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[ihaveaheartofgold67]

i use to have low blood sugar being hypoglecmic, now since i have been injured it turned around. instead of having morning of 2-3 , now my morning blood sugars are 13-15. diabetes runs in my family. mother ,brother,grandfather. now me .any one else have this blood sugar change?

[edlee]

I don't really know. I had any number of blood tests over the course of the last year but don't know if they routinely check for sugar.

Should I bring it up to my GP, or is it something that they would notice on any blood test? Not being in the medical profession, I don't know their procedures in the lab.

Changeing from low sugar to high does seem odd, even with the family history. I gained a lot of weight post injury. Do you think that could have triggered it in your case?

Either way, I hope things resolve themselves properly for you.

ed

[wheeliebear75]

Diabetes is a problem of the endocrin (4giv spelling) system. I am diabetic myself. In my case it is becuase I have VERY bad asthma and the doctors & hospital had to give me lots of prdnisone & solumedral (steriods); those damaged my panchreas. I am no doctor but my doctor says one does not cuase the other. The problem with being both SCI & diabetic is that BOTH have leg circulation troubles, can have trouble fighting off bugs (UTI's colds etc). Also as a diabetic you are supposed to do frequent foot checks.......one of the ways that AB diabetics know something is wrong with a foot (most frequent start point 4 probs) they can feel it. If you are only looking for it with the eyes or the touch (but not feeling it yourself like a "normal" AB would) lets face it there is some lag time for discovery. Hypoglycmics OFTEN turn other direction and get high sugar; in fact low blood sugars are considerd a precurser to diabetes. You mentiond a family history of diabetes....this is one of the biggest determining factors. Also keeping wieght down and watching the carbs(BUT NEVER ADKINS DIET without enough you go too low)) I have no family history of it myself, and the only thing that has workd are insulin shots. So although SCI can make healing and such worse.....it doesn't make the diabetes or sugar levels any worse. Hope this helps.

[McRobb]

I am diabetic since my accident - never knew that a trauma could throw you into this condition but that is what happened to me. Therefore, I have no experience for how my sugars were before the accident - normal I guess.

I will have to say that for a year after my accident, I totally ignored the diabetes. I figured that I woud just do the shots that I was told and learn to live as a para before I could divide my attention and learn to be a diabetic as well - understand what I am saying?

Well, over a year later, I decided that I needed to understand the diabetic stuff as well and spend a lot of time and effort researching, reading, talking to people, etc. and I concluded that there is no way to learn the diabetic stuff. There are way too many variables at any given time to know what a certain amount of insulin is going to do to your blood sugar. Maybe other people have been able to master the stuff but for me, after three years, it is still a guessing game.

[ihaveaheartofgold67]

McRobb, on May 31 2007, 06:41 PM, said:

I am diabetic since my accident - never knew that a trauma could throw you into this condition but that is what happened to me. Therefore, I have no experience for how my sugars were before the accident - normal I guess.

I will have to say that for a year after my accident, I totally ignored the diabetes. I figured that I woud just do the shots that I was told and learn to live as a para before I could divide my attention and learn to be a diabetic as well - understand what I am saying?

Well, over a year later, I decided that I needed to understand the diabetic stuff as well and spend a lot of time and effort researching, reading, talking to people, etc. and I concluded that there is no way to learn the diabetic stuff. There are way too many variables at any given time to know what a certain amount of insulin is going to do to your blood sugar. Maybe other people have been able to master the stuff but for me, after three years, it is still a guessing game.

hello and welcome. diabetes is very complex if u try to figure it all out. but i do know i have it,i keep my intake to carbs at a norm,balance it with protein,and im good. if u read my story in the share your story section ull know that i am going to open a diabetic bakery specializing in diabetic desserts,breads,and baked goods all safe for diabetics. so keep checking ur blood sugar regularly, and exercise as best as u can if ur in a chair , there is lots u can do to burn calories in ur chair.take care and god bless.any comments or questions contact me at .. ihaveaheartofgold67@hotmail.com

[velvethanger]

Hi, I'm new to this board but not my injury. In 1970 I was shot in the spine L2/L3, point blank (powder burns on my back) twice, once was by a 22 hollow point, the other was just a regular 22 bullet. My spinal cord was severed. The past couple of years I have been having head sweats, no, I've been having head drenches. I don't just sweat, it pours off of my hair and drips down in my eyes to the point I can't wear contacts, in my ears, down my body. I've also lost all my my body hair except what's on my head, it's gotten thicker and very healthy.

I've been to specialist and home town country doctors. My liver was damaged, 2/3'ds of it was removed, my liver enzymes AST 189, ALT 199, calcium very low. All liver tests were run, my liver specialst says he knows what I don't have but doesn't know what I have, sends me back to my pcp says to call if I get worse. DAH am I supposed to die to find out?

Pcp sends me to another specialist at Vanderbilt, I hope I spell this right, endocronologist. He gives me an exam, says my pcp has given me an excellent workup, then says he's 90% sure he knows what's wrong but wants blood work to be exactly sure and for what meds to put me on. He says I've developed diabetes from my spinal injury, then goes on to explain how the nerves go up into my brain and glands, hormones etc, then back to my spinal cord and being my spinal cord was damaged, the smaller nerves are starting to burn out thus causing my neuropathy, swelling and diabetes and probably things we haven't yet looked into. I promised him my first born if he was right, but I don't really think he'll take him. Understand, I'm not happy at all with this dx, but it's better than having to wonder what's wrong and why can't anyone find it. My husband constantly urging me to go to this hospital, that hospital, always somewhere else. I'm tired of somewhere elses. This has been going on long enough and I want to know what's wrong with me! I'll try to find this and post again when the blood tests are in.

Thanks for reading & letting me share this with you.
MLR