Higher, Higher…Making The Low Go

*sings* the food just keeps lifting me higher and higher *ends singing*

One can’t think about making a low blood sugar go without thinking of the old treatments that we try to abandon in favor of new treatments. But when thinking about what I prefer to make the low go I really couldn’t nail a preference. What I did come back to time and time again was “who decided that we should eat 15 carbs and wait 15 minutes check our blood sugar and do it all over again?” I’m sure there’s a good answer for that question and for the logic behind what I like to call “that stupidity” but in thinking about “that stupidity” what I finally landed on was…

Wait for it…

There isn’t one particular food, snack, treat, indulgence…no, there’s just a want for food, a lot of food, an over indulgence in whatever food I choose. The choosing of the food usually begins by staring into the full but seemingly so empty cupboard because nothing sounds good. Then perhaps I move to the fridge. Then if I still find nothing I go to my room and look for my secret stashes. Eventually, I’ll choose something, and when I do, as previously stated, I’ll over indulge; eating far more than necessary, but loving every moment of it. Sometimes, I’ll go back for something else…eventually, I’ll stop eating and like any sensible creature, take a nap. Because really, the best cure for a low isn’t the food, it’s what follows the food