Surviving Cancer and Embracing Life: My Personal Journey by Joel R. Evans - HTML preview

Hypoglycemia is a condition characterized by abnormally low blood glucose (blood sugar) levels, usually less than 70 mg/dl. It is important to talk to your health care provider about your individual blood glucose targets, and what level is too low for you. Hypoglycemia may also be referred to as an insulin reaction, or insulin shock. ⁶

Hyperglycemia is the technical term for high blood glucose (blood sugar). High blood glucose happens when the body has too little insulin or when the body can't use insulin properly. ⁷ [Numbers that are above 200 may need further analysis and a doctor’s consultation.]

• As a result, I am directed to have a slightly elevated A1C and to be VERY careful to not get too many sugar lows. Thus, I adjust the levels of insulin that I take to stay away from sugar lows. Nonetheless, I still get some low readings.
• Due to the variability of my sugar levels, as well as the many medications that I take, I get more tired than I did before. This makes regular napping a must.
• But I don’t let any of this stuff get me down. After all, this is my new normal. And complaining will get me nowhere that is helpful. It is what is (IIWI). I always remember that happiness is a choice.

I recently came across this very insightful quote at https://brightside.me. It sums up how I strive to look at things: