Bee Stings

May 28, 2006

Hello all, I have a question. Since I was diagnosed, it seems like i

have gotten stung alot more during the summer. (in 2 years probably 6+

times, compared to only 4 times my entire childhood) I was stung today

at a cook out so this got my gears turning....Also, do bee stings

cause an effect on bs readings, mine were slightly higher afterwards,

but i dont know if this is a cause. i guess along as there is n o

effect on me besides a sore spot on my arm, it is better i get stung

as my fiancee is allergic and that would be very bad if he gets stung.

Thanks in advance for any advice!!!!!

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May 28, 2006

--..Also, do bee stings

> cause an effect on bs readings, mine were slightly higher afterwards,

> but i dont know if this is a cause.

Hi ,

Anything that causes pain or imflammation can cause BG going higher

even if only slightly. If it causes the body stress, it can happen.

May 29, 2006

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> Also, do bee stings

> cause an effect on bs readings, mine were slightly higher afterwards,

> but i dont know if this is a cause.

Yes, anything that happens to the body that would require it to go into a

mode where it has to repair something or fight a foreign substance (like a

bee sting)... could cause a higher blood sugar reading. Of course the more

significant the event the more impact it could have.

I've often wondered if high blood sugars (i.e., uncontrolled sugars) might

make you more likely to attract a bee. If you have readings in the 200 to

300 range, I would think that these sugars might also be in your sweat...

something that a bee might think of as food? Just a hunch, thinking back on

earlier times when I was not controlled in the summer I thought 'man, those

bees seem to like me' ;-)

Mike

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