flank pain

Hi Angel3.  I don't have any body pains from diabetes, and I really doubt your pain is from that but you should talk to your doctor about them. Your other posts indicate that your blood sugar levels are really high despite the insulin injections.  When was the last time you saw your doctor?  Those numbers are way too high!  Please have your dosage and your medication re-evaluated.  You might also be insulin resistant and could benefit from oral medication that will help the insulin do its job.

You need to realize that high blood sugar over a period of time can damage your heart, kidneys, eyesight, etc.

Hi there, A3.  I should have read your signature more closely!  Yes, stress and physical pain can raise blood sugar.  And blood pressure probably.  Also, some medication can do the same thing.  Steroids and hydrochlorothiazide (a "water" pill frequently prescribed with other BP medication) can raise blood sugar.  Food can do that too, especially the simple carbohydrates like bread, cookies, cereal, potatoes, rice, etc.  I imagine it's hard to balance a diet for Crohn's and diabetes at the same time.

Can you walk and do other kinds of exercise?  Going for long walks will help the blood sugar as well as blood pressure and maybe help with stress, too.

You might ask your doctor if he thinks that taking an oral medication like metformin can help.  Since you are type 2, it's possible you are also insulin resistant.

Keep us updated about the doctors. 

 

Hello Ms. OUchie ... and Lanie G. Thank you for your replies.

I do go for long , slow walks.... my doctor told me that a brisk walk would actually raise my blood sugars as my pancreas, and body in general is under a lot of stress, or is generally rundown.

I have tried metformin... it didn't help... I was on oral medication for about a month and a half before my endo and GP decided that insulin injections would be my best bet.... but my sugars remain precarious ......

I had a difficult day today and slept most of the day , : really nauseous, dizzy, and so so tired... but my blood sugars were only slightly elevated.... Its a dilemma because the day before I was busy , walking, running errands, eating probably the same as I ate today ... and my sugars were high....
Well, I'll just have to keep my eye on things ... I'm testing my blood before and after every meal, mid morning, mid afternoon, mid evening and bedtime under dr.'s orders.... I'm going to start keeping a food diary... time to be more proactive .... whew... all this poking is taking up a n awful lot of my time... it seems like I'm preoccupied with diabetes from morning till night.
thank you for being here for me ... all this is a little frightening. A friend of mine who just turned 46 , died of an insulin overdose last week... it has me a little freaked out.

Dear Mammatus... you're not batty at all. I've not had the best luck with doctors paying attention to my symptoms and diagnosing things when needed.... SO .... I do the same thing... I convince myself that I have a cancer somewhere that has not yet been diagnosed because my doctors don't always write down my complaints and sometimes seem to just not care.... you're in good company....