High Morning Blood Sugars

[bloggymom]

I developed a cold a few weeks ago. My sugars started to be higher than normal in the morning (115-118). Then I developed lady issues and my blood sugars stayed high in the morning (120-125). On top of this I am having almost constant hip, knee and ankle pain (getting it checked in a few weeks). The past two mornings my sugars have been 128. Freaking me out!!! Normally I have excellent blood sugar control.

I am getting another sleep study this weekend to see if my oxygen is enough. I have been waking feeling icky the past few weeks.

Are the high sugars likely due my joint pain (I have discomfort during the night)?? Do I just need to be patient and stop stressing out?? I haven't been able to go on my evening walks due to my leg issues. I did last night despite the pain just to get some fresh air and tired of being so sedentary.

I just had my AC1 checked (think that is what is called) and my number was excellent.

Any thoughts???

 

[Printer]

Those are NOT high numbers. High is above 200.

 

[Epona]

So when your body is sick or fighting infection, it develops some degree of insulin-resistance, or reduced sensitivity to the insulin your pancreas produces, and that is why your blood sugar (BS) will jump a bit.

Secondly, if by "lady issues" you mean a yeast infection, this is a tell-tale sign you have a candida infection and bacterial overgrowth in your intestines and that you are feeding your body with too much sugars. This makes sense that it would correspond to high BS, because the more sugary your blood is the more it feeds pathogens, wherever they may be.

Thirdly, joint pain is often caused by an autoimmune response, and all autoimmune disorders are caused by leaky gut syndrome. Essentially the cells in your intestines separate (caused by inflammation, poor diet, bacterial overgrowth, etc.) and allow toxins and food particles, particularly proteins from grains and dairy, to move into the blood stream causing a misguided immune response that can cause damage to your own cells. Joint pain is a sign that you may have an autoimmune response triggered by grain and/or dairy proteins. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder caused by food allergies.

Here's what you could do for these three problems:
1) Reduce all sugar intake - completely eliminate table sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, maple syrup, agave, and other sweetners; and reduce your intake of sugary or high-fructose fruits. Safe fruits are very ripe bananas (in moderation), granny smith apples, and berries. I did this and I completely cleared up my chronic yeast infections within a month (a problem I had suffered through for 5 years).
2) Cut out dairy from your diet. The protein in dairy, called casein, is a notorious allergen and causes me problems. Dairy allergies are very common.
3) Cut out all grains, especially gluten. Gluten is essentially the worst autoimmune trigger in the world. In addition, if your leaky gut is severe enough, the proteins in other grains can also trigger autoimmune responses. I am off grains and it helps me a lot.
4) Consider being on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet to fix your leaky gut.

I discuss all of these things and more on my website, www.cfnaturalhealth.weebly.com.

I hope this helps, and be well!

-Mikayla

 

[LittleLab4CF]

This took a while to get answers about blood sugar numbers. A year ago my numbers stared going up and I was figuring maybe a glucose tolerance test was in order. NOT! Beginning with 130 to 150 spikes that drop to normal most times, my doctor looked at my log of serum blood sugar numbers, smiled and handed it back.

So, what's up I ask? "Well, we do need to monitor the numbers and they are climbing, but you always normalize within a couple hours. We'll keep watching it but you need nothing now". And just when do the numbers get to the point of concern? "Over 200 for openers, but dangerous is 450 and above". I had been hunting for a straight answer for years, I have had numbers beyond the test strip max of 200 when I have been really sick and get the Ketone warning. I am not concerned to the point of learning all about diabetes, but my defense over fear is learning all I can when I do.

Looking into an overgrowth of yeasts or bacteria in the gut is reasonable as is looking over your diet for a sugar culprit. A lot of my diet is sweet, the public perception of the overly sweet foods is because a regular diet is already on the sweet side, even healthy ones.

If rising blood sugar remains a trend, or your concern doesn't go away, have a cholesterol test done. High triglyceride numbers may call for a dietary change to normalize your blood sugar.

Hope this helps,

LL

 

[Epona]

P.S. 200 may be the standard for normal people, but it is my opinion that since we've got chronic infections going on, it is best to start regulating our blood sugars through good diet way before you get to that place. Sugars feed infection, and if you have chronically elevated BS, even slightly elevated, you are still feeding your infections more than you should. So minimize sugars in your diet, for a lot of reasons, even if you don't have "diabetes". That's my two-cents.

As LL mentioned, high cholesterol is also a sign of chronically high blood sugar (heart disease is caused by sugar, few people know this). In addition to your A1C, it might be a good diagnostic.

 

[bloggymom]

I eat sugar once a month... otherwise I don't touch sugar or sugary foods. I am in lots of joint pain. I have been given instructions to up my pain meds. I injured my back a few weeks ago and this is when the sugars started being goofy.

 

[LittleLab4CF]

What exactly is the cause of so much bone and joint pain with CF? I am no exception as far as joint pain, even my physical therapist looks at my gnarled hands and sees some kind of congestion in the hands and joints. This is throughout my body but my hands are really crippled. My PT suggested I see a rhumatoid specialist, not suspecting rhumatoid arthritis but something in the same family. Got any ideas?

LL

 

[Epona]

Chronic joint pain and inflammation is usually a sign of an autoimmune disorder caused by grain-protein and/or nightshade allergies. I would be curious if going off grains, legumes, nightshades and other foods with lectins and prolamins would clear up your pain. I wouldn't be surprised if CF joint pain is caused by lectin/prolamin sensitivity caused by increased intestinal permeability (a.k.a. leaky gut syndrome) since we have so many digestive issues to begin with. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder caused by leaky gut. A dietary test - cutting out grains, legumes, and nightshades - might be in order to get to the bottom of it.

 

[bloggymom]

I am having horrible joint problems.... I am getting my hip and knees looked at next week. I am also full blown perimenopause. I just read this morning that hormonal changes can cause blood sugar issues. I think I need to ease off the carbs even more than I am... and eat more protein. I eat whole grains, fruits and veges and no sugar. Hubby also thinks I have chronic fatigue disorder. Just got extensive blood work done and everything is perfect (cholesterol, vitamins and blood sugar levels). No explanation other than stress and lady hormone issues at this point in time.

 

[LittleLab4CF]

Peri-menopause to menopause can and usually does screw with blood sugar. When you catch yourself weepy for no good reason, chances are you are hypoglycemic at that moment. This is far from universal, but sugar can play into menopause madness. If my understanding is correct, your feelings may be impacted more by sugar. Waking with elevated blood sugar @ 130-150, if it normalizes within a couple hours, you aren't in any danger, just your husband.

Chronic fatigue is an issue with CF. The source is not easy to figure. Consider an extra 2hr nap each day, you may be worn down. Infections don't need outside evidence to be stressing your body. I have days/months where I am full of energy and times I can't swing a four hour day.

Hope you feel better,

LL