Type II Diabetic getting sick

kayeiam

djshari wrote: »

I'm sorry that you aren't finding much support here - people are just throwing information at you without reading that you sound like you're actually doing pretty good other than feeling sick.

I'm glad that you've kept such detailed logs for your doctor though - I'm sure that will help. While it hasn't happened to me I have heard from others who had such high bs levels for so long that coming back to normal levels made them sick. I don't recall for how long though, and I don't know a lot more than that so I hope you are able to get a resolution from your doctor.

^^^^ This.... You didn't mention how long ago you were diagnosed or how long you have been on medicine. But when a person (diabetic), first starts to lower their blood sugars it will make you sick feeling even if the blood sugars are in normal or high range. Your body is so use to working under high blood sugar that it response to the lower blood sugars with making you feel sick (hypo).

Let your doctor know how your feeling and show him your logs. Also, do you just test your sugar once a day? If so try testing a few times a day. You may have lower bs's at one time and high the next etc.

The website the other poster gave you is an excellent website. It explains a lot, it also talks about the different medicines diabetic's use. the good and bad of those meds etc. It would be benifitial for you to take the time to check that website out. 101bloodsugar

kayeiam

I take glyburide. It works different than metformin. Metformin works over time to it's max potential (3 weeks I believe). Glyburide, will asap lower your glucose levels. It works in the range of time taken to 8-12 hrs.

I use to feel like you when I was first diagnosed and my sugar dropped from 265-300 range to 100 -150 range. I was whooooowee, I don't feel right. It took more than a few weeks, I would say a few months and then my body started to wake up and realize the lower sugars was better. At the time, I thought I felt better before, then when I got my sugars down 70-80's it was the best I had felt in a long long time. I just never realized it till I got my sugars down and my body adjusted... Please tell your doctor how your feeling. But remember they do say any BS over 146 will cause tissue/organ damage. It just isn't worth it.

blktngldhrt

wils5150 wrote: »

hey dude type 2 myself. It may take some time for your body to get used to your new low. I know mine did. I just recently stopped taking my glipizide because it was dropping my sugar into the 40's.

This. And man.. 40s are no fun.

OP: Firstly, I have to mention I am not a type 2..i'm a hypoglycemic.

How often are you testing your bg? Do you notice any large drops within a short period of time? If so, you can feel hypoglycemic symptoms even without going lower than 70. Also, with what wils said..its common to feel too low at normal levels after being used to your bg being regularly higher. This is similar to what some people go through when first starting the ketogenic diet.

What sucks is that there are so many different things it could be..and they all have similar symptoms. Hopefully your doctor will be able to give you more definitive answers.

ahamm002

ansonrinesmith wrote: »

I felt great at 300+

For how long have maintained a healthy blood sugar? And no, getting down to 100 for an hour a day for a couple weeks doesn't count. You have to tightly control your BS for awhile to readjust what your body thinks is normal. It's very important to make this a priority unless you want to get diabetic retinopathy, kidney failure (dialysis), neuropathy, amputations, etc.,

In regard to feeling sick, are you just it's *just* your blood sugar? Are you avoiding caffeine too? Are you doing anything else differently?

spoonyspork

OP -- definitely go on advice of your doctor. Without going into too much detail, MIL recently passed away after deciding to just 'go with what felt best' to manage her blood sugar. Started several years ago when she was so delirious we pretty much carried her to the hospital -- where her bg was way WAY above normal - WAY above even 'medical emergency'. IIRC it was 4500, but for sure over 2000. The doctors had no idea how she was even conscious at all. She was put on lots of meds, but when they'd drop her to normal she felt sick, so weaned herself off most without doctor approval and figured she was 'fine' under 500 as she 'felt' fine there and sick below 100. Passed away within two years. Never lost eyesight or limbs, never had any of the weird skin things that often go with the disease (other than cuts taking *forever* to heal): all the damage was happening in her heart. Not trying to scare you, but telling you it's important to listen to your doctor.

(she was btw: 100 lbs and 5' at the time her insane blood sugar was discovered. She'd been overweight/obese in the past but had been at the low end of healthy BMI for a long time)

aronao

The medications themselves, and not hypoglycaemia, might be causing your symptoms, espcially if you are on max doses. Maybe you need to change your medications or if your sugars aren't controlled on oral meds, you might need insulin. If you aren't already, you need to see a specialist in diabetes.