Today marks the end of prednisone. I had to drag myself through a 10:00 ap, I felt like I would die, I started to cry on the way home, I wanted to lay down on the side of the trail. All the exhaustion, muscle weakness , and low blood sugar has returned. I'd been averaging blood sugar into the 90's which before had only been possible by eating pure sugar. When I finished my run today, my blood was 64 in spite of the fact I had a reasonably sized bowl of raw muesli . I a, so sad and discouraged to know that there is something seriously wrong. I might actually risk liver disease if taking prednisone is my only option to feeling normal. I don't know what this means or what to do about it. I read an article yesterday about GDD (glycogen storage disorder) of the liver. The worst class (1a) is helped by drinking corn starch every 4 hours. The starch metabolizes as sugar at the perfect rate, but must be taken regularly. Though my life is not threatened like the children who have these serious liver disorders, it's worth a try. In other news I ran into my handsome son running the canyon trail with the XC team this morning. I picked him out of the group immediately, though not the fastest, he is definitely strong. His shoulders are getting broad and his face so handsome. I'm really proud of him for getting up every day at 6:30 am during summer to run. | 