Wednesday, 26 February 2014

Last night at about 11:00 p.m. David woke up with a feeling that his blood sugar level was very low (an "insulin reaction"), so he got up to test. He had some trouble, so he brought the meter back to the bedroom to have me help him. Both of us were rather shocked by the answer: 32! The normal range for blood sugar is about 70 to 126, so this is extremely low. I've think he's only been this low once or twice before in the time that I've know him (over 18 years). Strangely enough, he was still able to walk and talk coherently (we do know that not all insulin reactions are created equal). We got a couple of dates into him and tested about 15-20 minutes later, finding that the level had risen to 41, still very low. Two more dates and we felt safe to let him go back to sleep. Sure enough, in the morning all was well, with his blood sugar at 96.

Despite the interruption to my sleep, I slept quite well overall, woke up early, and got out for a walk for nearly half an hour (to the highway 12 kikar and back) this morning.

We had an appointment with a family doctor this morning (not our regular one, who wasn't available) to get referrals for David to see the neurologist and the kidney doctor.

We ate lunch at Buddha Burgers today. Miri, one of the 2 owners who is also the main chef there, prepared a special dish just for David, with whole-grain rice, vegetables, and gluten. He LOVED it! I had something I hadn't tried before: a toasted tortilla with vegan cheese, olives, smoked tofu, and tomato sauce in it (somewhat like a slightly weird quesadilla). It was quite tasty.

I taught on only one 2-unit Berlitz class today: 5:00-6:30, after which we took a short drive up into the Eilat Mountains, just to get out of the house (and enjoy the view, including the lights of Hakl, Saudi Arabia).

David's migraine was gone today, but, unfortunately, he has moved from slight mania to pretty serious depression. Luckily, we have an appointment tomorrow with his psychiatrist. It's likely, though, that he will have to be hospitalized.