HAVING SOME TROUBLE BREATHING; EXPERIMENT #1:
During the past month i began having some trouble breathing. My chest is tight and breathing is labored. As if i cant get enough air in my lungs. Ive had pneumonia before, and this doesnt feel anything like that. Ive always had very strong lungs. I dont know if this is a left over from CoVid or an adult form of asthma. In fact, i havent a clue as to what it might be.
It was most prominent in the pool today while i was swimming. I just had tightness in my chest and a difficult time catching my breath. I am debating whether or not to go to the ER or wait to see a pulmonologist. It may be a long wait before i get to see a doctor thoughā¦you know how they are, always totally booked up until next year.
one thing i know is that i dont want to go on steroids. Been there, done that. NOT pleasant, especially when it comes to blood sugars and D management as a whole.
I did have a nice swim though, despite it all. But i was very disappointed with my sugars. I had trouble with my morningās FOTF syndrome, and by the time i got to the pool, my BGs had jumped from 109 to 137, and after my swim, my sugars only came down to 133. I did a modest correction and a bolus for the cortisol spike. It helped, however now, after drinking my refuel shakes, my BGs are climbing. Currently 114, but perhaps thats just from drinking my shakes. who knows. Just a swell thats happening quickly.
I just got back from a vacation, during which my sugars were all over the the place. No rhyme or reason, no patterns, just crazy ups and downs. My endo says that this can be typical during vacations bc your entire schedule of eating and exercise are so different, and your body wont catch up. But it was well worth it as far as the vacation goes. I had a wonderful time with my husband; long walks on the beach, bike ridingā¦ first vacation since CoVid began. (And we just celebrated our anniversary of 30 years of marriage yesterday.) maybe the walking and the bike riding played a part in my BG control.
anyway, the pool was empty today, and my swim was a delightful gift. i was so relaxed and in that swimmers zone. Medatative, despite the frustration with my numbers. (Iāve REALLY got to let go of my focusing on my numbers. It is NOT condusive to a healthy mindset 
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signing out,
DM
. Ive been in bed with a high fever and pneumonia. I was originally on Doxicycline, then the doctor switched me over to Augmentin. Neither seemed to help except for my fever breaking. I feel like i have an elephant sitting on my chest. its very difficult to breath. I can barely walk from my bed to the bathroom without getting seriously winded.Now i am on an inhaler. Im also trying to navigate my high BGs. It seems that every moment i am raising my TB% bc its much worse in the evenings than it is during the daytime. 120% during the day and then at around dinner time i need more basal insulin and i have to bump it up to 140% TB.