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Sugar Blues for lunch

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I forgot my meds this a.m. and ate like a pig at lunch. I waited two hours and took my bs and it was 228. That's the highest I've ever seen it. I'm at work, so I tried to do a bit of exercise, which may or may not have helped. I'm still really full and feel bad, physically. Mentally, I feel like I'm close to killing myself with the sugar I ate. Wonder why I would eat that way when I KNOW it's bad for me.
I'm thinking I'll go home in a couple of hours and just go to bed..sleep it off.
Anyone have any suggestions on how to handle these times? I seldom get this way, am on anti-depressants along with Avandemet.. so maybe not having all the meds has made me feel 'down'. Need a strategy to get through this today and how to avoid it again.
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Killing yourself over a problem that's going to go away in a couple hours anyway? Yikes!

One stress reliever that also lowers your blood sugar quickly is yoga. A few Standing Suns and a Camel or two will give you a burst of energy. To feel miore in control of the situation, be more finicking about taking your meds.
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Drinking water helps me lower my blood sugar when it's way too high. But don't stress over it because I have found that stress has a contributing factor in how high blood sugar, at least that's happened to me. And my doc confirmed this when I asked him about it.
Who knows anyway--good luck!
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Don't beat yourself up over one day of bad choices. In my opinion, the key to this thing is to get right back on track. Even at the next mealtime. Pretend it never happened and go right on with the correct plan for you.
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One time of eating poorly is not going to kill you. Just try to get back on track. Easier said than done I Know. I'm on antidepressants too and this time of year is hard for me. Between the time change, the holidays, less sun, etc., I just try and look forward to after the holidays, when everything is settled down and back to normal for me. Hang in there, I have you in my thoughts. Vickie
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Try keeping some Almonds at your desk. It helps me when I do eat too much carb to balance with a good high protein. By all means :) Slide into the Ladies Room and do some stretching in a stall! It will help.
Huggles,
MeadowLark
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Since you are a working person. You should always carry some meds with you.
But each of us will eat the wrong things from time to time altho we know what the outcome is going to be. You enjoyed it. Now move on and stick to your diet. After a good nights sleep you will feel like a new person tomorrow.
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