I had a great day, but I still had a terrible nightmare that caused a rise in my blood sugar.
Yesterday, I took the day off. I did a very girlie thing and went shopping with my sister and my mom. We had lunch at a Mexican restaurant and I did pretty well choosing a low carb dish. Tasty ones are out there if you look for them.
The day was great. I bought myself two new sweater tops at an outlet mall. I love buying smaller things! I felt really good about myself as I tried them on. The proof is in the mirror that I'm winning against the weight. I could almost say I had a song in my heart.
It felt good to be out even though it was a very cold day. I think the high for the day was 12 F. I felt like I had no worries all day long.
Before I came home I had supper with my sister, her son and my parents. My blood sugar before eating was 81. We ate at a local Chinese buffet that I've eaten at many times before. I loaded up on broccoli to balance out the rest of my meal. I steered clear of the rice and noodles. I kept my carbs to a minimum. The meal was good and the conversation was wonderful.
Then I came home and went to bed. I have such terrible nightmares sometimes. Last night I was dreaming about someone's death. It almost felt like a premonition, but I couldn't figure out who the person was. I woke up this morning feeling very anxious with one of those feelings that something bad is going to happen. I assume it is my mind processing some sort of fear I have.
When I went in to test my blood sugar after this dream, it was 133. It obviously had affected my blood sugar. I'm not on any medication that should cause nightmares as a side affect.
I have nightmares fairly regularly and I document them in my health journal. Almost always I have a higher blood sugar reading following them. I believe they are caused by the anxiety these dreams leave me with. It's something I wish I could get a handle on.
My point is that I can see clearly from the pages of my health journal how anxiety can create a roller coaster with my blood sugar. Of course, during my waking hours I can do things to take my mind off of worries, etc., but in my sleep I haven't a clue. As you see, yesterday was a great day and I still had a nightmare. I wasn't worried about anything when I went to bed. Plus, when I remembered the dream this morning I realized I have been having this same dream all week. Why I didn't realize that until today, I don't know. It is like the dream is a puzzle and each time I dream it, I get another piece to add to it. Not all my nightmares are that way, but they all do leave the same anxiety behind.
Writing it all down helps to let it go. I wish I understood it better though. I like my blood sugar readings to stay on more of an even level because I feel it's better for me.
I think I will do a little research on how nightmares are known to affect blood sugar. Then I'll do a post about it. I hope you'll come back.
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