Re: blood glucose levels

On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:18:04 -0900, Connie Swisher
<connie@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Huffed and Puffed the following into the madness
of usenet:

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone else has ever had this problem. I have been
sick with an infection in my lungs for the last couple of weeks and
have been on medication to get rid of it. I have noticed that my
blood glucose levels have gotten all out of wack also for the last
couple of weeks.

Could this be because I have been ill or could the medication I've
been taking for the infection cause it? My levels have jumped from
the usual 110- fasting- to this morning's reading of 148 and a couple
of days ago, it was 199 when I took the test, first thing that
morning. The evening tests, 2 hours after eating, are also
considerably higher than usual. I thought it might be because I
wasn't eating enough, but now my appetite is back to normal and they
are still high. Any ideas of what might be causing this to happen?

Thanks, Connie


Infections in and of themselves cause our BGs to spike. We need to
frequently take extra steps to manage the higher BGs. The medication,
especially if it is a steroid (very common with respitory infections)
can cause higher BGs. Steroids can cause this for a time even after
you stop taking the steroid. What is the actual medication?

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