Why Does My Blood Sugar Do That? : 65 Questions About Monitoring, Medications, and Insulin; A Practical, Research-Informed Companion (Diabetes Companion Series Book 3)
About
Living with diabetes can feel like trying to solve a puzzle where the pieces keep changing shape.
Why was my blood sugar perfect yesterday but high today?
Why do I wake up high even when I went to bed in range?
How do I prevent dangerous lows?
What do all these medications actually do?
When is it time for insulin… and what happens then?
This third book of the Diabetes Companion Series tackles the confusing, frustrating, and often emotionally exhausting world of blood sugar management. Written in a clear, compassionate, and practical question-and-answer format, this book helps readers make sense of the numbers without becoming overwhelmed by them.
Drawing from research, lived experience, and behavioral science, Why Does My Blood Sugar Do That? explains the real-world skills involved in managing diabetes day to day, including:
- Understanding blood sugar highs and lows
- Preventing and treating hypoglycemia safely
- Managing persistent high blood sugar
- Ketones, DKA, and diabetic emergencies
- Oral diabetes medications and newer treatments
- Starting and adjusting insulin
- Basal and bolus insulin strategies
- Carb ratios, correction factors, and CGM trend arrows
- Sick day management
- Handling the emotional reality of unpredictable numbers
Rather than promoting perfection, this book focuses on something far more realistic: learning how to make informed decisions, recognize patterns, stay safe, and feel more confident navigating diabetes over time.
Part practical guide, part companion, this book was written for anyone whose blood sugar sometimes looks less like a straight line and more like rolling hills… or a full-blown roller coaster.
Whether you’re newly diagnosed, years into diabetes, supporting someone you love, or simply trying to better understand your body, this book offers clear explanations, grounded encouragement, and reliable information you can return to again and again.
Diabetes Companion Series
- Book 1: I’ve Got Diabetes, Now What?
- Book 2: How Do I Live Well with Diabetes Every Day?
- Book 3: Why Does My Blood Sugar Do That?
- Book 4: What Does Living with Diabetes Look Like Over Time?
- Book 5: Diabetes Reflection Guide
For readers who want practical understanding, not judgment.