Today, I decided to test all the foods I don’t usually eat but occasionally indulge in, all in one day. I faced an unexpected challenge as soon as I woke up. Normally, my blood sugar stays around 80–100 while I sleep, but for some reason, my sensor started warning that my blood sugar was low. Since my blood sugar couldn’t have dropped that much, please take today’s cheat day and blood sugar log with a grain of salt. I ate a vague portion of rice cakes. Someone ate more of the rice cakes I had saved for today, so I scraped together the leftovers and ended up with a half-hearted portion. Even though the sensor has been tending to report my blood sugar on the low side, it’s good at catching the peaks. I saw my blood sugar hit 200 for the first time—it was quite surprising. Maybe I ate too much? Luckily, I didn’t feel too bad or uncomfortable. My blood sugar was all over the place, rising and dropping like crazy. When I did a finger prick test to check, the discrepancy wasn’t too bad. Especially for high readings, the sensor seemed reliable. For a snack, I wanted to buy a baguette and spread some butter on it, but unfortunately, it wasn’t available yet. So I bought a coffee bun and a cheese bagel instead. Since I don’t react much to flour, my blood sugar didn’t spike much. For lunch, I went out and bought sushi. I ate 12 pieces of sushi, a roll, and some udon, then walked about 1,500 steps back home. On the way back, my blood sugar dipped once but peaked again at just 105—not as big a deal as I thought.

On weekends, I tend to skip exercising and sleep in. When I lazily woke up and checked my messages, I saw someone’s breakfast: low-carb bread with peanut butter spread on it. When I opened my fridge, I found a tortilla, so I toasted it, spread some peanut butter on it, and feeling like it was missing something, I grilled a sausage and enjoyed it. Can my blood sugar even rise... from a tortilla? For lunch, I had three and a half hamburger steaks simmered in oyster sauce, ketchup, and stevia. My blood sugar plummeted after that. When that happens, my blood sugar monitoring app sends push notifications every five minutes, nagging me that my blood sugar is low. It’s so annoying, I could scream! I’m not going to die, I get it, you stupid app! Of course, I felt totally fine. For a snack, I had an ice cream sandwich. As expected, my blood sugar rose just as much as I anticipated. Since I’ve eaten it before, it wasn’t surprising at all. For dinner, I made bulgogi in a hot pot and added 100g of high-protein noodles, which are made from wheat flour. It was noticeably different from when I used 50g. I realized once again how important portion size is. They say 100g is one serving, but for me, 50g seems like the right amount. Today’s post turned out to be rather ordinary. Nothing new, and honestly, not very exciting. I’ll be back tomorrow with an exciting cheat day story. Wishing you all a good night!