Steroid induced hyperglycimia/diabetes? so confused, lots of questions about my sugar levels.

Are you still on insulin?

Well, as I've written before, carbs will raise your blood sugar and if you're coming off steroids, I had suggested cutting back on the carbs.

Carbs will raise everyone's blood sugar but a person who does not have any issues with blood sugar can metabolize them efficiently and the blood sugar will go back to normal within an hour or so. Normal is under 100. Others, not just diabetics but those dealing with insulin resistance and/or unstable blood sugar, will see higher blood sugar after eating carbs, especially simple carbs.

So, do not be surprised if you're seeing high blood sugar from what you're eating.

Another headache... hands a little shakey... ate 45 carbs around 5 hours ago and I'm at 84... can't got to bed like this, have to eat... hoping a banana and a salad will make my system happy for the night...

I'm guessing I'm going to have headaches for the next week or two... if my blood glucose isn't just right then my head hurts... high or the low side of normal, have been waking up to headaches every day.

I know high blood sugars are dangerous, that's why I'm not happy with how mine have been turning out, that's why I'm worried. I know it is the "standard answer" but that's the exact problem. I've been searching for DAYS trying to find different numbers, and these are the ONLY ones that I've been able to find. In fact the website you provide uses these numbers! Just look at the "Am I Diabetic? How to Test Your Blood Sugar To Find Out" section. I've been looking for something saying when cells start to get damaged and I can't find it. A research paper would be great, a little note from a reputable hospital or organization would be ok. But I haven't been able to find such numbers anywhere. All I've been able to find are these "standard blood glucose numbers" and that's it. And anyone can throw a random number out on a webpage and say that's when cells start to get damaged, which can't be trusted at all, but I haven't even been able to find that.

I've been getting 100's two hours after my meals and I"m really happy about it, but the spike that I see at 1hour is upsetting me, I want that FAR lower than what it is. Following what my doctors have said seems to be working for the two hour mark after eating, but not so much one hour after, so I do need to cut carbs from my meals, I do agree with that. But if I just stop eating carbs then my beta cells won't have a reason to exist and will start dying off. Very low carb diets for non diabetics cause insulin to slow down, making fasting glucose levels rise. Something I don't want to happen. It looks like another way to get diebetes. :( It's why I've been doing so much research and adding to the forum. I've been looking at as much as I can to try to make sure I don't do anything that could possibly be bad for me. I've tried to find new information every day since I got out of the hospital. I don't want to accidentally cause damage by eating too much or too little, or eat something that could cause more damage independent of carbs. On top of that I've been looking up as much as I can about beta cells to see how they work, the latest research about how they tick. See if there's anything else I can do to help my system along. It's turned up amazing things that I never could have imagined! It's why I'm hoping my old friend is type two and has some beta cells to work with, maybe something I can find can help him too. Maybe some of the stuff that I've heard of can make it so he won't have to be on insulin anymore!

Maybe I can get my levels to even out and be a nice happy 100-110 all day. But old habits die hard :/ It's going to take a time. It will take time for anyone who becomes hypoglycemic in any way to adjust to a better diet. Please remember that.

I am going to have to chop my meal schedule up into six pieces, remember to eat the right amount of carbs to keep my beta cells active, and not forget to skip a meal else I go hypo and cause damage that way. I've already cut out the soda and candy that I used to consume and replaced them with things that are MUCH better. I'm used to nibbling on things without any restrictions throughout the day, so taking that away and trying to eat meals at specific times with specific nutrients and not being able to nibble between said meals is a massive change.

I was already planning on changing my carb schedule because of my 1hour numbers, 45 carbs seems like WAY too much for my system to take at one time, so I"ll see what happens when I restrict myself to about 20 carbs max and spread it out. That way my pancreas has something to work on but my levels won't be so insane.

Even if I could get my blood glucose to sit happily at 85 throughout the day, I'd feel like I was on some crazy drug =/ at that point I can start a light shake in my hands, and I'd have a headache all day long. I wouldn't be able to stand it, my body wouldn't be able to stand it. It's going to take some time to get down there without painful side affects.