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i have the flu is there anyway for me to get superior faster and im diabetic so my blood sugar keeps going up higher anyways to lower it?
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according to my endo type 2 diabetics do not develop ketones, they thought i was type 2 for 9 months b4 diagnosing me type1, to the last person who answered if you became acidodic to the point of being hospitalized you most likely are type 1. anyways your sugars will be higher when you are sick, even if its just a cold, if you’re type 1 you need to be weary of ketones, you should be testing your pee for them, and you need to drink lots of water if you develop any, the only way to get rid of them is to flush them out, you can do it by drinking lots and lots of water, not just any fluid it has to be water, if they’re too high they’ll admit you and give you an IV to flush them out, left untreated you can go into a coma. when you are not eating when youre sick your cells in your body still require glucose for energy, and since you arent providing that with food, your liver will provide it initially, and then your body will begin to break down fat tissue, during this particular process the breakdown will cause a release of acid into your bloodstream, the buildup of this acid is very dangerous and can put you into a coma and cause death.
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The person you picked for BA is completely wrong. Go do some searching on your own, don't take her advice. Report Abuse
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EVERYBODY develops ketones at one time or another. It's just different if they're diabetic ketones. Any diabetic can develop ketones, it's just more likely for a type 1 because their blood sugar can go higher than a type 2's. Report Abuse
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And that “acid” she's describing are actually what ketones do. She's actually speaking about ketones, and doesn't know it. Report Abuse
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I just had the flu and I went into ketoacidois. I'm a new diabetic, type 2 but I’ve to use insulin. I had the flu so bad I couldn’t keep nothing down me not even water. So I figured I didn’t need to take insulin since I didn’t want to go low. Within three days my body went into DKA and I had to go to hospital. I was in intensive care and almost died. Please check your sugar levels because it will go up from being sick. If you start having symptoms of DKA go to the hospital immediately. It won't get better on its own it is a medical emergency.
Get superior and take care. Be careful. Check your sugar levels often.
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What kind of diabetic are you? Type 1 or 2? A type 1 is supposed to take more insulin when they're sick, and make sure they don't skip meals.
A type 2 … I'm not sure. Call your doctor. Depending on how high it's getting it could lead to ketones. And if you develop enough ketones it can become life threatening.
Either way, drink lots of fluids and rest.
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CALL YOUR DOCTOR!
ANY illness causes a rise in blood sugars, which needs to be counteracted.
Your doctor might want to try insulin shots to get your over this immediate crisis (or increase you dosage if you already use insulin).
ALWAYS contact your physician whey you become ill l ike this.
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Just watch your carbs extra careful but it is normal during illiness for it to run a little high. I am speaking Type II here. Call your physicians nurse and ask them what you should do. Most of the over the counter meds are filled with sugars.
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There's not much you can do that's just what happens when you’ve the flu even if you didn't eat anything it would still be high just staying calm is the ideal.
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Call your physician.
There ARE sugarfree medications out there. There’s even sugarfree gingerale.
As a type 2, I DO get ketones when my sugar is high, and I HAVE been comatose from it, too.
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eat almost no carb foods at all.
take your meds
drink lots of water
take extra vitamin C and multi vitamins
when you’re superior you can take back up on your exercising.
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Your blood sugar always goes high when you’re sick. Ask your doctor. Maybe he can give you some medication for your sugar.