Pain and Blood Sugar
Twibbly
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I was told yesterday that basically any time your body is in pain, your blood sugar will be higher.
Anybody have experience on this?
(By the way, when looking for this, I also ran across a WebMD slide show that talks about heat basically sending your blood sugar on a roller coaster)
Anybody have experience on this?
(By the way, when looking for this, I also ran across a WebMD slide show that talks about heat basically sending your blood sugar on a roller coaster)
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Pain triggers the release of cortisol (because it is stressful) and cortisol triggers a release of glucose.
Long term, like chronic pain, it's going to raise blood sugar and keep it elevated, but short term, like an injury, it will eventually go back down to a normal level.0 -
Almost anything can change your glucose levels...pain, exercise, fear, cold, heat....I know some people that experience a blood sugar climb when the exercise but my dad bottoms out when he walks the dog and has to carry quick acting glucose just in case. People who are diabetics must learn their triggers for sure.1
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Yep, the release of cortisol under any sort of stress will raise your blood glucose.1
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@Twibbly like RowdysLady said,a lot of non-food related things can affect your blood sugar. I'm a T2 diabetic and I've been able to get off my insulin by maintaining a ketogenic diet, but when I'm sick or am dealing with really high stress levels, I often have to go back to my taking my long-lasting insulin for a short period of time. Chronic pain doesn't really affect me much, but we're all different, it makes sense that it could affect some people, as mentioned above due to the possible cortisol surges - I'm pretty accustomed to living in pain though, so it probably just doesn't phase me much anymore.1
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Interesting. I'm going to have to track and see if mine starts dropping or not.0
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Yes it will.
My daughter had to be hospitalized once just because she got scared by a big truck coming into her lane on the highway. Blood sugar shot up to over 400 and no amount of insulin could get it back down. She ended up with DKA and spent 3 days in ICU.
Cortisol is a beast!!!
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I was told yesterday that basically any time your body is in pain, your blood sugar will be higher.
Anybody have experience on this?
(By the way, when looking for this, I also ran across a WebMD slide show that talks about heat basically sending your blood sugar on a roller coaster)
My blood sugar is higher in response to physical and emotional stress. My A1c jumped from 5.3% to 5.9% following a 4-month period that included 3 months of treatment for breast cancer. My doctor was hesitant to tell me, since he knows I've been trying to keep it absolutely normal. I'd been tracking it on a daily basis - so I knew it was higheer. It's currently (now that treatment is done) an average of 15-20 points lower all day long (from pushing 100 in the morning to 75-84, and from pushing 140 an hour after eating to around 126). Interestingly, some of my highest BG readings were not in response to physical stress, but to the emotional stress of dealing with incompetent administrators at the treatment facility I fired. I'm expecting it to be back down to ~5.3% next time.
. . . of course that could all go out the window if Monday's biopsy confirms a second cancer.
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Yesterday I overheated playing tennis, and by the time I got home my blood sugars were 221. I've been running low 100s, so this was a startling jump. I know it was due to my body being super stressed.1
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It seems to affect me. Chronic pain and stress that is. I have some arthritis in my hips that I always feel, some days more than others, so I wonder if that does a number on me.
Stress? October has been a jumble for me so I've stopped even testing my BG since I am a prediabetic who is not on medication. It's just annoying to eat LCHF (like cheese, beef, mayo and egg) and watch your BG spike like you ate a muffin. LOL
I have autoimmune issues that flare up and affect BG too. I've had a few times where my BG seems to be rising for no good reason and then within a few days I get a flare-up of symptoms.I was told yesterday that basically any time your body is in pain, your blood sugar will be higher.
Anybody have experience on this?
(By the way, when looking for this, I also ran across a WebMD slide show that talks about heat basically sending your blood sugar on a roller coaster)
My blood sugar is higher in response to physical and emotional stress. My A1c jumped from 5.3% to 5.9% following a 4-month period that included 3 months of treatment for breast cancer. My doctor was hesitant to tell me, since he knows I've been trying to keep it absolutely normal. I'd been tracking it on a daily basis - so I knew it was higheer. It's currently (now that treatment is done) an average of 15-20 points lower all day long (from pushing 100 in the morning to 75-84, and from pushing 140 an hour after eating to around 126). Interestingly, some of my highest BG readings were not in response to physical stress, but to the emotional stress of dealing with incompetent administrators at the treatment facility I fired. I'm expecting it to be back down to ~5.3% next time.
. . . of course that could all go out the window if Monday's biopsy confirms a second cancer.
@neohdiver I'm sending positive thoughts your way. I hope you get the all clear!! Let us know how it goes, okay? (hug)2 -
@neohdiver I'm sending positive thoughts your way. I hope you get the all clear!! Let us know how it goes, okay? (hug)
Thanks! It's sad when the ultrasound tech calls to make sure everything is in order for the biopsy and recognizes you because your last biopsy was less than 6 months ago . . .0 -
@neohdiver I'm sending positive thoughts your way. I hope you get the all clear!! Let us know how it goes, okay? (hug)
Thanks! It's sad when the ultrasound tech calls to make sure everything is in order for the biopsy and recognizes you because your last biopsy was less than 6 months ago . . .
Boo. I'll say. 0 -
@neohdiver I'm sending positive thoughts your way. I hope you get the all clear!! Let us know how it goes, okay? (hug)
Thanks! It's sad when the ultrasound tech calls to make sure everything is in order for the biopsy and recognizes you because your last biopsy was less than 6 months ago . . .
Boo. I'll say.
I broke the machine. Don't know whether that's a good or bad omen for the results . . . and, related to the topic of the thread, my BG has been up a bit the last 3 days - likely due to the pain/stress of a headache I couldn't medicate (due to the impending biopsy) and the bumbling biopsy (they had to switch machines halfway through, with me still attached to the first machine).2 -
Good God! Should we just take up a collection and send one of y'all to medical school?2
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Good God! Should we just take up a collection and send one of y'all to medical school?
I already have specialties in gastroenterology, hepatology (including pre-transplant), immunology, infectious disease, vascular surgery, gynecology, encodrinology, and nephrology. And that's just to address the health care in my immediate family . . . if we extend out to the relatives for whom I've done medical research . . . Maybe I should stop specializing and just get a general degree.
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Recent hospitalization with Colitis/Ileus (terribly painful) made my blood sugar elevated (128 and never diagnosed as diabetic)! Feel the elevation was pain related!0
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I was told yesterday that basically any time your body is in pain, your blood sugar will be higher.
Anybody have experience on this?
(By the way, when looking for this, I also ran across a WebMD slide show that talks about heat basically sending your blood sugar on a roller coaster)
Yes. I've been dealing with this all summer (two surgeries and still in a lot of psin). Its miserable. All I can focus on is getting through one day at a time. My shoulder has refroze, and now my doc thinks its just going to take time (both painful surgeries/recoveries failed). My BG raises as my pain does. Its now widespread body pain and im not sure why. Im thinking its inflamation.1 -
@neohdiver I'm sending positive thoughts your way. I hope you get the all clear!! Let us know how it goes, okay? (hug)
Thanks! It's sad when the ultrasound tech calls to make sure everything is in order for the biopsy and recognizes you because your last biopsy was less than 6 months ago . . .
Boo. I'll say.
I broke the machine. Don't know whether that's a good or bad omen for the results . . . and, related to the topic of the thread, my BG has been up a bit the last 3 days - likely due to the pain/stress of a headache I couldn't medicate (due to the impending biopsy) and the bumbling biopsy (they had to switch machines halfway through, with me still attached to the first machine).
Seriously?! Yikes. You are due some good luck.... Start considering lotto tickets.
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So now my BG can return to normal - the biopsy is benign. Yay! Although it will probably be a slow return to normal, since I'm essentially wearing a binder for a few days to minimize the movement associated pain (more pain than usual from the interrupted biopsy).8
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My fbs will jump due to stress. If I have an argument with DH, it will be at least 20 points higher the next day even we resolved what we disagreed about. Exercise makes it jump, too. I've not tested it against pain and do have some chronic pain, but will do so next time I have new pain (like upcoming surgery).
On the flip side, I know that taking a walk in the p.m. and then having a nice glass of red wine before bed will drop my fbs significantly. But my goal is to keep it as steady as possible through eating keto with 5% carbs. Two months until my next labs (fingers crossed).2 -
So, so glad to hear the the biopsy was benign @neohdiver . I hope you are out of physical pain soon.1
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