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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted Account" data-source="post: 1936830"><p>Sorry to read you are under the weather.</p><p></p><p>A few things to consider</p><p>- when we are ill, our liver releases more glucose to fight the bugs so, often we need to increase our background, basal insulin</p><p>- when our BG gets high, we often become insulin resistant so need more bolus to correct</p><p>- increasing both can lead to hypos so we need to test even more and try to avoid "rage bolusing" when we don't see our numbers dropping as fast as we'd like</p><p>- if our BG gets too high for too long, we are at risk of DKA. Therefore, it is a good idea to test your ketones and follow the "sick rules". These are available on the diabetes.co.uk site.</p><p>- when we get ill and our BG doesn't come down we get stress and stress pushes our BG up higher. So, as much as possible, try to relax, look after yourself and don't push yourself to get better too quickly</p><p>- in my experience, having diabetes, I do not get ill more than I did before I had diabetes and I am not ill for longer. However, high BG exaggerates any aches, pains, sniffs, niggles. So I can feel worse if I don't get my BG under control. </p><p></p><p>And one last thing (unrelated to your illness), your avatar says you have type 2 and you have posted under type 1. Is this correct? Those of us with type 1 try to be helpful to everyone so I don't think anyone minds see a few people with type 2 on here. However, if your profile is incorrect, you may want to update it.</p><p></p><p>Look after yourself and I hope you feel better soon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted Account, post: 1936830"] Sorry to read you are under the weather. A few things to consider - when we are ill, our liver releases more glucose to fight the bugs so, often we need to increase our background, basal insulin - when our BG gets high, we often become insulin resistant so need more bolus to correct - increasing both can lead to hypos so we need to test even more and try to avoid "rage bolusing" when we don't see our numbers dropping as fast as we'd like - if our BG gets too high for too long, we are at risk of DKA. Therefore, it is a good idea to test your ketones and follow the "sick rules". These are available on the diabetes.co.uk site. - when we get ill and our BG doesn't come down we get stress and stress pushes our BG up higher. So, as much as possible, try to relax, look after yourself and don't push yourself to get better too quickly - in my experience, having diabetes, I do not get ill more than I did before I had diabetes and I am not ill for longer. However, high BG exaggerates any aches, pains, sniffs, niggles. So I can feel worse if I don't get my BG under control. And one last thing (unrelated to your illness), your avatar says you have type 2 and you have posted under type 1. Is this correct? Those of us with type 1 try to be helpful to everyone so I don't think anyone minds see a few people with type 2 on here. However, if your profile is incorrect, you may want to update it. Look after yourself and I hope you feel better soon. [/QUOTE]
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