#hyperglycemia

[heardatmedschool]

“If you wouldn’t hesitate about giving antibiotics to a pneumonia, don’t either when giving insulin to hyperglycemia.”

#medicine #med school #medblr #internal medicine #diabetes #insulin #hyperglycemia

[countfagula]

Only good thing about pricking my finger for blood sugar is that I can use some of it to charge sigils!

#spoonie #cripple punk #cpunk #chronic low blood sugar #blood sugar #low blood sugar #high blood sugar #hypoglycemia #hyperglycemia #spoonie witch #chaos witch

[trinitycove]

I'm finally healthy enough to leave the hospital! Now to take better care of myself and my beetus.

#t1d #t1 diabetic #actually diabetic #me #hospital #dka #hyperglycemia

[shxleo97]

I was doing really great the past 2 weeks, and I was extra excited, but I messed up yesterday & today. It may not be that much of a mess compared to many others, but still.. extremely disappointed in myself.

#cystic fibrosis #diabetes #cfrd #hyperglycemia #hypoglycemia #hypo #hyper #CF #cystic fibrosis related diabetes #freestyle libre

[faofinn]

28. Chronic Illness

@sicktember

Tai hated his stupid body sometimes. Not only had he ended up in hospital, which was bad enough, but now he couldn’t get his fucking sugars where they were supposed to be. His phone was always going off, alerts he was too high. He was doing everything right, trying desperately, but it just wouldn’t settle. Why was it that even though he was doing the exact same as he would at home, and yet it just wouldn’t come down. 

It made him feel even worse, too. Not only was he dealing with his scope going wrong, but being high all the time made him just feel shocking. He was exhausted and just feeling so weak and wiped out. And he was fed up of the nurses tutting every time they took his readings. Plus, he was really fed up of being endlessly poked. He didn’t like needles at the best of times (though they were better when he was doing it himself, which of course he couldn’t do in hospital) and now they were constantly badgering him. 

And then he had to see the diabetes nurse. 

Great. 

The first one he saw was nice. She was sweet, and kind to him, and made it feel like he wasn’t a complete failure. These things happen, she explained, you’re stressed and you’ve been through a lot, we’ll get there. So they’d come up with a bit of a management plan, changed his insulin dosing around a bit, and he’d felt a bit positive. 

And then, after a day or so, the next one came in. She wasn’t so nice. He knew they were all fed up with him - he should have been able to go home days ago, but with his sugars out of control the doctors weren’t comfortable sending him home until they were more settled. 

The moment this nurse walked in the room, Tai’s heart sank. 

“So you’re having trouble with your blood sugar?” She asked, voice sharp. 

Tai nodded, wishing Harrison hadn’t just gone back down to A&E. He could’ve done with a bit of moral support. “Uh, yeah. It’s staying high, despite extra insulin and that…” 

“How long have you been diagnosed?” 

THat should have been in his notes. “Uh, a year or so.” 

“How old are you?”

“31.” 

“Type 2 at 31? Goodness me.”

“No, uh, Type 1.” Tai corrected. Had she even read anything?

“You’re 31 and you’re telling me you were diagnosed with type one diabetes a year ago?”

“Yeah. Uh, late onset. I know, it’s unusual.”

“Hmm. Well, you’re not as active as normal.”

“Well, yeah, I’m stuck in hospital. Of course I’m not as active as usual.” 

“Are you eating right? It’s hard when you’re in hospital, isn’t it?” Her voice was sickly sweet, and Tai huffed. 

“Yeah. I am, actually. I’m really careful.” 

She shot a pointed glance at the pile of snacks and sweets. "You don't have to lie to me."

"They're not mine. They're my boyfriend's."

“Of course they are. Why wouldn’t he take them with him?”

"He was just here!" Tai protested, hurt she wouldn't believe him. "He had to go to the ED."

“You really should know better than to have all that crap. No wonder your sugars are so high.”

"I'm not eating them!"

“You really ought to be more careful, at your age. You’re risking serious complications if you carry on like this.”

"You think I don't know?! I'm only here because my scope went sideways - which I only had to have because of the fucking diabetes in the first place. I'm not a kid. Don't treat me like one."

“Well, if you’re going to act like a child…”

"I want a different nurse."

“I’m the only specialist nurse seeing patients today, you’ve not got a choice I’m afraid.” 

"Then I'll wait."

“You need reviewing today. You’re taking up a bed, you should’ve been discharged by now.”

"Then discharge me."

“I need to at least check your sugars.”

"No."

“No?” She looked shocked, and was about to say something else when the door opened and Harrison came in, spying the sweets on Tai’s cupboard. 

“Oh thank fuck, there they are. Finn was about to fucking kill me, I forgot his sweets and he’s been in minors all afternoon, it’s -” He noticed the nurse standing there, coupled with the look on his boyfriend’s face. “Uh, hi?”

"I told you they weren't mine." Tai said, eyes narrowed. "I'll wait for the next nurse."

“Everything okay, love?” He asked, moving closer to Tai.

Tai shook his head, reaching out to wrap his arms around Harrison’s waist, burying his head in his chest. '"No."

Harrison slipped an arm around his boyfriend, and then turned back to the nurse. “What have you done to upset him?”

“I was simply explaining to Mr Cole here that he needs to be very careful with what he’s eating.”

"Accused me of lying about your sweets. Basically said I was causing all the problems on purpose. "

Harrison’s gaze darkened. “They’re my sweets, aside from the few Tai keeps in case of a hypo, which he never touches unless he needs to. You really think he’s doing this on purpose?”

"It's hard to keep on top of your sugars in hospital, you're not in your normal routine and it's easy to eat food you're not supposed to. And getting diabetes so late in your life has to be from doing something wrong."

Taidgh didn't think Harrison could get more mad, but his arms crossed. "I'm sorry, you're blaming my boyfriend's diabetes on him doing 'something wrong'? Do you know how diabetes actually works? You're expecting us to trust you after that? Jesus Christ."

The nurse looked shocked. “Well, uh, you do realise, uh, the implications of high blood sugars? The potential complications? This, uh, this is very important.”

"I'm a consultant in the emergency department. I think I know." 

It was as though she’d only just seen the scrubs, the embroidery on his chest. “Ah…”

"So I think his request to see another nurse should be fulfilled, don't you?"

“Uh, I’ll see what I can do.” The nurse said, and quickly disappeared. 

Harrison turned to Tai, brushing his hair from his face. "You okay?"

Tai nodded. “Yeah. I just hate this stupid fucking disease.”

"I know. Its not fair. None of this is."

“And now I’ve made you miss work.”

"I'd happily miss it for you." 

“But still.”

He kissed his boyfriend. "Still nothing."

“I wish I could go home.”

"I wish you were home too."

“I don’t want to be here, I’m just taking up a bed, being an inconvenience.” 

"Don't be stupid."

“It’s true.”

"Of course it's not." He said softly, hands cupping Tai’s face. "You're never an inconvenience."

“I am to them. I’m young.”

"You're not, love. I promise you, you're not."

Tai managed the ghost of a smile. “Calling me old?”

"If it makes you smile."

“Dickhead.”

"I love you too."

#sicktember 2022 #sicktember day 28 #chronic illness #whump prompt #whump writing #whump #harrison #taidgh cole #taidgh and hars being cute #taidgh is a diabetic #type one diabetes #type one diabetic #shitty nurses #hars would do anything for his tai #chronic illness whump #hospital admission #medical malpractice #hyperglycemia #poor tai #endoscopy #endoscopy gone wrong #only vaguely actually mentioned #tai doesn't like needles #poor sod #and somewhat ironic

[gtzgoblin]

Breakfast containing a carb is always a mistake

#hyperglycemia #type 1 problems #type 1 diabetes #diabetes #type 1 diabetic

[recetasaludables]

#ginger #vitaminc #antioxidant #removesimpurities #immunesystem #improvesbowelfunction #circulation #stomachproblems #headaches #muscleinflammation #bloodsugar #insulinspikes #hyperglycemia #weightloss #diuretic #eliminationoftoxins #intestinaltransit #reduceappetite #healthyrecipes #recetasaludables

[sunshine-and-sprinkles]

My blood sugar has been consistently spiking around 8:30-9:00pm for the last week (at least??) and I keep thinking my pump would for sure have recognized and adjusted for that by now but it just keeps happening 😫 I’m doing really well mental-health-wise not having to micro-manage my blood sugar but I was doing a lot better numbers-wise when I was!

#t1d #t1diabetic #t1diabetes #t1d problems #omnipod #insulin pump #type 1 diabetic #type 1 diabetes #type 1 problems #omnipod 5 #diabetes tech #health tech #stupid blood sugar #stupid pancreas #just do what you’re supposed to do #high blood sugar #hyperglycemia

[doctorrambles]

Diabetes mellitus o DM [VIDEO]

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#diabetes #diabetes mellitus #DM #doctor advice #doctor rambles #doctorrambles #filipino #Filipino doctor #health #hyperglycemia #medical #medical advice #medicine #patient information #video

[metz-n-matteo]

So it finally happened, Dexcom rage. Three days of constant seesawing and up in the 300 hundreds far too often and I couldn't take it. Woke up around 4 am and ripped it off. At least it took a month longer than with the Dexcom G6. I ripped that one off at week 3 and then permanently discontinued using it at week 5. Dexcom has worked out most of the issues of the G6 with the G7. But because it does NOT monitor blood glucose, instead monitors interstitial fluid glucose, it will always lag behind actual blood values. My blood glucose changes often and rapidly and having constant access to those changes isn't necessarily a good thing. Too often it leads me to over correcting, so time for a break! We will see if I ever go back to using it. ~ Matteo

#dexcom #dexcomg6 #dexcomg7 #dexcomrage #hyperglycemiasucks #hyperglycemia #diabetes #type1athlete #type1diabetes #brittlediabetes #dexcomwarrior

[weightlossregime]

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#blood sugar control supplement #blood sugar #blood sugar symptoms #blood sugar control #sugar control tips #sugar control #hyperglycemia

[countfagula]

High sugar at a con means lots of water. 💧

#spoonie #cripple punk #cpunk #prediabetes #hyperglycemia #high blood sugar #con was still fun

[trinitycove]

There's a pilot project in this hospital for a touch-screen TV at every bed that has all kinds of apps to play games, browse the web, watch streaming platforms, and use social media. It's free!

It has a link to a survey to fill out about one's stay and experience as well as a link to the hospital's website for whatever info one may need (compliments/complaints possibly.)

There is also a link to a dictionary of medical terminology so that patients can be informed about their care in case they forget to ask their doctor what something means when the doctor forgets to explain. Which happens a lot lol.

Oh! I can do video calls from it and it has a reading light!!!

Edit: It's called myHealthHub and it is Canadian.

#me #hospital #technology #t1d #t1 diabetes #actually diabetic #dka #hyperglycemia #myhealthhub #canada

[shxleo97]

I hate dawn phenomena. As if waking up late night in itself isn’t annoying, but to be woken up by the constant beeping of a reader is worse. The alert is more of a drill that punches a whole into my skull.

I already have a nuisance of migraine episodes, and this just triggers it even more, making me stressed, causing more hyperglycemia episodes.

Enter exhaustion and endless coughs caused by irritation of my lungs and sinuses.

You’d think the raving glucose levels are enough to drive you to the brink of hell, but TO ADD CYSTIC FIBROSIS EPISODES AND ALL ITS TAIL OF OTHER COMPLICATIONS INTO THE MIX? Have mercy.

I was fine with my sleeping bacteria and gnawing pains but commmmmnooonnnnn LET A WOMAN SLEEP.

This cycle of hell is freakishly annoying and irritating.

Thank you.

#cfrd #diabetes #dawn phenomena #dawn effect #hyperglycemia #diabetic #diabetes suck #when does this ennnddd #cystic fibrosis #i hate this #i want to sleep #cf #personal vent #wild glucose

[accesshealthcarephysicians]

Hyperglycemia in Diabetes - Symptoms & Causes - Access Health Care Physicians, LLC

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[oaresearchpaper]

#Associated risk factors #Prevalence #Hyperglycemia #Diabetes