Sunday, January 1, 2012

What is the reason for the volatility of blood sugar

What is the reason for the volatility of blood sugar?
I am Avinash Sutar, 45 (height 5â€™5â€, weight 72 kg), suffering from Diabetes Type 2 Mellitus since 5 years. Last month, I was taking medicines Glucobay 50mg during lunch/dinner and Glyciphage 500mg during lunch/dinner. At that time, when I checked, I found out that my blood sugar was 258 at fasting and 375 after meals. Then I consulted a doctor who advised me to take Glimer 1mg in the morning. Suddenly after 15 days, my blood sugar was found to be 56 at fasting and 158 after meals. Then I consulted the same endocrinologist who then advised me to take half Glimer tablet that is 0.5mg. My blood pressure was also high (91-170), so I was also advised to take Losar 50 and Glucobay 25mg instead of 50mg during lunch/dinner and also to take Glyciphage 500mg after lunch/dinner. After a week, I checked my blood sugar and it was found to be 145 at fasting and 162 at meals. But I was feeling the symptoms of low blood sugar (Hypoglycaemia) at that same day so I decided to check blood sugar at about 10PM and it was found to be 48. What is the reason for this volatility of blood sugar?
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1 :
How active / inactive are you? Your metabolic rate can effect how the glucose is either stored or used in your system.
2 :
You have two sides to the blood sugar situation. The liver, which contains a large store of glucose and the pancreas which secretes insulin so the muscles can use the glucose. If the insulin side of the equation is not working correctly you can end up with wild swings. If the body has become insulin resistant or the pancreas just is not working well anymore there can be a problem. The muscles start screaming they need more sugar and the liver obliges them by dumping glucose. Since there is not enough insulin to move the sugar to the muscles the sugar stays in the blood. The muscles say they need more sugar. Once again the live obliges ... the sugar in the blood goes higher. If because of medication or exercise all of a sudden the there is more insulin available or it is easy for the body to use, then the sugar can drop quickly.
3 :
You really need to consult with a diabetes dietitian to help you with your food intake and help with carb control. It wouldn't hurt to get a second opinion either. This is just too extreme to try and discuss in here.

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