My blood sugar is always 200+?!?!


Question: My blood sugar is always 200+!?!!?
I'm a 17 year old type one diabetic with an insulin pump

okay, recently I started an aerobics class every weekday for an hour!. I'd think that my blood sugar would be better because of this!.

but these days my body seems resistant to insulin, and sensitive to any food intake!. Whenever I check, I'm 200 or 250, and it takes double my usual correction dosage to correct it back to 100!.

Is it possible that, while before it was inserted into fat, the insert site (of my insulin pump) now is going into muscle and therefore my body is becoming more resistant!?

if not, is there an explanation for my constant high blood sugar!?
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Answers:
Were you diagnosed less than a year ago!? You may have been going through what they call the "honeymoon period" until now, where you still had some functioning beta cells, but now they are all non-functioning!. So you will need to adjust your pump settings for that!.

Another possibility if you are high after exercise is that the adrenaline and other hormones that kick in during exercise are raising your BG's!. I had this problem, so now I set a lower temp basal about 30 min!. before I exercise, and I go back to a regular basal about halfway through my exercise, and sometimes I give myself half a unit afterwards!.

Your pump should not be going into muscle, the insulin will not absorb well there!. If you're getting more muscular, you might have to "pinch up" some skin as you inject your introducer needle to make sure you get into the fat layer!. As long as it's under the skin, you're OK!. Try around your hips or upper thighs, and make sure you're using the 30-degree type infusion set (Silhouette, etc!.) rather than the 90-degree type!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Your basal rate may need adjusting!. As you grow and age, the amount of insulin that you need will change!. Your pump settings are not set in stone forever!. Keep a log of your blood sugar readings and make a note of days and times that you exercise, see if you can identify any patterns!. You should speak to your endocrinologist and/or certified diabetes educator about this to help you change your settings!. You may need to make changes for the days that you exercise!.
May I recommend the certified diabetes educator that my son works with (my son is an intense athlete and needed lots of help with his pump settings) - go to www!.integrateddiabetesservices!.com (integrated diabetes services)!. They can help you remotely if you are not in the Philadelphia area!. But his services are not free!. You may want to read his book "How to Think Like a Pancreas" to really understand how to use your pump the best!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

It is possible the pump is not working properly!. You need to talk with the doctor about this soon!. It is dangerous to have consistently high blood sugars, and can cause long term side effects that can affect you the rest of your life!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

You need more exercise and a diet lower in carbohydrates!. Eliminate refined sugar and flour as much as you can from your diet!. Www@Answer-Health@Com

xdevious,

Insulin Resistance (IR) is caused by a plaque build-up on the cell wall membrane!. Insulin transports the sugar through and into the cell which then uses it for energy!. The plaque is sort of like a glaze which blocks the port holes that allow the insulin to go in!.

The plaque is caused by ingesting trans fats, hydrogenated oils!.
You may need to do an OIL CHANGE!. Stop all of the above oils and switch to flax seed oil, olive oil, coconut oil, fish oil, the Omega 3 oils!.

To remove the plaque more quickly, take cottage cheese with flax seed oil on a daily basis for at least one year!.

Do the free diet plan at "www!.knowthecause!.com" and click on "FAQ's"

Have a great life,
Daniel



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