Diabetic crisis? Almost

Aneeda72 said:
I have a problem with high blood sugar and my A1C is the highest it’s ever been. Doctor says get it lower. So I decided to try to eat less carbs and sugar, I am never very successful. But I am trying. Yesterday was a total failure. Husband bought pizza.

Had a piece of leftover pizza for breakfast, a piece for lunch, a TV dinner for dinner. 6 pieces of hard candy during the day. And a McDonalds hot fudge Sunday for dessert after dinner. Total failure. I get up in the morning. I don’t feel good. As the morning progresses I feel terrible.

I am shaking like a leaf in the wind. I am pale, white as a sheet. I feel faint, dizzy. Ok. My blood sugar must be freakishly high. I might need to go to the doctor. I take it-my blood sugar.

49. What? 49. Seizures, coma, death. Hmm. I stuff my face with candy, candy, candy, and more candy. I am a bit upset. Diet is off for today. I have overeaten. Had some more candy, bought some candy, ate more candy. Slightly worried. For me, low blood sugar would be 80 which is normal for most people. What the heck?
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"I am shaking like a leaf in the wind. I am pale, white as a sheet. I feel faint, dizzy". ....all symptoms of very low blood sugar. Please look into "reactive hypoglycemia". Are you taking insulin?
 

You need to watch everything YOU eat... You should switch your bread from white flour to dark flour... Stop eating fast foods, I eat fast foods, and my sugar just climbs till I lay down to go to bed... If you eat pizza, eat thin crust... You have to take care of yourself... Me as a diabetic 2... I know what I can eat, and what I cannot eat, and it didn't happen overnight... I'm the biggest candy fan going, but now know my limits, and I don't pass it, cuz I know it's going to cause a diabetic high...

I too was on metformin. and it was doing my stomach in... I talked to my diabetic doctor... (if you don't have one, get one) So she put me on a drug called ozempic... I take one shot every Friday morning around 10 am... and my diabetes has almost been perfect... Now I did have a bad week a few weeks ago... but it straightened out... If you ask your doctor, there are much better drugs out there today for diabetes...

Now if you don't take care of your diabetes it will either take your eyes, your limbs, or kill you... or it will take everything before killing you if you take care of yourself, and watch what you eat, and keep your numbers good... you will live and enjoy life for a long time...
 
I'm going to repost what I said (comment #21 in this thread):

Have a relative with Type II Diabetes. She didn't deal with it at all, and ate whatever she wished. Then one day, she went into a coma and woke up in the hospital. (Luckily her husband had discovered her at home while she was in the coma.)

There's also what can happen if the blood sugar is not kept in a reasonable range. I don't want to go into it here (too icky; anyone who wants to know can look it up on the Web ), but it can result in losing body parts [like feet]. Not, in my mind, worth the tradeoff of eating donuts and other sweets.

I don't take Metformin, Glimipiride nor insulin. It's all controlled with what I eat. And occasionally I can have a treat. Sadly for me, "occasionally" doesn't mean "daily" -- ☹

This is a serious disease, not to be fooled around with. Sadly, that's just the way it is.
 
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Aneeda72 said:
Well, I got it down last year. I can do it.

I usually get my 10,000 steps in, but since we moved into this house my diet has gotten bad although I’ve lost 10 pounds since the virus started, which is nearly impossible since I take daily prednisone. I had to eat sugar to bring my blood sugar up fast or, you know, die.

What I don’t understand is, with what I ate yesterday why was my blood sugar so low.
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@Aneeda72 the sentence that you wrote sums it up for me 'Well, I got it down last year. I can do it' and you can. I think you know what you have to do and if you have done it once you can do it again. I'm so wanting you to sort this out as best as you can because it makes me sad to think of what you are going through. I wish you well. 🤗
 
Blood sugar 52. Next time this happens I am go to the instant care and have them take it with their machine. This is crazy!
 
Aneeda72 said:
Blood sugar 52. Next time this happens I am go to the instant care and have them take it with their machine. This is crazy!
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I would, Aneeda. That's awfully low. I'd also ask them what implements they'd recommend for you to use for testing (brand, which items, etc.),
 
I have an acquaintance with Type II. He is fitted with one of the instant read devices so he can watch the numbers with his phone.

He treats it like a parlor trick, deliberately not eating and allowing it to get extremely low and then eating a candy bar and to show how fast it reacts.

Personally, I think that is a dangerous game. I believe the goal is to keep numbers as level as possible with diet and proper meds.
 
Pepper said:
Are you feeling the symptoms of hypoglycemia? If it is a true reading and you drive yourself to instant care it would be extremely dangerous.
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Yes, and, like last time, I ate candy to bring it up, but this is nuts so next time I’ll have husband take me. I don’t drive a whole lot and certainly not with that low a blood sugar.
 
Due to my need for hip replacement surgery as soon as possible, I have switched to metformin ER, 500 mg twice a day to get my A1C lower as soon as possible. The ER is supposed to cause less stomach issues, but I also have stopped taking a daily baby aspirin and dropped my potassium to only twice a week to help with stomach pain.

Also I was recently able to lower my intake of vitamin B12 to twice a week but since omeprazole and metformin, together, lower your B12, I think I will increase it to 3 pills a week. Hopefully, it all goes well, I get my A1C low enough in 30 days and can get surgery in November.

I am really disappointed that I now NEED the replacement due to pain levels and the injuries to the hip. But it’s necessary.
 
Pepper said:
You don't discuss changes in medication with your doctor?
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What do you mean? Metformin is a prescription drug and my doctor has to order it. She has wanted me to take it all year, but I’ve refused. But, being in horrific pain, on and off, and barely bearable pain the rest of the time, yup, I’ve switched. Seeing pain doctor today, at the pain clinic, and getting pain pills so I can sleep. Those spams are awful.

I can not take muscle relaxers. @Pepper
 
The metformin is working great so my A1C should drop rather quickly. What’s a little more diarrhea? 🤦🏻‍♀️ Got the pain pills for my hip. Insurance will only pay for a 15 day supply at a time and I have a prescription for two months. What a pain to have to go back so often, just to make sure I have pills when/if I need them.

Waiting for ortho to call and set the appointment for surgery. His receptionist promised the appointment lady would call me today, yup, nope. He is scheduling surgery for February 2021. I have an appointment in November so I’ll probably get surgery in March. Wonderful.

I do so love excruciating pain for months on end.
 
They limit the pain pills because they think you might sell them.
After a painful dental procedure, I picked up pain medication the dentist prescribed. When it didn't help, he prescribed a stronger medication - "Hydrocodone" which I think is an opioid. When I handed the pharmacy clerk the prescription, he said, "I'm not comfortable filling two opioid prescriptions in one day."
It was really stupid of him to give me a hard time while I was in terrible pain - my tooth, right eye socket, right ear & right side of my head were all hurting bad. I said, "I'm not concerned with your comfort. You can phone the dentist if you suspect I'm a drug dealer or this is a forged prescription, but don't be playing doctor when you're not a doctor; you're a pharmacy clerk & it isn't up to you whether I should take a medication. Either fill the prescription or get your supervisor."
He gave me a dirty look & filled it.
 
win231 said:
They limit the pain pills because they think you might sell them.
After a painful dental procedure, I picked up pain medication the dentist prescribed. When it didn't help, he prescribed a stronger medication - "Hydrocodone" which I think is an opioid. When I handed the pharmacy clerk the prescription, he said, "I'm not comfortable filling two opioid prescriptions in one day."
It was really stupid of him to give me a hard time while I was in terrible pain - my tooth, right eye socket, right ear & right side of my head were all hurting bad. I said, "I'm not concerned with your comfort. You can phone the dentist if you suspect I'm a drug dealer or this is a forged prescription, but don't be playing doctor when you're not a doctor; you're a pharmacy clerk & it isn't up to you whether I should take a medication. Either fill the prescription or get your supervisor."
He gave me a dirty look & filled it.
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I got tramadol. Told my pain doc I did not want anything “heavy”. He said he wanted to give me a
pain shot, and I wanted a pain shot, but A1C is too high. Yup, which is why I need pills. I don’t really think it’s my insurance but the pharmacy policy, walgreens. I just dislike the inconvenience of it all.

But, you could be right as well. Either way, ugh.
 
Aneeda72 said:
I got tramadol. Told my pain doc I did not want anything “heavy”. He said he wanted to give me a
pain shot, and I wanted a pain shot, but A1C is too high. Yup, which is why I need pills. I don’t really think it’s my insurance but the pharmacy policy, walgreens. I just dislike the inconvenience of it all.

But, you could be right as well. Either way, ugh.
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Years ago, at my diabetes diagnosis, my doctor wrote a prescription for insulin syringes. At the time, I thought I needed a prescription for them.
When I got to the pharmacy, they would only give me 20 syringes - at $1.00 each.
I said, "What's wrong with you? Only a few days worth at $1.00 each? I don't want to keep coming back here every few days."
She said, "We're concerned that you will sell the needles on the street."
I said, "You're quite an idiot." Then I wrote to the owner. He apologized profusely.
Then I went online & learned I didn't need a prescription & they were around .25 each.
 
win231 said:
Years ago, at my diabetes diagnosis, my doctor wrote a prescription for insulin syringes. At the time, I thought I needed a prescription for them.
When I got to the pharmacy, they would only give me 20 syringes - at $1.00 each.
I said, "What's wrong with you? Only a few days worth at $1.00 each? I don't want to keep coming back here every few days."
She said, "We're concerned that you will sell the needles on the street."
I said, "You're quite an idiot." Then I wrote to the owner. He apologized profusely.
Then I went online & learned I didn't need a prescription & they were around .25 each.
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That's very interesting, Win. I always thought needles/syringes were prescription only.
 
Aneeda72 said:
Well, I got it down last year. I can do it.

I usually get my 10,000 steps in, but since we moved into this house my diet has gotten bad although I’ve lost 10 pounds since the virus started, which is nearly impossible since I take daily prednisone. I had to eat sugar to bring my blood sugar up fast or, you know, die.

What I don’t understand is, with what I ate yesterday why was my blood sugar so low.
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Prednisone raises blood sugar, is whomever prescribed it aware of your bad diabetes?
Gotta change your diet,eating like that is a disaster. What’s 49?
 
Giantsfan1954 said:
Prednisone raises blood sugar, is whomever prescribed it aware of your bad diabetes?
Gotta change your diet,eating like that is a disaster. What’s 49?
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I have Addison’s disease without prednisone I die. I have been in Addison crisis, no fun at all. Yes, my doctors are aware. Yes, I am aware I need to change my diet and have done so. 49 was my blood sugar reading. I am having some low readings.
 
Pepper said:
State doesn't want junkies having clean needles I guess.
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Actually, in many states “junkies” are given clean needles, and in some states a safe place to “use”. It is, I believe, a different kind of syringe that diabetics use. Diabetic syringes are prescription here as well.
 

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