A CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitor) is an amazing invention — truly a game-changer for diabetics. It lets us see what we were missing when we only checked our blood sugar with a meter.
Though all those finger pricks and scars aren’t for nothing — (keep your meter!) — there’s something surprising I’ve learned from using the CGM (I use a Dexcom).
Since it automatically checks my blood sugar every five minutes, I get to see something I never could with just a meter.

The Roller Coaster Begins

The other day, my blood sugar was at 71 — and still dropping.
So I grabbed a couple of Oreos, licked the frosting off, ate the chocolate part of the cookies, and drank some milk.

After finishing, for 30 minutes straight, my blood sugar kept dropping.
71 → 62 → 55 → LOW.

Finally, it shot back up rapidly to 70 — just in time for me to get my 8 units of insulin.
Then:
120 → 160 → 200… and finally leveling out from there.

(This is a full-blown roller coaster. Symptoms along the way: headaches, shakiness, nausea, dehydration, confusion, and feeling dazed.)

The Struggle to Stay Steady

Later that day, after fasting and staying perfectly stable at 105 for hours, it was 10 PM.
I was exhausted after work and honestly didn’t want to eat — I didn’t want to mess up that “perfect” number.

But if I didn’t eat, my blood sugar could either:

• Randomly drop (because of leftover insulin in my body),
• Or slowly rise overnight (because there’s nothing left for the insulin to absorb).

(Just like a Type 2 diabetic might experience.)

So I had to eat.

I cooked myself a beautiful burrito bowl:
Beef, one serving of rice, onions, peppers, and lime. 🌯
(Rice = a simple carb. 👍)

I took my shot 15 minutes before eating, just like I should.
But after finishing the bowl, the same thing happened again:

105 → 80 → 60 → LOW.

And about an hour later, it climbed higher, slowly balancing out again with the insulin.

It’s like the food I have to eat to survive sometimes drags my blood sugars down — and that can be nerve-wracking.

When Insulin Plays Tricks

It works the opposite way too.
If I under-compensate for the food I ate hours ago, my blood sugar can climb.

• Blood sugar sits stubbornly around 250.
• I give myself 4.5 units to correct it.
• Then — for two hours — it still rises up to 300… 350…
• And maybe I have to bolus again, or I go for a run (even with neuropathy flaring).

At work, this whole cycle is incredibly difficult to manage.

Still, it’s been an interesting awareness — and I wonder:
Have you noticed the same things?

The Bigger Lesson Hidden Inside

But here’s what really struck me:
What if it’s not just a body thing?
What if our thoughts and dreams work the same way?

Sometimes, the tool you don’t think is working — the uncomfortable thing — is exactly what’s helping you heal, balance out, and grow.

Maybe being alone is one of those tools.
Even though loneliness feels heavy, it gives you the chance to look at the poisonous memories you’re carrying…
And to rewrite the story you’ve been holding in your head.

That loneliness could be what opens the way for the right people to come into your life — the ones who truly understand you and help you find the balance you deserve.

We Don’t Control Everything (And That’s Okay)

Just like switching from one insulin to another sometimes becomes necessary,
sometimes in life the tools we thought would work… don’t.

That’s where an open heart, open mind, GUIDANCE, and PRACTICE come in.

It’s like taking a correction dose — and your blood sugar still keeps rising.
Sometimes it’s not the insulin’s fault.
Maybe you didn’t drink enough water today.
Maybe you didn’t get enough rest.

Same with our dreams:
If you’re exhausted and dehydrated inside, it’s harder to “nurture” your goals.
Harder to heal. Harder to stay consistent.

Nurture, Not Control

I’ve learned something life-changing:
Nurturing is better than controlling.

Even when I thought I wasn’t controlling anything…
my lack of patience and my extreme dreams were quietly pushing me into control-mode anyway.

Now, I find peace in remembering:
I don’t have control over anything but my perception and my reaction.

The Final Reflection

Life is a roller coaster — just like blood sugar.
It rises, it falls, it tests your patience, your plans, and your heart.

But being aware of that gives us an incredible gift.

It teaches us GRACE — for ourselves, for others, for the journey.
(And grace is super important for our health.)

What about you?

• What tools have helped you or your loved ones lock in on your dreams?
• How do you cope with the stress of roller-coaster blood sugars?
• Are your coping strategies consistent?

No judgment. Just love. 🖤
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