Blood Glucose Reading

[CarbsRok]

Jack, thanks for your advice. I will test more regularly this week and see what happens.

Carbsrok, thank you for your reply. It's always helpful to speak to someone who knows and understands addisons. I take 5mg cortisol at 7am, 11am, 2pm and 4pm and I hadn't taken extra yesterday.

Thanks again guys x

Then in all honesty I suspect your dosage is the main cause of your problem.
The idea of having a replacement for the cortisol you don't produce is that you mimic the bodies need for it.
Standard is to take 10 or 15 when you get up and 5 or 10 at lunch time. with the florinef in the morning as well. on getting up. Normal dose is between 20 and 25 HC per day. The body needs more HC first thing in the morning.
I metabolise HC very quickly so just take 5HC first thing to kick start but the rest is made up with prednisolone and florinef.

 

[jeniferlouise02]

I'll try 10mg in the morning again then.

I was on 10mg am and pm, but I was so hungry and tired.

The 5,5,5,5 helped in making me less hungry and tired and my endo agreed that was best, but perhaps it's messing up my blood sugar?

It's all a bit of a minefield to me at the mo.

I really appreciate your advice

 

[CarbsRok]

I'll try 10mg in the morning again then.

I was on 10mg am and pm, but I was so hungry and tired.

The 5,5,5,5 helped in making me less hungry and tired and my endo agreed that was best, but perhaps it's messing up my blood sugar?

It's all a bit of a minefield to me at the mo.

I really appreciate your advice

Hi Jen, perhaps you are also not getting enough HC. I know some people do three doses largest 1st thing then smallest no later than 5 pm.
I couldn't cope as worn out all the time so use pred 5 mg in the morning as well as 5 Hc. As I said in my previous post you need to go back and have a frank talk with your endo, as you should be able to lead a normal life with Addison's not feel drained and ill all of the time.

 

[andcol]

Hi Carbsrock,

Thanks for your message.

Am I right in thinking that you have Addisons too?

If I am, I was diagnosed in October last year. They picked it up when I was admitted to hospital for severe abdominal pain, because my blood glucose kept dipping low. It turned out I was having a crisis and that's when I was given a 8am cortisol test and diagnosed.

A couple of months later, I was so thirsty all the time. Going to the toilet all the time and starving. My blood glucose was between 3 and 12 at that time. The GP did the hb1ca and it came back normal.

Since then, I've only tested my blood glucose when I've had a long run/ feel funny. My blood glucose is usually low at these times and I feel ill.

I just happened to test yesterday after dinner and it was 19.1 My hands were clean. I run them under hot water to make them bleed easier, so I always wash with soap at the same time.

I've just spoken to the GP. He asked which food I had eaten and said 19.1 was still high. He offered to do a 14 hour fasting test, but said it probably won't show anything if my blood glucose levels are low most of the time. He said to keep an eye on my blood sugar levels after meals and if they're over 12 regularly, get in touch with him again.

I just don't really understand what is going on with my sugar levels?!

Thanks for your advice.

Jen

I think that is the right answer from your GP. You may have to regulate the carbs you do eat to stop the huge swings

 

[jeniferlouise02]

Thanks guys. You've both been very helpful