A lot of people ask me what I do all day. Just a little insight on how my days are while I am here in the hospital for the most part. Sometimes I vary from the schedule, but most are like this.
6am- Tech arrives to take vital signs, blood sugar and weight, then I try go back to sleep.
630am-The doctor arrives to check me, then I try to go back to sleep.
7am- The day shift tech arrives and takes my vital signs, then I try to go back to sleep.
730-8am- Breakfast arrives, my daily dose of 2 eggs, a pork chop and 1 piece of toast. (Yes, I said pork chop--EVERYDAY!!) I eat it then I try to go back to sleep.
9am- Day shift RN arrives to do my NST on the girls.
10am- Blood sugar checked, snack arrives, usually piece of cheese, milk, crackers.
10am- I turn on the shower to run the water so it will get hot.
1030am- I take a shower because it's finally hot, get dressed, put on my makeup, do my hair.
1130am-12pm- Blood sugar checked, brings lunch. It usually takes me 5-10 minutes to gobble it down.
After lunch- I watch the channel 12 news at noon and check my emails, blog, do stretches in my room.
1pm- I go for a walk outside, take a book or magazine and sit and read it.
2pm- I must return to my room so the tech can check my blood sugar. They bring a snack, usually slice of cheese, milk or tomato juice (yuk, I don't drink it) and a piece of fruit (yummy!) Then I watch "A Haunting" on the discovery channel and play on the computer.
3pm- Vital sign check. Time to watch Ellen or The doctors or take a nap or play on computer.
330pm- Evening RN checks babes fetal heart tones.
4pm- Oprah or nap time, depending on what's on. I have been know to fall asleep or play on computer.
430pm- blood sugar check, time for dinner, YES, I said dinner at 430! Got to keep us diabetics on schedule!
5pm- Watch the news, again followed by the evening new, followed by the 600 news And then Wheel of Fortune (kinda goes with the 430 dinner, right?)
5-8pm- Visit with visitors, if they come, this is the typical time to have visitors. Visiting hours are 10am-8pm. If they get here before 8 they usually don't kick them out, they just don't let you in after 8pm.
7pm- Blood sugar check, snack time
7-9pm- Check the TV guide (no there isn't any direct TV menu here) to see what I want to watch on one of the 10 channels they have to offer and watch it.
10pm-Blood sugar check, bedtime snack and the News again.
1030pm- Get ready for bed, start yawning, try to hold my eyes open.
11pm- Last set of vital signs for the night.
1130pm- Night shift RN comes to check the girls heart rates. Most seem to get to my room first to this so I can go to sleep, except for nurse that I had 2 nights in a row recently who came in at 1210 and then 1230am. It's really hard for me to keep my eyes open this long.
That's a total of 7 blood sugar checks, 3 main meals and 4 snacks. This helps to keep my blood sugar regulated. My fingers get a little sore, but you get used to it.
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