The Flu.

[JOHN D]

🙂can Anyone Tell Me Does Having The Flu Affect Your Blood G.i Levels, I Have Had The Flu Jab But Still Managed To Catch It, I Have Been On A Strict Diet For 7days Now And I Took My G.i Before Any Food In The Morning And It Was 8.4mmol 2hrs After I Had Eaten A Decent Sunday Lunch It Was Down To 6.9mmol, I Was Made Up. But I Checked It This Morning After Having Nothing To Eat Passed 10pm And It Was 9.2mmol I Had Some Specail K And 2hrs Later It Has Dropped Agian To 8.1mmol Can Any One Tell Me Why? Thanks Once Agian For Your Help Hope You All Have A Good Day John D.🙂

 

[AlisonM]

John, any infection can affect your blood sugars. If you have a cold or flu, your numbers could well rise, give it a day or two and see what happens as you recover. You could check with the doctor though, if you're really worried.

 

[Robster65]

Hi John.

Many things affect your BG levels. Exercise burns up glucose, so this will obviously lower it.

If you have had the flu (or a cold) your BG levels will undoubtedly have gone up, possibly into double figures while you are fighting the virus. If they are coming down to the 6s and 7s, it may be that there are other reasons for the highs you are having. The fact that it dropped after special K, which would normally cause a real spike in BG, implies that you may have a fair bit of insulin bringing your levels down.

As said, you would be best to consult your doctor about it all.

Rob

 

[JOHN D]

Hi Alison Thanks For Your Reply I Have Had The Flu For About 5 Days Now And It Isnt Getting Better But It Is Not Getting Worse, So That Is A Good Thing, Thanks For Replying At Least I No That The G.i Is Affected So I Will Start Cheking It Properly Once The Flu Has Gone Thanks For Taking Time To Reply Have A Good Day Kind Regards John D.

 

[JOHN D]

Hi John.

Many things affect your BG levels. Exercise burns up glucose, so this will obviously lower it.

If you have had the flu (or a cold) your BG levels will undoubtedly have gone up, possibly into double figures while you are fighting the virus. If they are coming down to the 6s and 7s, it may be that there are other reasons for the highs you are having. The fact that it dropped after special K, which would normally cause a real spike in BG, implies that you may have a fair bit of insulin bringing your levels down.

As said, you would be best to consult your doctor about it all.

Rob

HI ROBERT I SENT A REPLY TO YOU BUT FOR SOME REASON THE COMPUTOR TIMED ME OUT. THANKS FOR REPLYING I JUST DONT UNDERSTAND THE LOGIC OF WHEN I EAT SOMETHING THE G.I LEVEL GOES DOWN BUT WHEN I FEEL HUNGRY THE G.I LEVEL SEEMS TO BE HIGHER? IT MIGHT BE TO DO WITH THE FLU, I DONT REALLY NO BUT I WILL JUST HAVE TO WAIT TILL THE FLU GOES AND THEN START CHECKING IT PROPERELY THEN, THANKS ONCE AGAIN MATE FOR REPLYING HAVE A GOOD DAY JOHN D.

 

[Northerner]

HI ROBERT I SENT A REPLY TO YOU BUT FOR SOME REASON THE COMPUTOR TIMED ME OUT. THANKS FOR REPLYING I JUST DONT UNDERSTAND THE LOGIC OF WHEN I EAT SOMETHING THE G.I LEVEL GOES DOWN BUT WHEN I FEEL HUNGRY THE G.I LEVEL SEEMS TO BE HIGHER? IT MIGHT BE TO DO WITH THE FLU, I DONT REALLY NO BUT I WILL JUST HAVE TO WAIT TILL THE FLU GOES AND THEN START CHECKING IT PROPERELY THEN, THANKS ONCE AGAIN MATE FOR REPLYING HAVE A GOOD DAY JOHN D.

Diabetes is a very complex condition and often plays by its own rules! Some people when ill find their levels go up, others find the opposite, so this might be what is happening in your case. There's also a possibility that because your body has probably been used to putting out a lot of insulin in an effort to keep your levels in range prior to diagnosis, this mechanism is not as finely tuned as it might be in a non-diabetic person. As a result, your pancreas may be over-compensating when you eat and your levels actually come down.

When you are fully recovered, you will be able to gain a better picture of what is happening - hope you are feeling better soon! 🙂

 

[JOHN D]

Diabetes is a very complex condition and often plays by its own rules! Some people when ill find their levels go up, others find the opposite, so this might be what is happening in your case. There's also a possibility that because your body has probably been used to putting out a lot of insulin in an effort to keep your levels in range prior to diagnosis, this mechanism is not as finely tuned as it might be in a non-diabetic person. As a result, your pancreas may be over-compensating when you eat and your levels actually come down.

When you are fully recovered, you will be able to gain a better picture of what is happening - hope you are feeling better soon! 🙂

HI MATE THANKS FOR REPLYING I AM STILL GETTING USED TO HOW TO USE THE COMPUTOR PROPERLY, I HAD ALREADY WROTE A REPLY TO YOU BUT I WENT ON TO THE SIGHT TO SEE IF IT WAS YOU WHO HAD POSTED THE ARTICLE ABOUT HTHE CHOLESTROL LEVEL WAS ABIT HIGH, THE BEST THING FOR CHOLESTROL IS PORRIDGE, NO SUGAR IM AFRAID, POSSIBLY USE IT WITH THE OAT MILK THAT WAS SUGGESTESTED, GARLIC AND CHILLIES I HAVE QUITE A HIGH DOSE OF GARLIC AND CHILLI IN MY DIET EACH DAY AND MY COLESTROL LEVEL IS 3.2 SO MAYBE ROBERT COULD START TAKING THIS AND SEE HOW HE GETS ON THANKS ONCE AGAIN FOR YOUR REPLY HAVE A GOOD DAY JOHN D.

 

[Steff]

Get well soon John and take care of yourself, ive found in the past my levels shoot up when im either poorly or stressed.

 

[JOHN D]

Hi Steff Thanks For The Reply Have A Good Day Kind Regards John D