Low blood sugar and CFRD?

[Landy]

I have many of the same cycles and I also take Prandin. You're right, it is short acting.

Sometimes, it's kind of a roller coaster for me. At times, 2 hours after I've eaten, it can be 225, but then 30-45 minutes later, it can be 75! I can't imagine this is good for my old body! I would be curious to know if those taking insulin shots can have the very same thing happen?

When mine are real low (<65), I drink fruit juice or eat a bowl of cereal with sugar rather then Equal to get the bs level up quickly. If I drink a little juice, then I follow up with something w/ protein in it to level things out.

From my experience, stress can cause lower sugars. I'm not sure about sickness/infection. My guess is that it would make bs levels elevated, but then again, if you're coughing a whole lot, that energy would off-set, maybe??

I haven't found a whole lot specifically about CFRD. For one thing, I wonder if our pancreas ability fluctuates, i.e. sometimes it produces insulin just fine & then sometimes not so well?

 

[Landy]

I have many of the same cycles and I also take Prandin. You're right, it is short acting.

Sometimes, it's kind of a roller coaster for me. At times, 2 hours after I've eaten, it can be 225, but then 30-45 minutes later, it can be 75! I can't imagine this is good for my old body! I would be curious to know if those taking insulin shots can have the very same thing happen?

When mine are real low (<65), I drink fruit juice or eat a bowl of cereal with sugar rather then Equal to get the bs level up quickly. If I drink a little juice, then I follow up with something w/ protein in it to level things out.

From my experience, stress can cause lower sugars. I'm not sure about sickness/infection. My guess is that it would make bs levels elevated, but then again, if you're coughing a whole lot, that energy would off-set, maybe??

I haven't found a whole lot specifically about CFRD. For one thing, I wonder if our pancreas ability fluctuates, i.e. sometimes it produces insulin just fine & then sometimes not so well?

 

[Landy]

I have many of the same cycles and I also take Prandin. You're right, it is short acting.

Sometimes, it's kind of a roller coaster for me. At times, 2 hours after I've eaten, it can be 225, but then 30-45 minutes later, it can be 75! I can't imagine this is good for my old body! I would be curious to know if those taking insulin shots can have the very same thing happen?

When mine are real low (<65), I drink fruit juice or eat a bowl of cereal with sugar rather then Equal to get the bs level up quickly. If I drink a little juice, then I follow up with something w/ protein in it to level things out.

From my experience, stress can cause lower sugars. I'm not sure about sickness/infection. My guess is that it would make bs levels elevated, but then again, if you're coughing a whole lot, that energy would off-set, maybe??

I haven't found a whole lot specifically about CFRD. For one thing, I wonder if our pancreas ability fluctuates, i.e. sometimes it produces insulin just fine & then sometimes not so well?

 

[Landy]

I have many of the same cycles and I also take Prandin. You're right, it is short acting.

Sometimes, it's kind of a roller coaster for me. At times, 2 hours after I've eaten, it can be 225, but then 30-45 minutes later, it can be 75! I can't imagine this is good for my old body! I would be curious to know if those taking insulin shots can have the very same thing happen?

When mine are real low (<65), I drink fruit juice or eat a bowl of cereal with sugar rather then Equal to get the bs level up quickly. If I drink a little juice, then I follow up with something w/ protein in it to level things out.

From my experience, stress can cause lower sugars. I'm not sure about sickness/infection. My guess is that it would make bs levels elevated, but then again, if you're coughing a whole lot, that energy would off-set, maybe??

I haven't found a whole lot specifically about CFRD. For one thing, I wonder if our pancreas ability fluctuates, i.e. sometimes it produces insulin just fine & then sometimes not so well?

 

[Landy]

I have many of the same cycles and I also take Prandin. You're right, it is short acting.

Sometimes, it's kind of a roller coaster for me. At times, 2 hours after I've eaten, it can be 225, but then 30-45 minutes later, it can be 75! I can't imagine this is good for my old body! I would be curious to know if those taking insulin shots can have the very same thing happen?

When mine are real low (<65), I drink fruit juice or eat a bowl of cereal with sugar rather then Equal to get the bs level up quickly. If I drink a little juice, then I follow up with something w/ protein in it to level things out.

From my experience, stress can cause lower sugars. I'm not sure about sickness/infection. My guess is that it would make bs levels elevated, but then again, if you're coughing a whole lot, that energy would off-set, maybe??

I haven't found a whole lot specifically about CFRD. For one thing, I wonder if our pancreas ability fluctuates, i.e. sometimes it produces insulin just fine & then sometimes not so well?

 

[coltsfan715]

Hey there just wanted to put some things out there .

One I am glad that someone could help you out on the Prandin Andee - like I said I have no clue about that med so I learned something new today. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

As for the other things you mentioned yes you are normal. A typical blood sugar two hours after eating should NOT be above 200 - it SHOULD be for a normal non diabetic within a normal range - i.e. 80-120. My endocrinologist has told me that the goal is to keep your blood sugar at or below 160 for a NON diabetic and at or below 180 for a diabetic at any time ... so I would say if you check your sugar at 1 hour post meal it should be no higher than 180.

As for what to eat when your sugar is low - a TRUE low meaning 70 or lower you should have something like juice and follow it up with something like peanut butter and crackers. I used to have a small bit of soda (when I was still drinking soda) or something maybe with chocolate if I didn't have juice available.

Also going to put this out there - if you are experiencing a low and you are driving around and think OH I will just get french fries to eat since they have carbs make sure to get something else like a soda. Something about the food being fried causes the affect on your blood sugar to be more prolonged so the instant boost you need may not occur - just something I was told by my endo. As for HOW much to eat the goal is around 15 grams of carbs if you are in te 65-70 range. If I were lower than that I would have maybe 30 grams of carbs. I think for me my blood sugar goes a\up about 30 points or something for 15 grams of carbs. It really depends too on the type of food you eat as to how fast it will hit you. I.E. my previous post with the fats, proteins and sugars.

Also if you are in the "I feel too good" 90 blood sugar range I would just maybe have something with some protein like peanut butter crackers or something. It will NOT give you the immdiate jump in sugars like juice would but it will help keep you from dropping low.

With the comment on sugary candies and foods versus pastas it is due to the type of food. Pastas have more protein at least I believe it is protein - if I am recalling correctly. So due to that the effect it has on your sugars will be more prolonged. For me it would still send my blood sugar up BUT it would not be as immediate as if I had a bag of skittles. You are dealing with candy = almost pure sugar versus pastas that are healthier with more protein and such.

As for the symptoms you get with your blood sugars those ARE normal. Your body will tend to get tired when your sugar is high why I am not really sure. That along with headaches, hunger (goes for high and low blood sugar), blurry vision, mood swings (severe and uncontrollable at times), fatigue, urination (obvious along with thirst) and extreme sweating. As for the short of breathe feeling I will tell you why that is ......

As we all know when you are sick your body sends out a signal saying hey something is NOT right. Well in that signal often comes the response of high blood sugars. Well when we eat something that sends our blood sugars high our body starts to think wait a minute.... high sugar we must be sick .. there MUST be an infection. So what does our body do but send the message to our immune system to fight the infection. Our body sends this response even though there is not an active infection (even though we kind of always have an infection). When our body sends out the troops to fight the infection it starts to attack tissue and parts of our body that is NOT necessarily infected causing inflammation. Hence the reason that you can start to feel short of breath or cough more. I hope that makes sense. We are telling our bodies that we are sick unintentionally basically so we are putting out extra effort to protect ourselves when it is not needed and it is making our bodies irritated and inflammed.

I will also throw this out there for those that are curious. I had this issue ALOT pre transplant with getting tight and short of breath when my blood sugar was high. Now I do not so much get short of breath feeling or tight BUT when I do my breathing test with high blood sugar it is slightly lower than when my sugar is normal. I have tested this meaning I will do my PFTs after a meal around the time that my blood sugar spikes and then I will check my sugar and do my test. Then I wait a little while for it to go down and will check my PFTs again and sure enough they are higher. The same also goes when my sugar has been low and I have done my breathing test it is slightly lower than when my sugar is in a normal range.

As for stress it can make your sugar increase or decrease. I personally get a spike in my sugars when I am under extreme stress or if I get scared - meaning like before I had my surgery for my sinuses and my port my sugar spiked to over 200 because I was nervous.

I think our bodies just react differently to the stress but it does affect the blood sugar .. how just depends on you I guess.

I do NOT know how accurate this information is but this is what I was told when I was first diagnosed with diabetes - that our pancreas does still have the ability to produce insulin but because of the mucus and such it is unable to be effectively dispersed throughout our body. At a certain time - when our Pancreas gets "full"(for lack of a better term) with insulin that was unable to be released it will refrain from producing insulin. Again I do NOT know how accurate that is as it may be very outdated info as I was told that 8 years ago. Just wanted to put it out there.

Okay I will stop now. As I have gone on long enough.

Take Care,
Lindsey

 

[coltsfan715]

Hey there just wanted to put some things out there .

One I am glad that someone could help you out on the Prandin Andee - like I said I have no clue about that med so I learned something new today. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

As for the other things you mentioned yes you are normal. A typical blood sugar two hours after eating should NOT be above 200 - it SHOULD be for a normal non diabetic within a normal range - i.e. 80-120. My endocrinologist has told me that the goal is to keep your blood sugar at or below 160 for a NON diabetic and at or below 180 for a diabetic at any time ... so I would say if you check your sugar at 1 hour post meal it should be no higher than 180.

As for what to eat when your sugar is low - a TRUE low meaning 70 or lower you should have something like juice and follow it up with something like peanut butter and crackers. I used to have a small bit of soda (when I was still drinking soda) or something maybe with chocolate if I didn't have juice available.

Also going to put this out there - if you are experiencing a low and you are driving around and think OH I will just get french fries to eat since they have carbs make sure to get something else like a soda. Something about the food being fried causes the affect on your blood sugar to be more prolonged so the instant boost you need may not occur - just something I was told by my endo. As for HOW much to eat the goal is around 15 grams of carbs if you are in te 65-70 range. If I were lower than that I would have maybe 30 grams of carbs. I think for me my blood sugar goes a\up about 30 points or something for 15 grams of carbs. It really depends too on the type of food you eat as to how fast it will hit you. I.E. my previous post with the fats, proteins and sugars.

Also if you are in the "I feel too good" 90 blood sugar range I would just maybe have something with some protein like peanut butter crackers or something. It will NOT give you the immdiate jump in sugars like juice would but it will help keep you from dropping low.

With the comment on sugary candies and foods versus pastas it is due to the type of food. Pastas have more protein at least I believe it is protein - if I am recalling correctly. So due to that the effect it has on your sugars will be more prolonged. For me it would still send my blood sugar up BUT it would not be as immediate as if I had a bag of skittles. You are dealing with candy = almost pure sugar versus pastas that are healthier with more protein and such.

As for the symptoms you get with your blood sugars those ARE normal. Your body will tend to get tired when your sugar is high why I am not really sure. That along with headaches, hunger (goes for high and low blood sugar), blurry vision, mood swings (severe and uncontrollable at times), fatigue, urination (obvious along with thirst) and extreme sweating. As for the short of breathe feeling I will tell you why that is ......

As we all know when you are sick your body sends out a signal saying hey something is NOT right. Well in that signal often comes the response of high blood sugars. Well when we eat something that sends our blood sugars high our body starts to think wait a minute.... high sugar we must be sick .. there MUST be an infection. So what does our body do but send the message to our immune system to fight the infection. Our body sends this response even though there is not an active infection (even though we kind of always have an infection). When our body sends out the troops to fight the infection it starts to attack tissue and parts of our body that is NOT necessarily infected causing inflammation. Hence the reason that you can start to feel short of breath or cough more. I hope that makes sense. We are telling our bodies that we are sick unintentionally basically so we are putting out extra effort to protect ourselves when it is not needed and it is making our bodies irritated and inflammed.

I will also throw this out there for those that are curious. I had this issue ALOT pre transplant with getting tight and short of breath when my blood sugar was high. Now I do not so much get short of breath feeling or tight BUT when I do my breathing test with high blood sugar it is slightly lower than when my sugar is normal. I have tested this meaning I will do my PFTs after a meal around the time that my blood sugar spikes and then I will check my sugar and do my test. Then I wait a little while for it to go down and will check my PFTs again and sure enough they are higher. The same also goes when my sugar has been low and I have done my breathing test it is slightly lower than when my sugar is in a normal range.

As for stress it can make your sugar increase or decrease. I personally get a spike in my sugars when I am under extreme stress or if I get scared - meaning like before I had my surgery for my sinuses and my port my sugar spiked to over 200 because I was nervous.

I think our bodies just react differently to the stress but it does affect the blood sugar .. how just depends on you I guess.

I do NOT know how accurate this information is but this is what I was told when I was first diagnosed with diabetes - that our pancreas does still have the ability to produce insulin but because of the mucus and such it is unable to be effectively dispersed throughout our body. At a certain time - when our Pancreas gets "full"(for lack of a better term) with insulin that was unable to be released it will refrain from producing insulin. Again I do NOT know how accurate that is as it may be very outdated info as I was told that 8 years ago. Just wanted to put it out there.

Okay I will stop now. As I have gone on long enough.

Take Care,
Lindsey

 

[coltsfan715]

Hey there just wanted to put some things out there .

One I am glad that someone could help you out on the Prandin Andee - like I said I have no clue about that med so I learned something new today. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

As for the other things you mentioned yes you are normal. A typical blood sugar two hours after eating should NOT be above 200 - it SHOULD be for a normal non diabetic within a normal range - i.e. 80-120. My endocrinologist has told me that the goal is to keep your blood sugar at or below 160 for a NON diabetic and at or below 180 for a diabetic at any time ... so I would say if you check your sugar at 1 hour post meal it should be no higher than 180.

As for what to eat when your sugar is low - a TRUE low meaning 70 or lower you should have something like juice and follow it up with something like peanut butter and crackers. I used to have a small bit of soda (when I was still drinking soda) or something maybe with chocolate if I didn't have juice available.

Also going to put this out there - if you are experiencing a low and you are driving around and think OH I will just get french fries to eat since they have carbs make sure to get something else like a soda. Something about the food being fried causes the affect on your blood sugar to be more prolonged so the instant boost you need may not occur - just something I was told by my endo. As for HOW much to eat the goal is around 15 grams of carbs if you are in te 65-70 range. If I were lower than that I would have maybe 30 grams of carbs. I think for me my blood sugar goes a\up about 30 points or something for 15 grams of carbs. It really depends too on the type of food you eat as to how fast it will hit you. I.E. my previous post with the fats, proteins and sugars.

Also if you are in the "I feel too good" 90 blood sugar range I would just maybe have something with some protein like peanut butter crackers or something. It will NOT give you the immdiate jump in sugars like juice would but it will help keep you from dropping low.

With the comment on sugary candies and foods versus pastas it is due to the type of food. Pastas have more protein at least I believe it is protein - if I am recalling correctly. So due to that the effect it has on your sugars will be more prolonged. For me it would still send my blood sugar up BUT it would not be as immediate as if I had a bag of skittles. You are dealing with candy = almost pure sugar versus pastas that are healthier with more protein and such.

As for the symptoms you get with your blood sugars those ARE normal. Your body will tend to get tired when your sugar is high why I am not really sure. That along with headaches, hunger (goes for high and low blood sugar), blurry vision, mood swings (severe and uncontrollable at times), fatigue, urination (obvious along with thirst) and extreme sweating. As for the short of breathe feeling I will tell you why that is ......

As we all know when you are sick your body sends out a signal saying hey something is NOT right. Well in that signal often comes the response of high blood sugars. Well when we eat something that sends our blood sugars high our body starts to think wait a minute.... high sugar we must be sick .. there MUST be an infection. So what does our body do but send the message to our immune system to fight the infection. Our body sends this response even though there is not an active infection (even though we kind of always have an infection). When our body sends out the troops to fight the infection it starts to attack tissue and parts of our body that is NOT necessarily infected causing inflammation. Hence the reason that you can start to feel short of breath or cough more. I hope that makes sense. We are telling our bodies that we are sick unintentionally basically so we are putting out extra effort to protect ourselves when it is not needed and it is making our bodies irritated and inflammed.

I will also throw this out there for those that are curious. I had this issue ALOT pre transplant with getting tight and short of breath when my blood sugar was high. Now I do not so much get short of breath feeling or tight BUT when I do my breathing test with high blood sugar it is slightly lower than when my sugar is normal. I have tested this meaning I will do my PFTs after a meal around the time that my blood sugar spikes and then I will check my sugar and do my test. Then I wait a little while for it to go down and will check my PFTs again and sure enough they are higher. The same also goes when my sugar has been low and I have done my breathing test it is slightly lower than when my sugar is in a normal range.

As for stress it can make your sugar increase or decrease. I personally get a spike in my sugars when I am under extreme stress or if I get scared - meaning like before I had my surgery for my sinuses and my port my sugar spiked to over 200 because I was nervous.

I think our bodies just react differently to the stress but it does affect the blood sugar .. how just depends on you I guess.

I do NOT know how accurate this information is but this is what I was told when I was first diagnosed with diabetes - that our pancreas does still have the ability to produce insulin but because of the mucus and such it is unable to be effectively dispersed throughout our body. At a certain time - when our Pancreas gets "full"(for lack of a better term) with insulin that was unable to be released it will refrain from producing insulin. Again I do NOT know how accurate that is as it may be very outdated info as I was told that 8 years ago. Just wanted to put it out there.

Okay I will stop now. As I have gone on long enough.

Take Care,
Lindsey

 

[coltsfan715]

Hey there just wanted to put some things out there .

One I am glad that someone could help you out on the Prandin Andee - like I said I have no clue about that med so I learned something new today. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

As for the other things you mentioned yes you are normal. A typical blood sugar two hours after eating should NOT be above 200 - it SHOULD be for a normal non diabetic within a normal range - i.e. 80-120. My endocrinologist has told me that the goal is to keep your blood sugar at or below 160 for a NON diabetic and at or below 180 for a diabetic at any time ... so I would say if you check your sugar at 1 hour post meal it should be no higher than 180.

As for what to eat when your sugar is low - a TRUE low meaning 70 or lower you should have something like juice and follow it up with something like peanut butter and crackers. I used to have a small bit of soda (when I was still drinking soda) or something maybe with chocolate if I didn't have juice available.

Also going to put this out there - if you are experiencing a low and you are driving around and think OH I will just get french fries to eat since they have carbs make sure to get something else like a soda. Something about the food being fried causes the affect on your blood sugar to be more prolonged so the instant boost you need may not occur - just something I was told by my endo. As for HOW much to eat the goal is around 15 grams of carbs if you are in te 65-70 range. If I were lower than that I would have maybe 30 grams of carbs. I think for me my blood sugar goes a\up about 30 points or something for 15 grams of carbs. It really depends too on the type of food you eat as to how fast it will hit you. I.E. my previous post with the fats, proteins and sugars.

Also if you are in the "I feel too good" 90 blood sugar range I would just maybe have something with some protein like peanut butter crackers or something. It will NOT give you the immdiate jump in sugars like juice would but it will help keep you from dropping low.

With the comment on sugary candies and foods versus pastas it is due to the type of food. Pastas have more protein at least I believe it is protein - if I am recalling correctly. So due to that the effect it has on your sugars will be more prolonged. For me it would still send my blood sugar up BUT it would not be as immediate as if I had a bag of skittles. You are dealing with candy = almost pure sugar versus pastas that are healthier with more protein and such.

As for the symptoms you get with your blood sugars those ARE normal. Your body will tend to get tired when your sugar is high why I am not really sure. That along with headaches, hunger (goes for high and low blood sugar), blurry vision, mood swings (severe and uncontrollable at times), fatigue, urination (obvious along with thirst) and extreme sweating. As for the short of breathe feeling I will tell you why that is ......

As we all know when you are sick your body sends out a signal saying hey something is NOT right. Well in that signal often comes the response of high blood sugars. Well when we eat something that sends our blood sugars high our body starts to think wait a minute.... high sugar we must be sick .. there MUST be an infection. So what does our body do but send the message to our immune system to fight the infection. Our body sends this response even though there is not an active infection (even though we kind of always have an infection). When our body sends out the troops to fight the infection it starts to attack tissue and parts of our body that is NOT necessarily infected causing inflammation. Hence the reason that you can start to feel short of breath or cough more. I hope that makes sense. We are telling our bodies that we are sick unintentionally basically so we are putting out extra effort to protect ourselves when it is not needed and it is making our bodies irritated and inflammed.

I will also throw this out there for those that are curious. I had this issue ALOT pre transplant with getting tight and short of breath when my blood sugar was high. Now I do not so much get short of breath feeling or tight BUT when I do my breathing test with high blood sugar it is slightly lower than when my sugar is normal. I have tested this meaning I will do my PFTs after a meal around the time that my blood sugar spikes and then I will check my sugar and do my test. Then I wait a little while for it to go down and will check my PFTs again and sure enough they are higher. The same also goes when my sugar has been low and I have done my breathing test it is slightly lower than when my sugar is in a normal range.

As for stress it can make your sugar increase or decrease. I personally get a spike in my sugars when I am under extreme stress or if I get scared - meaning like before I had my surgery for my sinuses and my port my sugar spiked to over 200 because I was nervous.

I think our bodies just react differently to the stress but it does affect the blood sugar .. how just depends on you I guess.

I do NOT know how accurate this information is but this is what I was told when I was first diagnosed with diabetes - that our pancreas does still have the ability to produce insulin but because of the mucus and such it is unable to be effectively dispersed throughout our body. At a certain time - when our Pancreas gets "full"(for lack of a better term) with insulin that was unable to be released it will refrain from producing insulin. Again I do NOT know how accurate that is as it may be very outdated info as I was told that 8 years ago. Just wanted to put it out there.

Okay I will stop now. As I have gone on long enough.

Take Care,
Lindsey

 

[coltsfan715]

Hey there just wanted to put some things out there .

One I am glad that someone could help you out on the Prandin Andee - like I said I have no clue about that med so I learned something new today. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

As for the other things you mentioned yes you are normal. A typical blood sugar two hours after eating should NOT be above 200 - it SHOULD be for a normal non diabetic within a normal range - i.e. 80-120. My endocrinologist has told me that the goal is to keep your blood sugar at or below 160 for a NON diabetic and at or below 180 for a diabetic at any time ... so I would say if you check your sugar at 1 hour post meal it should be no higher than 180.

As for what to eat when your sugar is low - a TRUE low meaning 70 or lower you should have something like juice and follow it up with something like peanut butter and crackers. I used to have a small bit of soda (when I was still drinking soda) or something maybe with chocolate if I didn't have juice available.

Also going to put this out there - if you are experiencing a low and you are driving around and think OH I will just get french fries to eat since they have carbs make sure to get something else like a soda. Something about the food being fried causes the affect on your blood sugar to be more prolonged so the instant boost you need may not occur - just something I was told by my endo. As for HOW much to eat the goal is around 15 grams of carbs if you are in te 65-70 range. If I were lower than that I would have maybe 30 grams of carbs. I think for me my blood sugar goes a\up about 30 points or something for 15 grams of carbs. It really depends too on the type of food you eat as to how fast it will hit you. I.E. my previous post with the fats, proteins and sugars.

Also if you are in the "I feel too good" 90 blood sugar range I would just maybe have something with some protein like peanut butter crackers or something. It will NOT give you the immdiate jump in sugars like juice would but it will help keep you from dropping low.

With the comment on sugary candies and foods versus pastas it is due to the type of food. Pastas have more protein at least I believe it is protein - if I am recalling correctly. So due to that the effect it has on your sugars will be more prolonged. For me it would still send my blood sugar up BUT it would not be as immediate as if I had a bag of skittles. You are dealing with candy = almost pure sugar versus pastas that are healthier with more protein and such.

As for the symptoms you get with your blood sugars those ARE normal. Your body will tend to get tired when your sugar is high why I am not really sure. That along with headaches, hunger (goes for high and low blood sugar), blurry vision, mood swings (severe and uncontrollable at times), fatigue, urination (obvious along with thirst) and extreme sweating. As for the short of breathe feeling I will tell you why that is ......

As we all know when you are sick your body sends out a signal saying hey something is NOT right. Well in that signal often comes the response of high blood sugars. Well when we eat something that sends our blood sugars high our body starts to think wait a minute.... high sugar we must be sick .. there MUST be an infection. So what does our body do but send the message to our immune system to fight the infection. Our body sends this response even though there is not an active infection (even though we kind of always have an infection). When our body sends out the troops to fight the infection it starts to attack tissue and parts of our body that is NOT necessarily infected causing inflammation. Hence the reason that you can start to feel short of breath or cough more. I hope that makes sense. We are telling our bodies that we are sick unintentionally basically so we are putting out extra effort to protect ourselves when it is not needed and it is making our bodies irritated and inflammed.

I will also throw this out there for those that are curious. I had this issue ALOT pre transplant with getting tight and short of breath when my blood sugar was high. Now I do not so much get short of breath feeling or tight BUT when I do my breathing test with high blood sugar it is slightly lower than when my sugar is normal. I have tested this meaning I will do my PFTs after a meal around the time that my blood sugar spikes and then I will check my sugar and do my test. Then I wait a little while for it to go down and will check my PFTs again and sure enough they are higher. The same also goes when my sugar has been low and I have done my breathing test it is slightly lower than when my sugar is in a normal range.

As for stress it can make your sugar increase or decrease. I personally get a spike in my sugars when I am under extreme stress or if I get scared - meaning like before I had my surgery for my sinuses and my port my sugar spiked to over 200 because I was nervous.

I think our bodies just react differently to the stress but it does affect the blood sugar .. how just depends on you I guess.

I do NOT know how accurate this information is but this is what I was told when I was first diagnosed with diabetes - that our pancreas does still have the ability to produce insulin but because of the mucus and such it is unable to be effectively dispersed throughout our body. At a certain time - when our Pancreas gets "full"(for lack of a better term) with insulin that was unable to be released it will refrain from producing insulin. Again I do NOT know how accurate that is as it may be very outdated info as I was told that 8 years ago. Just wanted to put it out there.

Okay I will stop now. As I have gone on long enough.

Take Care,
Lindsey

 

[EnergyGal]

Excellent post Lindsey and I will always remember the information about how the body is tricked into thinking there is an infection when the B.S. It makes perfect sense to me.

 

[EnergyGal]

Excellent post Lindsey and I will always remember the information about how the body is tricked into thinking there is an infection when the B.S. It makes perfect sense to me.

 

[EnergyGal]

Excellent post Lindsey and I will always remember the information about how the body is tricked into thinking there is an infection when the B.S. It makes perfect sense to me.

 

[EnergyGal]

Excellent post Lindsey and I will always remember the information about how the body is tricked into thinking there is an infection when the B.S. It makes perfect sense to me.

 

[EnergyGal]

Excellent post Lindsey and I will always remember the information about how the body is tricked into thinking there is an infection when the B.S. It makes perfect sense to me.

 

[AnD]

That is how it goes for me too, Lynda (at least usually!), especially in the mornings (with the 225 reading). I think my high levels in the morning are partially because I haven't had enough water to drink <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif" border="0"> (working on that).

I really want to make this pill thing work, and put off the insulin as long as I can (I really don't want to add something else to my schedule right now- I'm still a little overwhelmed at the moment, adjusting to new schedules, both cf related and not).

Thanks so much- good to know that I am not the only one on it with these issues (but sorry it is working the same way for you, on the other hand <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ).


I was thinking about asking to try a stronger pill in the morning, but I dunno- I also thought about asking about an insulin shot just in the morning, and the Prandin the rest of the day, but I don't know if that's something I can do, either...but I'm still in the "trial phase" for Prandin at this dose (this is my first diabetes med), so I guess I'll wait it out for a little longer. My doctor also wanted me to take an enzyme with my Prandin (30 mins before a meal) but man, with me being only mildly P I, that was horrid! Seems to be working the same (was getting the same numbers) without the enzyme, too.

It may have been stress related- I was trying to get my van serviced to go out of town, get the laundry done, waiting to hear back from my ENT, get homeschooling in, didn't get all my workouts in, etc....Hmmm, thanks! I'll start making a note of it.

I also wondered if maybe a duct or two had unblocked, and my system was getting a dose of extra, backed up insulin sent out into my system, but that is just me thinking <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> .

And thanks y'all- good to know that I am doing the right thing with the sugar to immediately get it back up, and a complex carbohydrate/protient/fat snack to keep it there- yea! I'm doing something right!

Thanks Lindsey- I will make a note of the carb to bs ratio thing in my log book, where I can find it when I need it. The first time I had a low and was away from home (with nothing in my purse to eat- bad move, I know) I was in Walmart <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> , so I had a chocolate milk and it did the best for me of anything I have tried- too bad I can't walk around with chocolate milk in my purse- lol. I can get a small bottle of my daughter's travel fruit juice, and keep it in the van though, with my crackers and cheese, and fruit and nut granola bars, so that will work <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> .

 

[AnD]

That is how it goes for me too, Lynda (at least usually!), especially in the mornings (with the 225 reading). I think my high levels in the morning are partially because I haven't had enough water to drink <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif" border="0"> (working on that).

I really want to make this pill thing work, and put off the insulin as long as I can (I really don't want to add something else to my schedule right now- I'm still a little overwhelmed at the moment, adjusting to new schedules, both cf related and not).

Thanks so much- good to know that I am not the only one on it with these issues (but sorry it is working the same way for you, on the other hand <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ).


I was thinking about asking to try a stronger pill in the morning, but I dunno- I also thought about asking about an insulin shot just in the morning, and the Prandin the rest of the day, but I don't know if that's something I can do, either...but I'm still in the "trial phase" for Prandin at this dose (this is my first diabetes med), so I guess I'll wait it out for a little longer. My doctor also wanted me to take an enzyme with my Prandin (30 mins before a meal) but man, with me being only mildly P I, that was horrid! Seems to be working the same (was getting the same numbers) without the enzyme, too.

It may have been stress related- I was trying to get my van serviced to go out of town, get the laundry done, waiting to hear back from my ENT, get homeschooling in, didn't get all my workouts in, etc....Hmmm, thanks! I'll start making a note of it.

I also wondered if maybe a duct or two had unblocked, and my system was getting a dose of extra, backed up insulin sent out into my system, but that is just me thinking <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> .

And thanks y'all- good to know that I am doing the right thing with the sugar to immediately get it back up, and a complex carbohydrate/protient/fat snack to keep it there- yea! I'm doing something right!

Thanks Lindsey- I will make a note of the carb to bs ratio thing in my log book, where I can find it when I need it. The first time I had a low and was away from home (with nothing in my purse to eat- bad move, I know) I was in Walmart <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> , so I had a chocolate milk and it did the best for me of anything I have tried- too bad I can't walk around with chocolate milk in my purse- lol. I can get a small bottle of my daughter's travel fruit juice, and keep it in the van though, with my crackers and cheese, and fruit and nut granola bars, so that will work <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> .

 

[AnD]

That is how it goes for me too, Lynda (at least usually!), especially in the mornings (with the 225 reading). I think my high levels in the morning are partially because I haven't had enough water to drink <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif" border="0"> (working on that).

I really want to make this pill thing work, and put off the insulin as long as I can (I really don't want to add something else to my schedule right now- I'm still a little overwhelmed at the moment, adjusting to new schedules, both cf related and not).

Thanks so much- good to know that I am not the only one on it with these issues (but sorry it is working the same way for you, on the other hand <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ).


I was thinking about asking to try a stronger pill in the morning, but I dunno- I also thought about asking about an insulin shot just in the morning, and the Prandin the rest of the day, but I don't know if that's something I can do, either...but I'm still in the "trial phase" for Prandin at this dose (this is my first diabetes med), so I guess I'll wait it out for a little longer. My doctor also wanted me to take an enzyme with my Prandin (30 mins before a meal) but man, with me being only mildly P I, that was horrid! Seems to be working the same (was getting the same numbers) without the enzyme, too.

It may have been stress related- I was trying to get my van serviced to go out of town, get the laundry done, waiting to hear back from my ENT, get homeschooling in, didn't get all my workouts in, etc....Hmmm, thanks! I'll start making a note of it.

I also wondered if maybe a duct or two had unblocked, and my system was getting a dose of extra, backed up insulin sent out into my system, but that is just me thinking <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> .

And thanks y'all- good to know that I am doing the right thing with the sugar to immediately get it back up, and a complex carbohydrate/protient/fat snack to keep it there- yea! I'm doing something right!

Thanks Lindsey- I will make a note of the carb to bs ratio thing in my log book, where I can find it when I need it. The first time I had a low and was away from home (with nothing in my purse to eat- bad move, I know) I was in Walmart <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> , so I had a chocolate milk and it did the best for me of anything I have tried- too bad I can't walk around with chocolate milk in my purse- lol. I can get a small bottle of my daughter's travel fruit juice, and keep it in the van though, with my crackers and cheese, and fruit and nut granola bars, so that will work <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> .

 

[AnD]

That is how it goes for me too, Lynda (at least usually!), especially in the mornings (with the 225 reading). I think my high levels in the morning are partially because I haven't had enough water to drink <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif" border="0"> (working on that).

I really want to make this pill thing work, and put off the insulin as long as I can (I really don't want to add something else to my schedule right now- I'm still a little overwhelmed at the moment, adjusting to new schedules, both cf related and not).

Thanks so much- good to know that I am not the only one on it with these issues (but sorry it is working the same way for you, on the other hand <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ).


I was thinking about asking to try a stronger pill in the morning, but I dunno- I also thought about asking about an insulin shot just in the morning, and the Prandin the rest of the day, but I don't know if that's something I can do, either...but I'm still in the "trial phase" for Prandin at this dose (this is my first diabetes med), so I guess I'll wait it out for a little longer. My doctor also wanted me to take an enzyme with my Prandin (30 mins before a meal) but man, with me being only mildly P I, that was horrid! Seems to be working the same (was getting the same numbers) without the enzyme, too.

It may have been stress related- I was trying to get my van serviced to go out of town, get the laundry done, waiting to hear back from my ENT, get homeschooling in, didn't get all my workouts in, etc....Hmmm, thanks! I'll start making a note of it.

I also wondered if maybe a duct or two had unblocked, and my system was getting a dose of extra, backed up insulin sent out into my system, but that is just me thinking <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> .

And thanks y'all- good to know that I am doing the right thing with the sugar to immediately get it back up, and a complex carbohydrate/protient/fat snack to keep it there- yea! I'm doing something right!

Thanks Lindsey- I will make a note of the carb to bs ratio thing in my log book, where I can find it when I need it. The first time I had a low and was away from home (with nothing in my purse to eat- bad move, I know) I was in Walmart <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> , so I had a chocolate milk and it did the best for me of anything I have tried- too bad I can't walk around with chocolate milk in my purse- lol. I can get a small bottle of my daughter's travel fruit juice, and keep it in the van though, with my crackers and cheese, and fruit and nut granola bars, so that will work <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> .

 

[AnD]

That is how it goes for me too, Lynda (at least usually!), especially in the mornings (with the 225 reading). I think my high levels in the morning are partially because I haven't had enough water to drink <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif" border="0"> (working on that).

I really want to make this pill thing work, and put off the insulin as long as I can (I really don't want to add something else to my schedule right now- I'm still a little overwhelmed at the moment, adjusting to new schedules, both cf related and not).

Thanks so much- good to know that I am not the only one on it with these issues (but sorry it is working the same way for you, on the other hand <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ).


I was thinking about asking to try a stronger pill in the morning, but I dunno- I also thought about asking about an insulin shot just in the morning, and the Prandin the rest of the day, but I don't know if that's something I can do, either...but I'm still in the "trial phase" for Prandin at this dose (this is my first diabetes med), so I guess I'll wait it out for a little longer. My doctor also wanted me to take an enzyme with my Prandin (30 mins before a meal) but man, with me being only mildly P I, that was horrid! Seems to be working the same (was getting the same numbers) without the enzyme, too.

It may have been stress related- I was trying to get my van serviced to go out of town, get the laundry done, waiting to hear back from my ENT, get homeschooling in, didn't get all my workouts in, etc....Hmmm, thanks! I'll start making a note of it.

I also wondered if maybe a duct or two had unblocked, and my system was getting a dose of extra, backed up insulin sent out into my system, but that is just me thinking <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> .

And thanks y'all- good to know that I am doing the right thing with the sugar to immediately get it back up, and a complex carbohydrate/protient/fat snack to keep it there- yea! I'm doing something right!

Thanks Lindsey- I will make a note of the carb to bs ratio thing in my log book, where I can find it when I need it. The first time I had a low and was away from home (with nothing in my purse to eat- bad move, I know) I was in Walmart <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> , so I had a chocolate milk and it did the best for me of anything I have tried- too bad I can't walk around with chocolate milk in my purse- lol. I can get a small bottle of my daughter's travel fruit juice, and keep it in the van though, with my crackers and cheese, and fruit and nut granola bars, so that will work <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> .