Re: Severe Pain and sugar levels

[Guest guest]

Ah, blood sugars for a diabetic. My favorite game of

Russian Roullette!

I am a type 1.5 diabetic. (Insulin dependent, onset

in early 40's) Type 1.5 is probably caused by more of

those lovely autoimmune problems...

Blood sugars are impacted by many factors. Some of

them you can control. Some of them you can't. Some

of them are totally unknown. As I told my physician:

'control' of blood sugar is a damn lie.

I control what I can. On Monday i get 125 - 170. on

Tuesday with all of the controllable factors the same,

my readings are in the 300 range.

Of course we know that the amount of food impacts our

sugars.

We also know that faithfully taking our diabetes meds

has an impact too. This has been a big one for me.

The more I suffer from arthritis induced brain fog,

the more likely I am to forget to take a shot. This

has been MY biggest problem. Forgetting to take my

timed release insulin messes with my sugar for three

days....

As already pointed out, other meds can screw with our

reading: steroids are a big flag for diabetics. (it

is easier to compensate if you are on insulin, but it

is still not a happy situation) Steroids don't just

come in pills: they are injected. they are inhaled.

they are applied to the skin. Check ALL of your meds

for possible steriods. Weigh the risks and benefits

with your physician team. My rheumy agrees that for

me, they are a last resort. (and, FWIW, long term

steroid use actually CAUSES type II diabetes. So does

long term chemotherapy)

Exercise or lack of it impacts your sugars: Your

overall readings will be lower if you get regular

exercise. Taking your sugar immediately after a walk

will result in a very high reading tho. Since the

arthritis limits our movement (sometimes in subtle

ways) of course it has an impact on our sugar.

Stress causes a spike in blood sugar. We are stressed

by constant pain and our blood sugar will get higher.

Brain fog also adds stress: we must compensate for

that fog to function - that compensation means more

stress. Arthritis stresses us emotionally since we

may be combating negative labels (these may come from

friends, family workplaces or ourselves)

anyway that's how I see it.

CMPete

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