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Posted 4/29/2014 2:34 PM (GMT 0)
Hello everyone. I am new to the diabetic fourm but I am also in the chronic pain forum. I have been a diabetic since 2005. I have chronic pain issues. I have a question. Does anyone have chronic pain that it make your sugars spike? My isssue is my A1C. I hate going to my Encro. becasue I am afraid of my A1C results
I promised him I would not have spinal injections for 4 months so that I can get a true A1c reading. I have maintained tight control on my diet and take my insulin as perscribed. But doing this for 3 months already my pain has increased, my sugars spike when I am in pain and my PM wants to do a different type of injection that does not contain steroids. Any advice or insite to this issue. Thanks
Posted 4/29/2014 3:25 PM (GMT 0)
Hi and welcome to the Diabetes forum, montebellas mom. There are several members here that are also chronic pain patients and diabetics and I hope they will post and that you all can share experiences. I have only had to deal with bursitis pain intermittently and with the steroid shots and pills that did indeed cause really high blood sugar - but this has not been a constant problem for me, so the best I can advise you on is your diet.

No matter what type diabetic you are (type 1 or 2) or what type meds you are on, what you eat has an immediate and long-term affect on your blood sugar. In short, the more carbs you eat, the higher your blood sugar will be, and the more insulin you will need to take. Pain will cause higher blood sugar just as the steroids will but you can help counter that by cutting way down on carbs.

There are two stickies pinned to the top of our forum that help you understand diet and blood sugar.

Can you give me an idea of what you eat on a daily basis?
Posted 5/1/2014 8:58 AM (GMT 0)
It is not uncommon for pain to raise your blood sugar. It is just one of the issues I have in trying to control my blood sugars.

As I am sure you know steroids of any kind can cause your blood sugars to spike and to stay elevated for a month or more, sometimes for 3 or 4 months no matter how much insulin you take.

IMHO I would refuse any kind of injection that has steroids in, but giving an injection without them probably will not hurt anything.
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