enticing than an afternoon lying on a beach in the Seychelles.
Its weird but, as i've said, this accumulation of a sleep deficit leaves the mind in a slightly altered state. although i'm interacting normally, i feel a slight sense of unreality, an almost semi-dreamlike consciousness, an ever readiness to close my eyes and float off........
its not always like this of course; the odd night of sleeplessness leaves me as normally zombified as the next man; its only the accumulation of a few nights of watching K that has me like i am at the minute....(no operating of heavy machinery today i think)......
And the reason for these late nights? we've had to change K's nighttime dosage again and we need to watch the effect, i.e. make sure it was the goldilocks dose (not too much, not too little, just right).
K was swapped in December to Levamir (long acting insulin), to give a more gentle transition from her evening time shot (Novorapid) to her nighttime regime (we had been experiencing some very low lows between midnight & 2 a.m.).
Anyway we're still struggling with high numbers since Christmas and, although the numbers are better we've had to once again increase the nighttime dose (K has also had a throat infection this last week so patterns are as invisible as ever). (These constant highs are really freaking me out at the mo).
Therefore the dosage increased, and i felt it was easier to stay up till 3 playing xbox rather than taking the risk of not waking when the alarm went off.
And the outcome of the night - 3.6mmol (65) at 12.30a.m. (half a gluco and half a biscuit, its hard to know how much to correct for) and 3.9 (70) at 3a.m. (yep, not enough of a correction - a full gluco and the rest of the biscuit), and woke this morning at 6mmol (108)...so back to the drawing board for tonights swag....(and maybe some more battlefield 3).....
Hope things go better tonight and that you all get some rest..
ReplyDeleteHello, I just came across your blog from some of the other d-blogs. My daughter was diagnosed at age 4 1/2 in June of 2010, so close to the time of your daughter's diagnosis. She is still on injections as well. I can SO relate to the awful feeling of being tired all the time! I enjoyed reading through your blog...always encouraging to read about others on a similar journey.
ReplyDeleteI've been constantly getting 5hours at most every night for weeks now and it's really starting to wreck me.
ReplyDeleteI commend you as a pancreas to another human being for what you do. I also love that you are in mmol. :)
We are on a similiar routine with our daughter when we adjust her long-acting insulin (Lantus). I appreciate you taking the time to share your story. May many nights of seven plus uninterrupted hours of sleep be in your very near future.
ReplyDeleteJust stumbled over here...and I can SO RELATE!
ReplyDeleteWe've been doing this for almost 7 years, and I AM TIRED!
Ugh.
Here's to hope, better technology on the horizon, and peaceful nights ahead :)
CHEERS!