Would you rather: Diabetes Edition
You know that game people play at parties called “Would you rather?” It usually involves two not-so-awesome choices and you have to pick the least-worst situation. For example, a question might be: “would you rather spend the day with someone you can’t stand or stand in line at the DMV for the same amount of time?” or something like that….
I realized over the weekend that us folks with diabetes play this game every day without meaning to….here’s just a smattering:
- Would you rather skip your workout because you’re sorta low or take in all the calories you were hoping to burn before the workout even starts?
- Would you rather eat the melted chocolate bar in the bottom of your bag or drink the flat Sprite in the back of the fridge for a low?
- Would you rather over-bolus for that meal you’re unsure of and fix a low later or under shoot it and correct in two hours?
- Would you rather run a temp basal for that high-fat meal or use a dual wave bolus?
- Would you rather be forced to take a device break once a week and go back to shots/finger sticks because you’re building up scar tissue or wear your pump/CGM in weird, highly visible alternate places to give the skin a break?
- It’s 5:30am and you have to get up at 6, and you’re almost, but not quite low: Would you rather suspend your pump and risk rebounding high or get up and have some juice and risk not falling back asleep?
- Would you rather bolus for the happy hour beer and make sure you eat something later before your BG dips or not bolus, let it go up, and then curve back down?
- Would you rather turn your basals down 90% on your hike and hope you don’t go low or walk 30 minutes back to the car and start over after you grab the GU pack you left behind?
So…I’m thinking the diabetes version of this wouldn’t go over so well at your average cocktail party…but maybe all of us in the ‘betes blogosphere should get together and actually play this game together…because that would be hilarious! And just know that you’re winning this game every day by the sheer fact that you have to play it, even though you don’t want to 
What other “Would you rathers” have you had today already?
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Can I add one after the previous comment?
- Would you rather ignore the blatant stupidity or turn off your pump, try some ayurvedic medicine and sue the living hell out of miracle cure sellers after your blood glucose soars into the stratosphere?
Hehe.
Would you rather skip lunch to give that high a chance to come down first but therefore be grumpy and hungry and mess up your routine for the rest of the day
or
maintain your regular schedule and bring that high even higher with your postprandial spike?
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on how to take it effectively.