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<blockquote data-quote="K-ate" data-source="post: 1714241" data-attributes="member: 159134"><p>Hi,</p><p>I'm a type 1 diabetic and have been diabetic for over 30 years; but thankfully am rarely ill! But I've managed to pick up one of the flu viruses this week. My blood sugars are usually reasonable; I test a lot and also carb count and adjust dosage. But I'm really struggling to bring down the BS; its sitting at between 13-16 and whenever I do a bolus to adjust it barely moves. This means I'm now not actually eating very much as am not finding a window when the levels are sufficiently low. I have increased by lantus (twice daily) by about 20% but little seems to be helping. I understand this is because cortisol released to help recovery also makes the body more insulin resistant. I also know that it will pass. But what I don't know is when I should seek external help; I'm not vomiting or showing any of the other ketoacidosis symptoms but at what point do I worry? How resilient is the body? With all the posts on here saying people are constantly at 5 or 6 I'm feeling like a naughty diabetic. </p><p></p><p>K</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="K-ate, post: 1714241, member: 159134"] Hi, I'm a type 1 diabetic and have been diabetic for over 30 years; but thankfully am rarely ill! But I've managed to pick up one of the flu viruses this week. My blood sugars are usually reasonable; I test a lot and also carb count and adjust dosage. But I'm really struggling to bring down the BS; its sitting at between 13-16 and whenever I do a bolus to adjust it barely moves. This means I'm now not actually eating very much as am not finding a window when the levels are sufficiently low. I have increased by lantus (twice daily) by about 20% but little seems to be helping. I understand this is because cortisol released to help recovery also makes the body more insulin resistant. I also know that it will pass. But what I don't know is when I should seek external help; I'm not vomiting or showing any of the other ketoacidosis symptoms but at what point do I worry? How resilient is the body? With all the posts on here saying people are constantly at 5 or 6 I'm feeling like a naughty diabetic. K [/QUOTE]
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