I could be wrong but I'm not

[cyrano]

My mom wanted to check my blood sugar levels, so she jabbed me with a pointy pin and smeared my blood on the magic blinky thing. I got a 65, which is a pretty low C on most tests. I'm not sure what it all means, but it may go a long way toward explaining that constant and pervasive exhaustion I feel.

Just found out that there's potential trouble in regards to my flight home. (I failed to take the GOD DAMN OLYMPICS into account in my travel plans and am now feeling not very bright at all.) It seems all the flights directly to SJC from SLC are filled until Tuesday sometime, but if I can get on the flight early tomorrow morning to SLC then I may be able to get routed through Fresno or Santa Barbara and still make it to work on Monday morning. If not, then... Fate only knows what I'll do when. The future is once again a tempestuous and unpredictable tart.

Comments

[lil-m-moses.livejournal.com]

I thought 65 was pretty normal? Then again, I don't know much about hypoglycemia (other than: when my blood sugar is low I get shaky and cranky and can't concentrate, carbs are a half-hour fix tops, and I really need a large dose of protein to make it go away). Anything much over 100 for any length of time is diabetes territory, IIRC. My mom stuck me a while back and I was somewhere in the 70s, which she said was fine and good.

Have you been checked for anemia? One of the major symptoms is that pervasive exhaustion of which you speak. It's a really simple blood test, and if you're feeling really cheap you could go try to give blood, since they'll check your iron level before letting you donate (though it's simply a yes/no answer). Anemia is pretty easy to fix, too, if that's it - just pop some extra iron and try to eat more red meat.

Hope you can get back without too much trouble!

From a diabetic...

[wilson-lizard.livejournal.com]

65 is on the normal - low side, for a fasting 1st thing in the morning test. Thats pretty damn low if you took it an hour after you ate. 120 is where you would start to fret, and 180 is danger zone.

70 - 102 is good.

Okay...

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

The 65 was first thing in the morning. I had a 74 after eating.

Looks like I can get from SLC into Oakland on Sunday. From there I can BART around the penninsula, catch the BART shuttle to the airport, the Cal Train shuttle to Milbrae, Cal Train to Mountain View Light Rail and thence home. (:
So if the plans continue along as they seem to be, I can get myself home and in bed at least ten minutes before I have to get up for work.

Re: Okay...

[9thmoon.livejournal.com]

Oh lord...
want me to just get you a ticket from where you are to where you need to be? Are tickets (being stand-by) causing problems? Please call me if I can help.

Re: Okay...

[lil-m-moses.livejournal.com]

Or maybe ask a friend with nothing to do to pick you up at the Fremont BART station? Stu's plane comes in around 10:20, so that's the only thing I have going, and I'd be happy to come pick you up, even if the times are similar. I'll email you my cell number.

Re: Okay...

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

Is Fremont BART easier than SFO? I'd figured once I knew when I would be in town, I could start finding out who's not busy. (: (I may have your number, but would love the email to double check that.)
I also figured that if I could get somewhere that wasn't Oakland INternational before asking for a ride, I'd feel a lot less guilty and people would be far more amenable to the idea.

Re: Okay...

[lil-m-moses.livejournal.com]

Fremont BART is way easier to drive to from here - 15-20 minutes vs. 35-60. Plus less travel time for you from OAK. If you fly to SFO (though I'm guessing you're talking Southwest, which doesn't go there), I'll volunteer for that too, though if timing conflicts it will just require more planning or maybe having you catch Cal-Train to the Sunnyvale station a few blocks from here. And SJC - heck, that's just down the street!