something i wish i knew

for the past two or three months i’ve had really very strange blood sugar issues – not just being hungry, but crazy blood sugar drops leaving me lightheaded and sorta ill feeling…. which made me think that maybe i was becoming diabetic or lacking protein or something else in my diet.

anyhow – i was doing some poking around on the web this morning because since i’m on day four of quitting sugar, i have been having really intense cravings for nicotine… which i think are just general cravings that i translate into “i want a cigarette”….

and i discovered that when you quit smoking, blood sugar plummets in the initial phase and may take several months to adjust back to normal levels. since my blood sugar weirdness has coincided with quitting smoking (three months ago yesterday!), i suspect these things correlate which makes me feel an awful lot better (it’s not a serious health problem rearing it’s head, but the opposite)….

i also discovered that when quitting sugar, day four is supposed to be the hardest. i feel very spacey this morning… i suppose that is why.