Comfortably Numb

OK, it’s been two weeks on Novolin ™ and valerian. I don’t like mixing two variables at the same time, of course, but I was able to start buying NPH Novolin (ReliOn) ™ at Wal-Mart for 22 dollars instead of Humulin ™ 48 dollars at CVS, and I can’t pass that up, so I’m suspending the valerian a few weeks until I’m more comfortable with the Novolin ™. However, the first two weeks were promising, I awoke with higher than normal sugar only 1 day each week, although, as usual, my blood glucose rocketed up to around 200mg/dl after only less than 5 oz. carb/protein mix, except of course for last Monday, when it refused to rise at all for 12 hours (and I ate 5 times instead of the usual two), then after a brief rise, following some ice cream, dropped quickly back down, as if it were actually behaving like real insulin. The next day, the roller coaster resumed.

So, I’m temporarily shelving the valerian, but will come back to it soon. I also want to see if its effectiveness is affected (facilitated) by temporarily stopping its use. After the first week, I was drinking about 7 oz. twice a day, making it in a larger pot, and steeping it constantly. I would drink it on waking and before bed, which also helped me sleep. With sweetener, I got used to the taste, but it’s still not great. I did feel more relaxed and I believe my sugars were returning to normal faster than before using it, but more testing needs to be done to support this assessment. More to come!