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<blockquote data-quote="ann34+" data-source="post: 1665184" data-attributes="member: 94348"><p>I agree, Fairygodmother, (though i think you mean 1918!). I have been unwell for a short time just recently, i am retired and able to rest up, nurse myself, and symptoms were not terrible, BUT you are correct - a major problem is managing the massive fluctuations in blood glucose that many diabetics may have, ( I had not, till your post, realised that Type 2's had such variations also.) . And we have to manage things just at the time others would be coping by sleeping, etc. Re the extent of my own changes in insulin need, see below re TD insulin for the short illness i have just had , The first 3 days are roughly the usual amounts, but i felt unwell, then the immune system got going - 20.8, 22.2, 20.8, 28.6, 30.5, 31.7, 17.2 (sudden drop, hopefully nearly ok) It is easier sorting this out on the pump than it was when i was not, and i can keep the carbs approx the same, by eating anytime when not high blood glucose, but is still a struggle managing large variations in insulin need without ketones or hypos, esp if ill for longer......</p><p></p><p>sorry, fairygodmother, i re read your post, and am not sure why i thought you were type 2......re your post, the major problem re sorting out viruses for me is that i cant just raise the base rate, as advised re 'sick days' - it seems that chemicals released when i am ill, which have an anti insulin effect, are being pulsed in, as if there is an internal regulator, putting in an immune system boost, then waiting to see its effect, a zig zag effect, which goes on for days, with insulin need rising overall, and then, when insulin need falls back, things are not stable for some days - eg, instead of being 9 or 10 when i woke today, i was 3.6 and not feeling good at all..........</p><p>Regarding this thread, i still think masks a good idea, they could be some help.....after all, if it is best to just venture out and wait for the immune system to hopefully build up, why have we got flu vaccinations for certain groups? I think because it is recognised that immune systems differ in their effectiveness... .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ann34+, post: 1665184, member: 94348"] I agree, Fairygodmother, (though i think you mean 1918!). I have been unwell for a short time just recently, i am retired and able to rest up, nurse myself, and symptoms were not terrible, BUT you are correct - a major problem is managing the massive fluctuations in blood glucose that many diabetics may have, ( I had not, till your post, realised that Type 2's had such variations also.) . And we have to manage things just at the time others would be coping by sleeping, etc. Re the extent of my own changes in insulin need, see below re TD insulin for the short illness i have just had , The first 3 days are roughly the usual amounts, but i felt unwell, then the immune system got going - 20.8, 22.2, 20.8, 28.6, 30.5, 31.7, 17.2 (sudden drop, hopefully nearly ok) It is easier sorting this out on the pump than it was when i was not, and i can keep the carbs approx the same, by eating anytime when not high blood glucose, but is still a struggle managing large variations in insulin need without ketones or hypos, esp if ill for longer...... sorry, fairygodmother, i re read your post, and am not sure why i thought you were type 2......re your post, the major problem re sorting out viruses for me is that i cant just raise the base rate, as advised re 'sick days' - it seems that chemicals released when i am ill, which have an anti insulin effect, are being pulsed in, as if there is an internal regulator, putting in an immune system boost, then waiting to see its effect, a zig zag effect, which goes on for days, with insulin need rising overall, and then, when insulin need falls back, things are not stable for some days - eg, instead of being 9 or 10 when i woke today, i was 3.6 and not feeling good at all.......... Regarding this thread, i still think masks a good idea, they could be some help.....after all, if it is best to just venture out and wait for the immune system to hopefully build up, why have we got flu vaccinations for certain groups? I think because it is recognised that immune systems differ in their effectiveness... . [/QUOTE]
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