Post-infection and feeling down

[Carmina]

I've almost shaken off the cough and cold I've had for nearly 2 weeks now although I'm still getting an occasional coughing fit and I've got a sniffly nose.

I don't feel ill though - just a bit tired as the cough was keeping me awake for hours every night until Thursday. (No, I can't have a lie-in to catch up on sleep because I have to be up at 6.30 to get to work on time. In retrospect maybe taking a few days off would have been wise especially as most of my colleagues took nearly a week off with the same bug!)

Anyway ... to get to the point. I expected my BG to be higher while I was ill. It actually went up 2 days before I started showing symptoms which I've learned is normal. Before that I'd got my pre-breakfast level down to between 5.9 and 6.2 which I was quite happy with. It never went up dramatically but it's now hovering around the 6.5 - 7.2 mark. Is this normal and is it likely to go back to my low 6's in the near future?

(I'm Type2 on Metformin 500 mg twice daily and on a low-carb diet)

 

[Pumper_Sue]

Hi Carmina, sorry you have ended up with the lurgy as well.
I would hazarded a guess that as you have been unwell you haven't been as active as you are normally so this would impact on your blood sugars.

 

[Northerner]

Anyway ... to get to the point. I expected my BG to be higher while I was ill. It actually went up 2 days before I started showing symptoms which I've learned is normal. Before that I'd got my pre-breakfast level down to between 5.9 and 6.2 which I was quite happy with. It never went up dramatically but it's now hovering around the 6.5 - 7.2 mark. Is this normal and is it likely to go back to my low 6's in the near future?

(I'm Type2 on Metformin 500 mg twice daily and on a low-carb diet)

Sorry to hear you have fallen victim also to this lurgy, so many of us seem to have a similar thing in recent weeks Glad to hear you are on the mend now 🙂

I am pretty similar to you, levels raised but not excessively (although in my case I did need to increase my insulin doses quite a bit), and remaining a little stubborn after symptoms had more or less gone. This usually happens with me and I think it is because, although you may feel well again, your body is still fighting off the remnants of the infection so it will take a few days until you are back to normal. Plus, of course, Sue's suggestion that you may have been less active during the illness.

Hope you are back to 100% soon! 🙂

 

[Pine Marten]

I've also had this dratted cough for 2 weeks, and have not been doing my exercises as much as usual cos of feeling tired and run down. I wondered how this might affect my readings so I'm glad that others have found the same (if you see what I mean...!).

I've also discovered through testing that Linda McCartney Deep Dish Pies (which I was very fond of) are Very Bad for my readings... <sob>