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Can’t bring my sugars down
Hi all,
Had surgery yesterday and was given a steroid with the anaesthetic to stop nausea. Was fine when I came round but 36 hours later even with the advice to check for ketones and keep doing correction doses, it’s still rocketing. I’ve had 3 oatcakes and salad for tea and my test was 12.8 ( lowest it’s been ) and now it’s 18 only 4 hours later and ketones are 0.5 ( they did go to 1.4 ). The diabetes nurse is ringing on Monday but last night in hospital I was awake all night checking my blood sugars while they got worse. I suspect it’ll be like that now I’m at home. The surgeon said the effects of a steroid last only 12-24 hours only but didn’t really know about the diabetes side of things, plus the anaesthetic was only a short one. Anyone else had this? Really miffed as I’m shattered. TIA
Hi all,
Had surgery yesterday and was given a steroid with the anaesthetic to stop nausea. Was fine when I came round but 36 hours later even with the advice to check for ketones and keep doing correction doses, it’s still rocketing. I’ve had 3 oatcakes and salad for tea and my test was 12.8 ( lowest it’s been ) and now it’s 18 only 4 hours later and ketones are 0.5 ( they did go to 1.4 ). The diabetes nurse is ringing on Monday but last night in hospital I was awake all night checking my blood sugars while they got worse. I suspect it’ll be like that now I’m at home. The surgeon said the effects of a steroid last only 12-24 hours only but didn’t really know about the diabetes side of things, plus the anaesthetic was only a short one. Anyone else had this? Really miffed as I’m shattered. TIA
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