Nasty Old Ketones
Hi Everyone,
Ok, we’ve run into a little problem. On Sunday night, Madelyn had an
allergic reaction to something in our new home, severe enough she had
to go to the ER and have an IV of benadryl and a steroid called Solu
Medrol. (sp?) I mean she blew up like a puffer fish!!! During the
whole ordeal, though, blood sugar never over 150.
The next morning, she woke at 395 with large ketones. Of course I
called the doctor freaking out, and she said the increase in blood
sugar was from the steroid, and the ketones would probably go away
with a bit more insulin.
Well now it’s Wednesday, she woke up at 313 this morning, and the
ketones are small. Doctor doesn’t seem too concerned about it, but
naturally I’m a wreck. I’m having her drink tons of fluid, and
giving her more to eat so that I can boost the insulin.
Any suggestions from the experts?
Stephanie
April 1st, 2006 at 12:49 pm
Does she like to jump rope? Ride a bicycle? That’s Becky’s favorites, and when she’s high, I tell her to go ride her bike for a while. Also, a hot shower will bring her down, I have no clue as to why that works.
Vicky
(same me, different name
)
April 2nd, 2006 at 4:23 am
Hello Vicky:
<<and when she’s high, I tell her to go ride her bike for a while.
Hey, if it works excellent…. however, be very, very, very careful pretty please
If someone is truly high (however you’d account for that) c. 400-500+ ( ASL emoticon maybe, just picking numbers at random here)…. but if you ARE spilling ketones, AND you exercise (attempting to bring it down) you run the serious risk of INCREASING the ketones & the sugars because the body sensing it needs energy for the exercise, but unable to access it… tells the liver to give you some so that you can go kill the saber tooth tiger (or whatever)… and have energy to do it. It will kick in whatever the ~emergency sugar reserves~ exist and break down the fat cells to find/get that energy….
Unfortunately, that can mean the exercise raises everything sugars & ketones and makes them worse (: (
Now injecting insulin into a site which IS being heavily exercised in the above ketone situation… (ie the leg, and doing dozens of slow leg squats <wg
[Side note: not really wild about the “nose dive effect” re: the sugar either. Extremely high (feeling like kitty litter), exercising hard, THEN having a two hundred point nose dive (or more <cringing
<<Also, a hot shower will bring her down, I have no clue as to why that works.
<Massive shrug
Anyone?
Jeff <looking vexed & annoyed
April 3rd, 2006 at 10:51 pm
Funny, I’ve noticed that shower thing too…..anyone have any ideas on that??
Does she like to jump rope? Ride a bicycle? That’s Becky’s favorites, and when she’s high, I tell her to go ride her bike for a while. Also, a hot shower will bring her down, I have no clue as to why that works.
Vicky
(same me, different name
)
April 8th, 2006 at 5:40 am
Morning Lori, Joan, Folks…
Yes, understood about the whole neuropathy factor in their annoying warnings and standard prohibitions re: Sauna, or heck for showers too. However, for those of us who DON’T have it (Neuropathy) <shrug
NOW, regarding the whole Sauna having the same effect (sic increased) as a hot shower…. in lowering blood sugar as… Tina ASL emoticon maybe had suggested…. ??? What’s the physiology behind that….. why would that be the case…. can anybody remember this one or even care to guess?
I had learned somewhere about it but can’t recall the details…..
Jeff (Memory Challenged)