oh my~ could have went to heaven~~

in the midst of playing bejeweled blitz on facebook

something came hopping into mind

a couple months ago, i wan't a regular BSL checker

i hated pricking my fingers >8 times a day

because:

it caused my fingers to look ugly (you can see tiny red dots)

it hurts when i do play the guitar

and basically finger pricking is painful!

well before that i did not even knew i had to check my BSL so often due to the lack of education from my previous doctors back home

it seems like they did not took it seriously and they did not see Diabetes as a chronic disease

it could be mainly cause it wasn't their speciality too (that i can't blame them)

if the GP here did not insisted that i went and see an endocrinologist

i wouldn't probably be here anymore

or i could be suffering from tremendous complications

it was only recently that i started checking my BSL regularly

after being hit by reality and had my eyes opened

it is time to take charge of life

during the winter holidays (june-july)

i participated in the National Conference Games (NCG)

and i never did knew that a diabetic shouldn't exercise or participate in any sports at all when her/his BSL is above 16mmol/L, as it may cause ketoacidosis

i joined ping pong, futsal and basketball for NCG

and played hardcore!

futsal and basketball back to back

not eating or hydrating properly during the games

and the worst part was i never checked my BSL once

had no idea if my BSL was too high or low to play sports

the night after the games, i started feeling very sick but it never occur to me that i could be in a ketoacidosis state; till today

i am very grateful that i did not fell into a diabetic coma which might have lead to death

so, the moral of the story is...

despite how much you hate pricking and testing your BSL

it is very IMPORTANT to test your BSL regularly

it saves life

ugly fingers and the pain from finger pricking is nothing compared to your life

for those who do not know what ketoacidosis is:

click here

=D am feeling uber lazy to explain

and wiki does a good job at explaining stuff