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<blockquote data-quote="Poodlelady" data-source="post: 224258" data-attributes="member: 37131"><p>Hi, having read Levermire's thread of complications I am so sorry to hear about what you went through. However, your thread also scared me somewhat until I read what daisy1 wrote.</p><p></p><p>My glucose levels have been totally up the wall on the high side for over 2 weeks now due to stroids, I was in A&E last night and thrown out again and told to simply keep increasing my insulin by 2 units until my levels come down. I am type1 on Novomix30 which is a twice daily injection. My glucose levels eventually reached silly figures of 34.6mmol at the hospital with keytones being negative at 0.1. I was told I am not in any danger and go home and sort it out, to leave having my super until 8pm instead of 6.30pm.</p><p></p><p>Then I read what daisy1 said about carbs and realised that I have been getting all the wrong information from the Diabetic clinic nurses who told me I must eat carbs!! </p><p></p><p>Here is my question, with my glucose levels being so high is there any danger? I don't feel very well, always thirsty with a dry mouth, feel sick but not been sick as yet. Legs feel like lumps of lead and toes go numb. I have developed little ulcers on my legs again (had lots of them once). I might add that I was only diagnosed in March of this year and am an elderly lady in my 60's. Everyone at the hospital was amazed that I had slammed into type1 at my age. I did have ketonacidocis (sp) and was very very ill. Now I am struggling with high glucose levels and keeping well away from carbs. Is this the right thing to do? I am so confused about it all and the nurses just will not talk to me they just tell me off which leaves me in tears. I have to take 10mg of steroid tablets every morning and do understand that these will push up my glucose levels so I adjusted my insulin to compensate, but seem to have lost a battle somewhere along the line.</p><p>Maybe I am just a silly old lady struggling to understand all the ins and outs of diabetes and steroids. I was put on steroids for PMR.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Poodlelady, post: 224258, member: 37131"] Hi, having read Levermire's thread of complications I am so sorry to hear about what you went through. However, your thread also scared me somewhat until I read what daisy1 wrote. My glucose levels have been totally up the wall on the high side for over 2 weeks now due to stroids, I was in A&E last night and thrown out again and told to simply keep increasing my insulin by 2 units until my levels come down. I am type1 on Novomix30 which is a twice daily injection. My glucose levels eventually reached silly figures of 34.6mmol at the hospital with keytones being negative at 0.1. I was told I am not in any danger and go home and sort it out, to leave having my super until 8pm instead of 6.30pm. Then I read what daisy1 said about carbs and realised that I have been getting all the wrong information from the Diabetic clinic nurses who told me I must eat carbs!! Here is my question, with my glucose levels being so high is there any danger? I don't feel very well, always thirsty with a dry mouth, feel sick but not been sick as yet. Legs feel like lumps of lead and toes go numb. I have developed little ulcers on my legs again (had lots of them once). I might add that I was only diagnosed in March of this year and am an elderly lady in my 60's. Everyone at the hospital was amazed that I had slammed into type1 at my age. I did have ketonacidocis (sp) and was very very ill. Now I am struggling with high glucose levels and keeping well away from carbs. Is this the right thing to do? I am so confused about it all and the nurses just will not talk to me they just tell me off which leaves me in tears. I have to take 10mg of steroid tablets every morning and do understand that these will push up my glucose levels so I adjusted my insulin to compensate, but seem to have lost a battle somewhere along the line. Maybe I am just a silly old lady struggling to understand all the ins and outs of diabetes and steroids. I was put on steroids for PMR. [/QUOTE]
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