I was in the hospital 5 weeks ago. While there my blood sugar was high
the entire time. They kept checking my blood sugar incesstantly. One nurse
even mentioned how I was going to have an endocrinologist stop in the next
day to see me. That never happened and my doctor never mentioned any blood
sugar problems in my follow-up a week later. I have been watching my diet
just because my blood sugar was constantly high while there.. They did not
let me eat the first night and checked my blood sugar the next morning, I
checked in at 115. I have not had any problems since, until this past
weekend. I had a couple yogurts (fruit on the bottom) on Friday and
immediately felt pretty sick. I just wrote it off and went to bed early
that night. On Sunday, I went to the movies and oredered up a regular Pepsi
(like an idiot) because I figured that I earned it from behaving so well on
my healthy diet. About an hour into the movie, I felt as if I had to throw
up. A lot of the other symptoms that people attribute to diabetes is there
such as extreme thirst, blurry vision, and faigue. On the other hand, I did
not feel hungry after both of these episodes. I was very nausous, as if I
was hung over. I could taste sugar in my mouth after the Pepsi incident.
In addition, my urine smelled like a Pepsi that afternoon (maybe that was
all in my mind). I figured the only common denominator between the two is
the sugar. I decided to buy a meter to use the next day. I gave myself a
test of a bowl of Apple Jacks. I normally do not eat this type of stuff
anymore, but felt I must know if high blood sugar is out of control. The
reading on the monitor peaked at 205 mg/dl to my surprise. Again, I started
feeling sick again, just not as severe as the day before. I must have been
on a sugar high for three hours. Afterwards, I got a bad headache that
lasted the rest of the day. It also killed my appetite like the Pepsi did.
I had half a potato for dinner, and my blood sugar went up to 149. It must
be noted that I had an appointment with my urologist and he told me that
there was a little sugar in my urine.
What I want to know is should I be concerned with this or is it all in
my imagination? Could I have just had a virus of some type that caused all
these problems? I did check my temperature and was a perfet 98.6. I just
do not want to seem like a hypochondriac to my doctor. On the other hand,
if I have a problem, I want to address it now.
Susan - 28 Mar 2006 20:29 GMT
> What I want to know is should I be concerned with this or is it all in
> my imagination?
Are you asking if you were really hospitalized with bad sugars and told
you needed and endocrinologist?
Could I have just had a virus of some type that caused all
> these problems? I did check my temperature and was a perfet 98.6. I just
> do not want to seem like a hypochondriac to my doctor. On the other hand,
> if I have a problem, I want to address it now.
You need to see an endocrinologist, like, YESTERDAY. I'd bypass the
doctor who never bothered to discuss your sugars or and endo with you in
the hospital.
Susan
David - 28 Mar 2006 21:17 GMT
> What I want to know is should I be concerned with this or is it all in
> my imagination? Could I have just had a virus of some type that caused all
> these problems? I did check my temperature and was a perfet 98.6. I just
> do not want to seem like a hypochondriac to my doctor. On the other hand,
> if I have a problem, I want to address it now.
Yes you should be concerned. Make an appointment ASAP with an
endocrinologist AND lay off regular sodas and sugary foods, pasta,
bread, rice, and potatoes until you get checked out. You aren't being a
hypochondriac; you are being concerned, which is prudent!
Dave
Alan S - 29 Mar 2006 00:47 GMT
>> What I want to know is should I be concerned with this or is it all in
>> my imagination? Could I have just had a virus of some type that caused all
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>
>Dave
Hi Isaac
Excellent advice. Follow it.
While you wait for the appointment, read this:
http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/NewlyDiagnosed.htm
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Nicky - 28 Mar 2006 21:56 GMT
> What I want to know is should I be concerned with this or is it all in
> my imagination? Could I have just had a virus of some type that caused
> all these problems?
It's possible you're sick, which can cause high blood glucose levels - are
you on a steroid, or any other med? - but it's much more likely you've
joined the club. You need to go and see a doctor about it - take your log of
your readings along too.
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Loretta Eisenberg - 28 Mar 2006 22:30 GMT
Isaac, meters dont lie. IN addition , you are very symptomatic of a
person having diabetes. Please call your doctor or make an appointment
with an endocrinologist asap. I know you dont like feeling crummy. As
soon as you can get on a program right for you, you will feel better.
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Isaac Reynolds - 28 Mar 2006 23:15 GMT
Thank you all for your input. I will go see the doctor and let you know how
it goes. I will demand a Diabetes test if he does not offer one. I
appreciate all the people on this board sharing their knowledge.
Isaac
Susan - 29 Mar 2006 00:43 GMT
> Thank you all for your input. I will go see the doctor and let you know how
> it goes. I will demand a Diabetes test if he does not offer one. I
> appreciate all the people on this board sharing their knowledge.
>
> Isaac
It seems to me that you should demand a referral to an endo; your doc
has already failed the diabetes test.
Seriously.
Susan
Alan S - 29 Mar 2006 00:49 GMT
>Thank you all for your input. I will go see the doctor and let you know how
>it goes. I will demand a Diabetes test if he does not offer one. I
>appreciate all the people on this board sharing their knowledge.
>
>Isaac
Hi Isaac
I hope that, as Susan recommended, it's a different doctor.
I presume you are an American. In that case - make sure you
sort out the best medical insurance you can before becoming
officially diagnosed. Your compatriots will explain why.
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wmmckee@cox.net - 29 Mar 2006 00:04 GMT
> What I want to know is should I be concerned with this or is it all in
> my imagination? Could I have just had a virus of some type that caused
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>
> if I have a problem, I want to address it now.
You should get yourself to a competent diabetes doctor, asap. Typically,
this would be an endocrinologist.... If you need a referral, go to your
family doctor immediately and get a referral to an endocrinologist, or
diabetes specialist.
Good luck! Please keep us posted of how you are doing.
Will, T2
Julie Bove - 29 Mar 2006 00:43 GMT
> I was in the hospital 5 weeks ago.
Why were you in the hospital?
>While there my blood sugar was high
> the entire time. They kept checking my blood sugar incesstantly. One nurse
> even mentioned how I was going to have an endocrinologist stop in the next
> day to see me. That never happened and my doctor never mentioned any blood
> sugar problems in my follow-up a week later. I have been watching my diet
> just because my blood sugar was constantly high while there..
Did you get a copy of your labs? What do they say?
>They did not
> let me eat the first night and checked my blood sugar the next morning, I
> checked in at 115.
This is clearly a problem, but since we don't know why you were in the
hospital to begin with, I can't comment on that.
>I have not had any problems since, until this past
> weekend. I had a couple yogurts (fruit on the bottom) on Friday and
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> be noted that I had an appointment with my urologist and he told me that
> there was a little sugar in my urine.
I am assuming that you are a diabetic? If so, your numbers are too high.
If you have not been diagnosed with diabetes, then it is very likely that
you do have it and you need to get a diagnosis and proper treatment.
> What I want to know is should I be concerned with this or is it all in
> my imagination? Could I have just had a virus of some type that caused all
> these problems? I did check my temperature and was a perfet 98.6. I just
> do not want to seem like a hypochondriac to my doctor. On the other hand,
> if I have a problem, I want to address it now.
Too much information we don't know. But if you have not yet been diagnosed
with diabetes you must go to your Dr. ASAP!

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Isaac Reynolds - 29 Mar 2006 01:34 GMT
The only reason I went to the hospital was for a kidney stone. They
decided to keep me for observation I guess. I thought that the kidney stone
would be the reason why my blood sugar was high then. I guess my doctor
probably thought the same thing. I do not fault him for being that way.
Maybe he just missed that page in the report. I know that he will give me
the test if I need it. One of the nurses explained to me that they needed
to look at me further before I could be discharged. One of the things she
mentioned was an endocrinologist coming in the next morning. That never
happened because I figured that there must have been no need. He probably
looked at my record and dismissed it on his rounds. I will see my doctor
sometime in the next couple weeks just because of the Pepsi and Apple Jacks
situations. I seem to feel alright as long as I avoid things like this. I
might try food that is high in sugar content again just to confirm my
suspicions. The only problem is that I feel horrible the rest of the day if
I do this. If I do have diabetes, it must be very mild. I might be able to
get by just using common sense in what I eat.
>> I was in the hospital 5 weeks ago.
>
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> diagnosed
> with diabetes you must go to your Dr. ASAP!
David - 29 Mar 2006 01:48 GMT
I seem to feel alright as long as I avoid things like this. I
> might try food that is high in sugar content again just to confirm my
> suspicions. The only problem is that I feel horrible the rest of the day if
> I do this. If I do have diabetes, it must be very mild. I might be able to
> get by just using common sense in what I eat.
That's called denial. Many of us went through that phase. The faster
you get over it, the better your health will be. Trust me, I know what
I'm talking about. Been there, done that.
Dave
Alan S - 29 Mar 2006 01:50 GMT
> If I do have diabetes, it must be very mild.
If you do have diabetes, then you do have diabetes. The
only question would be where you are in the progression, and
whether you wish to try to slow that progression down. Of
course, that is your choice; but whether or not you have it
is not a matter of choice - or mildness.
You asked in the title "Should I be concerned".
You appear to be trying to miss the fact that the common
answer was "yes".
Good luck Isaac.
PS. You also said: "I might be able to get by just using
common sense in what I eat."
True - but how do you know what is good and what is bad? Use
this to find out:
http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/NewlyDiagnosed.htm
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Julie Bove - 29 Mar 2006 02:35 GMT
> The only reason I went to the hospital was for a kidney stone. They
> decided to keep me for observation I guess. I thought that the kidney stone
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> I do this. If I do have diabetes, it must be very mild. I might be able to
> get by just using common sense in what I eat.
There is no such thing as mild diabetes. And no, you can't get by with
using common sense with what you eat if you have diabetes. It is not just
sugar that raises our BG, but carbs. That means pasta, bread, corn, dried
beans, cereal, fruit, milk and other foods. You need to be under a Drs.
care. If you have type 1 diabetes, you'll die if you don't get insulin.
This is a serious situation. Some think that type 1 can be brought on by a
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Billie - 30 Mar 2006 22:14 GMT
Isaac, I have been dealing with the same thing (k. stones) for months, finally getting rid of
the last one of them a couple of weeks ago with my fourth lithotripsy. The uti pain, plus the
procedures really affected my bg levels. The best I could do was to just keep them from
skyrocketing. I had my pump when I had the last one done, and it was wonderful, allowing me to
control my bg all the way through the procedure, the long wait without being able to eat, and
then afterwards with the trauma of the procedure. I Lithotripsy HURTS!!! It felt like someone
hitting me with a hammer with immeasurable power, and I was unable to get away from the pain.
Yes, they gave good pain med in the iv, but there *was* the time that I decided to ask for more,
and then for it to get into and circulating through my system.
I hope you are doing well now.
Billie in AR
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