Sobered up

I went to the endocrinologist today. His name is Dr. Pavlou and he is also right across the street from the Embassy. Wow, that was a sobering visit. He made it very clear how dangerous and high risk the situation is. He wants me to monitor my blood glucose 6 times a day, check ketones 3 times a day, and inject insulin 3 times a day. Plus a controlled diet. The trick is that if I eat too much or too many carbs my sugar goes up too high, not good for baby. If I don't eat enough, my body goes into ketosis, where it is burning the body's own fat instead of the calories being taken in (which is the basis of the Atkin's diet). When the body burns it's own fat, it produces ketones, and it goes into ketosis. Ketones are toxic and very bad neurologically for the baby as well. So it is a delicate balance I have to keep between too little and too much. I also have to eat every 3 hours.

Also, I'm banned from travel. So no traveling for work. That's a big deal for me. And no vigorous activity for now. The Dr. doesn't want me burning too many calories yet. I knew this was going to be difficult, but this is a full time job! Just keeping track of my sugar will be a challenge. If it was just for me, perhaps I'd blow it off a bit. But it's not just me now. So I will be very busy keeping track of all these things I have to do now.