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I recently had a chest infection and my levels really shot up. I'm type 1 and found I was taking more than double my usual insulin to keep my levels in my normal range.Boys and girls, I am currently “enjoying” my first proper period of being under the weather since diagnosis. I’ve had the odd scratchy throat, bunged up nose and ears or even the odd gripey tummy, but this is a full technicolour sinus/chesticles infection. We have access to antibiotics, but I’m going to give it another 24-48 to sort itself out before resorting to those. I’m usually pretty efficient at dealing with these sorts of things.
The upshot of this is, I believe it’s elevating my bloods somewhat, but with the naughty old Codefree Batch ending 4144, it’s kind of hard to see the wood for the trees - especially with the odd outrageously, random humungous (for me) result thrown in. Of course, I appreciate we’re all different, and my body will react in its own sweet way, as it does to everything else I throw at it, but I’m curious.
For any of you who have experienced elevated bloods from an infection; what sort of elevation did you see and how long did it last, in relation to your symptoms? Did your bloods moderate as soon as the infection began to abate, or did it take longer?
Yes, you can tell, I’m not very good at being under the weather. I haven’t had too much practise, and I want it to stop RIGHT NOW. THIS MINUTE.
Ahem.
Thanks, in anticipation.
Aha!
Found this thread - and am oozing sympathy to make up for being a late arrival.
Poor you. Good to know you are feeling better. Better enough to leave your Mr B to suffer in peace while you do a little retail therapy? I always find that is a very important convalescent stage that should not be skipped or truncated.
The 'chesticles' ref in another thread threw me a little though. I thought chesticles were girl-bumps. So when you mentioned they were technicolor I drew some rather odd conclusions.
Glad that got sorted out!
Anyway, back to ME! (There's only so long I can focus my attention away from the centre of my universe) the last time I had an infection it was a tummy bug. BG increased consistently by 2-3 mmol/l for the duration, then dropped back to normal.
Hope you are both feeling better.
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