Re: blood sugar probs. and other stuff

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In a message dated 5/4/2004 7:11:52 PM Eastern Standard Time,

LILQT4U1984@... writes:

Well today I was tapering down on my TPN and had about 30 mins left

and I used a dipstick like usual and it turned the deepest color of brown. I

have a Freestyle glucometer now because I've been experiencing too low of

sugars when I come off the TPN and thats why the tapering was increased to

2

hrs. Well the blood glucose registered 221. We called my TPN team and NS and

let them know. Any ideas what would cause this drastic change? I took it

again

an hour off the TPN and it was still slightly high but better at 115

HI ,

When I had that one dose of steriods through the nerve block I had done 3 yrs

ago, my blood sugars were an issue for several months afterwards. I got the

flu during the middle of that time and my blood sugars elevated even more

severely during that time. Like Laurie said, any type of stress can increase

the

blood sugar, and with that iron reaction last night, your body is probably

still recovering. You're not spilling ketones or anything else in your urine

too

are you? What did NS and the TPN doc have to say about it?

Malisa

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How would I know about ketones spilling into my urine? My urine has had an

awful chemical smell to it all day today. Thats different too but didn't know

what to make of it.

Thanks!!

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In a message dated 5/4/2004 7:52:06 PM Eastern Standard Time,

LILQT4U1984@... writes:

How would I know about ketones spilling into my urine? My urine has had an

awful chemical smell to it all day today. Thats different too but didn't know

what to make of it.

Thanks!!

HI ,

I think ketones smell like nail polish remover. Does it smell like that? Some

of the urine test strips have more than one thing to test for on them. I have

ones that test for protein, specific gravity, glucose, ketones, blood,

nitrates, and a few others.

Malisa

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The only thing I can think of is that my diabetes is opposite than most

" normal " people. When I exercise or am stressed, my blood sugar goes up as

the pancreas doesn't work well with less energy. Could you be having the

same kind of reaction? Just a thought. Please let us know what Dr. Cohen has

to say about this.

Hang in there.

laurie

> From: LILQT4U1984@...

> Reply-To:

> Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 19:09:52 EDT

> To: tpnsupport , mito ,

>

> Subject: blood sugar probs. and other stuff

>

> I use the urine glucose dipsticks everyday at the end of my TPN to check my

> sugars. This is Cleveland's protocol. I've never gotten any positive reading

> from them. Well today I was tapering down on my TPN and had about 30 mins left

> and I used a dipstick like usual and it turned the deepest color of brown. I

> have a Freestyle glucometer now because I've been experiencing too low of

> sugars when I come off the TPN and thats why the tapering was increased to 2

> hrs. Well the blood glucose registered 221. We called my TPN team and NS and

> let them know. Any ideas what would cause this drastic change? I took it

> again

> an hour off the TPN and it was still slightly high but better at 115. I've

> been instructed to check it before I start the TPN, mid day, while tapering

> and an hour after for the next couple of days to look for a pattern.

> The other concern is that my labs are looking worse since going on TPN then

> they did before and I'm having worsening symptoms and minimal to no weight

> gain even with increasing calories and protein.

> Spoke with Dr. Cohen my mito doc. today as he is the one who originally

> wanted me to try TPN. He didn't have my labs in front of him so he is going to

> get back to us after he reviews those.

>

>

>

>

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LILQT4U1984@... wrote:

>How would I know about ketones spilling into my urine? My urine has had an

>awful chemical smell to it all day today. Thats different too but didn't know

>what to make of it.

>Thanks!!

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I am also the opposite as when I exercise my blood sugar goes up instead of

down--my sugars are also always in the 250's unless I take insulin to get

them down.

Or, working on the computer--brain work--gets them down.

Janet Sample

Janet Sample

blood sugar probs. and other stuff

> >

> > I use the urine glucose dipsticks everyday at the end of my TPN to check

my

> > sugars. This is Cleveland's protocol. I've never gotten any positive

reading

> > from them. Well today I was tapering down on my TPN and had about 30

mins left

> > and I used a dipstick like usual and it turned the deepest color of

brown. I

> > have a Freestyle glucometer now because I've been experiencing too low

of

> > sugars when I come off the TPN and thats why the tapering was

increased to 2

> > hrs. Well the blood glucose registered 221. We called my TPN team and

NS and

> > let them know. Any ideas what would cause this drastic change? I took

it

> > again

> > an hour off the TPN and it was still slightly high but better at 115.

I've

> > been instructed to check it before I start the TPN, mid day, while

tapering

> > and an hour after for the next couple of days to look for a pattern.

> > The other concern is that my labs are looking worse since going on TPN

then

> > they did before and I'm having worsening symptoms and minimal to no

weight

> > gain even with increasing calories and protein.

> > Spoke with Dr. Cohen my mito doc. today as he is the one who originally

> > wanted me to try TPN. He didn't have my labs in front of him so he is

going to

> > get back to us after he reviews those.

> >

> >

> >

> >

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Thanks .