Re: changes in blood glucose

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Dehydration and activity can both cause " elevated "  BG. 

When people are active the liver can release glucose. If not enough insulin

released (and it is often suppressed during exercise) to cover, the BG go up.

But then there is increased insulin sensitivity from the exercise which can

lower it afterwards.  Also, we all have increased in BG after eating (your

post

didn't mention what/when he ate).

With mitochondrial disease, I think the worry is low BG w/ fasting. I haven't

heard of any problems with transient elevated BG.

Holly

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Holly Lee Brewer, MS RD CDE

Pediatric Dietitian, Diabetes Educator

Medical Nutrition Therapist, Las Vegas, NV

Maj Holly Brewer, USAFR BSC http://hollyinbalad.blogspot.com

301st MDS, NAS JRB Fort Worth (Carswell), TX

Joint Base Balad, Iraq (Jan-Jul 2009)

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To: rd-usa

Sent: Fri, July 22, 2011 1:14:06 PM

Subject: changes in blood glucose

 

I know of a six-year old boy, with mitochondrial disease, whose blood sugars do

weird things. His mother posted today, in hot weather, that the child's sugar

level was 83 in the morning, 146 in the afternoon inside before he went

swimming, and 340 after being outside in the pool. His temp was also 100.6.

Eating and meds no change. Can the heat do this, or could it be dehydration? Or

the mito disease? Any thoughts?

Colleen V. Serrada, MS, RD, LD

Maine