Higher levels than normal

Hi @ tinker1. When I had a cold last month my levels were very high (10+) for about 2 weeks and then came down a bit but were still raised for about another week. It was so frustrating as I felt fine. Hopefully yours will start to drop shortly.

I agree with @TooManyCrisps
Only been diagnosed a year but any cold or illness or pain seems to push up blood sugars and also takes a while to come down again.
Hope you continue to improve.

Hi Hun, I'm currently recovering from the flu and my sugars in a morning are 10+ and have stayed high most of the day. I've only been diagnosed about 5 weeks and ive just started to gain reasonable control over my blood sugars so I'm finding this very frustrating. I was in bed for 2 days and even now feel shattered after doing only a small amount which is why I'm assuming my sugars are in double figures. Drinking plenty of water should help to lower them I hope. Take care.xox

Would lack of sleep push them up too? My partner is a terrible sleeper. He probably only gets a few hours a night. We have told several doctors and they just say "Why do you think you don't sleep?"