Good morning
I was diagnosed as being pre-diabetic about eight years ago. Since then I’ve been able to control my blood sugars with diet alone ( low carb) reasonably well popping in and out of being pre-diabetic and non-diabetic. InFebruary 23. I contracted Covid. Immediately I noticed my blood sugars were high, which I thought would be down to having the virus. I struggled to keep within the prediabetic range. Last September yet again, I contracted Covid. In November my HbA1c was 44. Since then I have felt extremely unwell, waking suddenly in the middle of the night with very high BP and a racing heart as though I have been frightened by something. So last week I asked for another test of HBA1c, the next day I received a message from the surgery that I was to have a repeat test in two weeks time as I had become possibly diabetic, my reading was 50. That weekend I was very unwell with very high blood pressure. I was put back on amlodipine 5 mg since then I have monitored my blood sugar levels regularly and the lowest I can get on any time of day readings is 7.2 sometimes they are around 8 to 9.00 last night when I went to bed, they were 8.3 but an hour later they were 7.2. This morning upon waking they were 7.7 and after having a cup of tea walking around the kitchen, they were 9.00. My BP was 123/73 I am sticking rigidly to low carb.Is it likely that my levels will come back down again and could Covid albeit eight months ago be the root cause of my dilemma? I hope I have explained myself and would appreciate any feedback and hope you could give me. I’m 80 years old and not very technically minded.
I was diagnosed as being pre-diabetic about eight years ago. Since then I’ve been able to control my blood sugars with diet alone ( low carb) reasonably well popping in and out of being pre-diabetic and non-diabetic. InFebruary 23. I contracted Covid. Immediately I noticed my blood sugars were high, which I thought would be down to having the virus. I struggled to keep within the prediabetic range. Last September yet again, I contracted Covid. In November my HbA1c was 44. Since then I have felt extremely unwell, waking suddenly in the middle of the night with very high BP and a racing heart as though I have been frightened by something. So last week I asked for another test of HBA1c, the next day I received a message from the surgery that I was to have a repeat test in two weeks time as I had become possibly diabetic, my reading was 50. That weekend I was very unwell with very high blood pressure. I was put back on amlodipine 5 mg since then I have monitored my blood sugar levels regularly and the lowest I can get on any time of day readings is 7.2 sometimes they are around 8 to 9.00 last night when I went to bed, they were 8.3 but an hour later they were 7.2. This morning upon waking they were 7.7 and after having a cup of tea walking around the kitchen, they were 9.00. My BP was 123/73 I am sticking rigidly to low carb.Is it likely that my levels will come back down again and could Covid albeit eight months ago be the root cause of my dilemma? I hope I have explained myself and would appreciate any feedback and hope you could give me. I’m 80 years old and not very technically minded.
