My Carbohydrate-Personal Narrative

Day two as a diabetic has come to an end. I thought yesterday was hard, but today was even harder. Waking up was rough because I knew I was not going to get my coffee and finger prick was in my future. I tried to look at the bright side. I had the day off and it was beautiful sunny day. That seemed to help although bright and sunny disappeared when it was time to prick my finger that day. Even with my high pain tolerance it was beginning to hurt. I know I could switch fingers but I did not want to have five sore fingers. Instead, I stuck with poking the same finger each time. My blood sugar was elevated again which meant I had to draw up some more “insulin” and “inject” myself again. Even with rotating side on the abdomen, the feeling of something
After calculating, this meal came to 225 grams of carbohydrates. It was enough to keep my blood sugars regulated without feeling overly stuffed. For lunch, if I am being completely honest, I did not take my blood sugars. I figured since I was feeling fine and well, I was hungry that I would be okay skipping one reading and/or dose of insulin. I prepared myself another 75 gram carbohydrate meal that included one turkey sandwich with mustard, one cup of my leftover chili with beans, six saltine crackers, a few raw pieces of broccoli, and a diet Pepsi. For once in my diabetic experience, I actually felt like I was eating normal food that I liked. The only issue I had with this meal was the diet Pepsi. As mentioned earlier, I live for coffee and carbonated beverages. Pepsi is favorite drink and if it were not so unhealthy, I would drink it more than I currently do. In becoming diabetic, I had to give up the real stuff and switch to diet, which in my opinion, does not taste as good. Artificial sweeteners are not taste the same as real sugar. I concluded that drinking Pepsi diet was nearly the same as giving it up