A real sleep.

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Eight hours, give or take five or ten.  It required the fan blowing at medium high.  And it really isn't enough sleep.  It is all I could get with the sun out and outside temps climbing into the mid 70s.  My stomach hurt through the night and into the day.  Even while sleeping, when I would near waking or the cats would maraud, I could feel it.  I thought cabbage would help, plus volume of the meal.  I will try chia this morning.

The pain, after some pushing and prodding to find exact locations, are on the exact sides, midtorso actually just below the ribs, as well as a third in from either side, but lower into the lower abdominal areas.  Aspirin again with medicine.  I don't use it every day, do I?  But much more frequently.  If extra chia and ground flax, minus nuts which I suspect would bind while whatever else is wrong is happening, doesn't help, I may try grind psyllum husk I have and adding that in until their stuff arrives.

Oh, I need to call in.  The doc shorted me on insulin.  And, actually, doing even mostly as she asks may require even higher doses of insulin.  Eating fuller meals, or letting blood sugar be higher, and definitely both, requires double and triple the insulin dose if control is reduced even so.  Choices.  If she wants blood sugar below 180, I either have to seriously restrict food or heavily dose.  If she wants a fasting blood sugar below 120, only my way works, which is more insulin use efficient but requires more than she is offering.  Her way will probably take three vials a month.  I know... I prefer her way, eating-wise.  Didn't have enough insulin to do it that way.  Still don't.  Wasn't given enough to do it the efficient way either.  So either I have to cut doses and not hit those requested blood sugar numbers or they have to send enough.  Choices.  Not in my control.  Personally, I think they forget to take my size into account.  Bigger animal, larger doses.

I called my mother yesterday.  Twice.  The first time her phone was off or out of range.  The second time it rang, but was quickly sent to messaging.  I'll try one more time, then leave it to her.

Later.
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She answered but was heading into work.  A quick short talk.  Oh, and the sideaches, when I stand, actually the pain goes back to the kidney areas.  Just... notes.