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Bereavement

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hello

I wondered if anyone can advise me, I have suffered a sudden and shocking bereavement on Friday and as you can imagine am struggling to eat, my sugar levels are normally fine and my last hba1c was 44, I don't know what to do, my levels have gone high despite barely eating, any advice would be appreciated, I'm type 2 on insulin and metformin, thanks
 
Searsy said:
hello

I wondered if anyone can advise me, I have suffered a sudden and shocking bereavement on Friday and as you can imagine am struggling to eat, my sugar levels are normally fine and my last hba1c was 44, I don't know what to do, my levels have gone high despite barely eating, any advice would be appreciated, I'm type 2 on insulin and metformin, thanks
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I'm very sorry to hear about your loss @Searsy :( Shock and grief will be making you feel very stressed at the moment, and this stress can cause you levels to go higher than normal as the stress hormones stimulate your liver to release extra glucose into the blood from its stores :( Hopefully, this will settle and you will be able to get back to your previous good control. I'd suggest discussing it with your nurse as he/she may decide to increase your insulin doses or perhaps suggest some other strategy. What insulin do you use?

Try not to let this add to your concerns, a temporary increase in levels due to a traumatic event will have little or no impact in the longer term and hopefully things will improve soon. Best wishes {{{HUGS}}}
 
Hello @Searsy I am so sorry to hear this, please accept my condolences.

It’s normal for our blood glucose to change sometimes drastically when we are distressed or ill.
A little more info will healp us give you the best advice
What insulin(s) are you on .
It would probably be good idea to contact your diabetes team for advise too.
 
Hi I'm using Novorapid

Northerner said:
I'm very sorry to hear about your loss @Searsy :( Shock and grief will be making you feel very stressed at the moment, and this stress can cause you levels to go higher than normal as the stress hormones stimulate your liver to release extra glucose into the blood from its stores :( Hopefully, this will settle and you will be able to get back to your previous good control. I'd suggest discussing it with your nurse as he/she may decide to increase your insulin doses or perhaps suggest some other strategy. What insulin do you use?

Try not to let this add to your concerns, a temporary increase in levels due to a traumatic event will have little or no impact in the longer term and hopefully things will improve soon. Best wishes {{{HUGS}}}
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Searsy said:
Hi I'm using Novorapid
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In that case I would ask your nurse about increasing your doses to compensate for the stress effects - sometimes referred to as increasing your ratios (i.e. having more novorapid per 10g of carbs than you normally might). Even though you are eating less I'm guessing that you are probably feeling less active as well as stressed which can also affect levels. Trying to eat little and often, particularly things like cheese or cold meats can help to persuade your liver that you are not 'starving' so it doesn't need to compensate quite so much by releasing extra glucose.
 
Hi
Thank you for your advice,I'll contact the diabetes team tomorrow xx
Northerner said:
In that case I would ask your nurse about increasing your doses to compensate for the stress effects - sometimes referred to as increasing your ratios (i.e. having more novorapid per 10g of carbs than you normally might). Even though you are eating less I'm guessing that you are probably feeling less active as well as stressed which can also affect levels. Trying to eat little and often, particularly things like cheese or cold meats can help to persuade your liver that you are not 'starving' so it doesn't need to compensate quite so much by releasing extra glucose.
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Nothing to add, @Searsy, just my sympathies and best wishes to you in a very trying situation {{{hugs}}}
 
Hello @Searsy I am so sorry for your loss, please be assured you have the full support of this forum and if we can help in anyway just let us know, kindest regards.
 
Thank you everyone, the loss is my younger brother, he was only 35 and collapsed on the way to pick up his 3 year old son from nursery, we don't yet know the cause but they couldn't revive him, I still feel numb and eating is the furthest thing I want to do right now, I just feel broken
 
Searsy said:
Thank you everyone, the loss is my younger brother, he was only 35 and collapsed on the way to pick up his 3 year old son from nursery, we don't yet know the cause but they couldn't revive him, I still feel numb and eating is the furthest thing I want to do right now, I just feel broken
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A truly terrible experience :( Take your time and try not to worry about the numbers for now {{{HUGS}}}
 
My sincerest condolences for the loss of your brother. Losing anyone in any circumstances is stressful but a 35 year old is exceptionally distressful.
 
Your reaction to such a dreadful shock is perfectly normal - just do what you can to make adjustments, and give yourself time to do what feels right.
 
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