Guest guest Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 >>Hi-my fasting glucose(15 hrs.) was 93 a couple weeks ago. Surprisingly high. Two weeks before that(non-fasting) was 77. This makes no sense to me, complete oppossite. I really don't think I'm pre-diabetic(type II) either. I haven't eaten grain, sugar, starch for 6 years. A couple years ago my insulin was < 2 (non-fasting) and doc. said well, " you'll probably never develop diabetes " . So, one doc. only checked glucose and another one only checked insulin. No surprise there. I know I need to get both checked together but will low cortisol mess with fasting glucose levels? Why is my non-fasting glucose lower than fasting glucose? Thank you>> That's exactly what happened to me...over the past year that I've been taking HC (20-25 mg) and my glucose (fasting) went from 77 to 105! I never ever had high glucose readings. I also developed the " cortisol belly " which I never had before, and my 2 hour glucose was up to 145! I gradually weaned off the HC (am now only on 7.5 mg daily) and now my fasting glucose is 89. Be careful....HC at any dose can raise your blood glucose, and it is a good idea to keep monitoring it to make sure it doesn't get to the pre-diabetic range. Dove Rose ---------- My Beloved is mine and I am His. (SS. 2:16) ~ Jesus, My Eternal Passion! ~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 >>Be careful....HC at any dose can raise your blood glucose, and it is a good idea to keep monitoring it to make sure it doesn't get to the pre-diabetic range.<< One correction here. HC at any dose that gives you HIGH cortisol can cause glucose to rise. Takign enough to be at a normal level will nto cause it to rise too high no matter what you need, btu the glucose meter is an excellent way to nwo if you are taking too much, but certainly do nto go by ONE fasting reading. If oyu have any kind of cold , sore throat or any bidding infection it can also raise fasting lgucose very high veyr quickly and even before you start to feel ill. I am Diabetic and HC actually lowers my glucose! So highj or low cortisll causes the wrong glucose an dinsulin levels. -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 >>is it safe to say that too little cortisol could lead to little insulin leading to higher blood sugar?<< Worse.. Low cortisol causes adrenaline to be released constantly.. THIS si worse at raising glucose in SPIKES then high cortisol is. The spikes cause a hige releaseof insulin, which themn causes hypoglycemia. It is a vicious circle and either high or low cortils can be the root cause of Diabetes due to this. The high estrogen also can cause thespiking of insulin as the pancreas has estrogen receptors in it too, and high estrogen is common wiht low cortiosl so further depletes the pancreas. -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 Ahhhh....the adrenaline factor. This explains it. My estrogen is in the dirt. Thanks. > > >>is it safe to say that too little > cortisol could lead to little insulin leading to higher blood sugar?<< > > Worse.. Low cortisol causes adrenaline to be released constantly.. THIS si worse at raising glucose in SPIKES then high cortisol is. The spikes cause a hige releaseof insulin, which themn causes hypoglycemia. It is a vicious circle and either high or low cortils can be the root cause of Diabetes due to this. The high estrogen also can cause thespiking of insulin as the pancreas has estrogen receptors in it too, and high estrogen is common wiht low cortiosl so further depletes the pancreas. > > -- > Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV > > http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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