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COVID-19 causing diabetes among some severely infected patients, studies find​

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A Kelowna woman uses a monitor to check her glucose levels.
© Steve Beskidny A Kelowna woman uses a monitor to check her glucose levels.
When Craig Spanz continued to suffer headaches after contracting COVID-19 in March, he thought he may be experiencing some long COVID symptoms. The Vancouver resident expected to be told by his doctor on how to cope with his constant head pain, but instead he was diagnosed as diabetic.
“It was like a little over two weeks after COVID-19 was officially over, when I found out I was diabetic,” said Spanz.
As new variants of concern emerge, there is growing certainty among medical experts that the virus could be causing diabetes, too. Two studies supported by the National Institute of Health (NIH) in the United States found that COVID-19 was causing serious damage to the beta cells in the pancreas, limiting how much insulin could be created. If there is an insufficiency of insulin, blood glucose levels will spike resulting in diabetes
 
Grant, I was experiencing some crappy symptoms that something was going on last week. Got a diab friend to prick fingers, number I saw, SUCKED.

Made Dr appointment for Tuesday, Blood work confirmed the worst. Same as you. MY finger stick numbers my friend did for me were around 416, My lab taken bloodwork came back around 230 I think Doc said, and A1C was shippy too. That number was 13. I am totally depressed and HUNGRY,

In case no one was aware and missed my last statement, I am now kind of LOW, Sad, Depressed and Oh yeah SAD, due to my diagnosis and future............ I hate regimentation and refraining from stuff.
 
To those who are diabetic, I feel for ya'. You have to learn to take control however it may work for you. I am 63. I have been diabetic since I was around 32. I have been on insulin since 2004, two shots per day plus 3 finger pricks. I am used to it. Don't like it, but am used to it. This is the secret, and it sucks...if you want to have good numbers, learn to eat low carb and exercise. Period. These days my sugar is high again, I moved and every new doctor wants to change things...they basically want me off insulin, or lessen it. Each Dr. has different ideas, so now my sugar is usually high...I will not put up with this much longer, I told them I'd try it their way, but I will not stand for this much longer. I was in total control of my sugar. I was between 6.2-6.5 A1C (Excellent for diabetic)....now I am well over 7. I will be returning to my old ways soon, I have an appt. in a week or so, and then I'll decide what to do.
 
Yo Chili, I have known of my diabetes for around 20 years now. When I was first diagnosed, I weighed 305 lbs. I lost weight down to 240 lbs and my doctor took me off my meds. I thought I was superman and could eat anything. Got back up to 275 lbs and back on meds. Now back down to 245 lbs, but my system got stretched out like an old pair of skivvies, so now I still need to stay on meds. My doctor want's me to go on insulin but I am deathly afraid of needles.
 
jtees4 said:
To those who are diabetic, I feel for ya'. You have to learn to take control however it may work for you. I am 63. I have been diabetic since I was around 32. I have been on insulin since 2004, two shots per day plus 3 finger pricks. I am used to it. Don't like it, but am used to it. This is the secret, and it sucks...if you want to have good numbers, learn to eat low carb and exercise. Period. These days my sugar is high again, I moved and every new doctor wants to change things...they basically want me off insulin, or lessen it. Each Dr. has different ideas, so now my sugar is usually high...I will not put up with this much longer, I told them I'd try it their way, but I will not stand for this much longer. I was in total control of my sugar. I was between 6.2-6.5 A1C (Excellent for diabetic)....now I am well over 7. I will be returning to my old ways soon, I have an appt. in a week or so, and then I'll decide what to do.
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Yo Chili, I have known of my diabetes for around 20 years now. When I was first diagnosed, I weighed 305 lbs. I lost weight down to 240 lbs and my doctor took me off my meds. I thought I was superman and could eat anything. Got back up to 275 lbs and back on meds. Now back down to 245 lbs, but my system got stretched out like an old pair of skivvies, so now I still need to stay on meds. My doctor want's me to go on insulin but I am deathly afraid of needles.
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Jtees, thanks for sharing your story. I must say for you and WAV/Grant, I am deeply sorry that you guys have had to endure the ramifications of your diabetes. I will pray that you guys are far from danger for a long time. We all know the dangerous effects.

I forget what I revealed about my initial blood work, but I will say, it was very high compared to what I already knew blood sugar was supposed to be, and what I learned A1C is supposed to be. THIS scares the bejeesus out of me. Low back, hip and legs pains sure make exercising tough too. I sure miss walking pain free. I shuffle and limp mostly and wince in pain most days.

My levels were like 260-416 and 13+ on the A1C. On Metformin now and trying to alter my diet even further than I did prior to onset of the symptoms. I am down from 260lbs to just around 240-242 since July based on changes I had already made. When I put myself on even further " don't eat this, don't eat that, can't eat this and that" post diagnosis diet. I almost feel like I'd rather die than eat 2000 calories a day and barely keep my sanity from just eating blah crap.

I managed to get to 239lbs for a day. Sadly, despite only eating stuff like Cheerios and a banana, an orange, soup and salads, and maybe one ham n cheese sandwich for a couple days, I bumped back up over 240 lbs again the past few days.

Today I will resume just salad and soup and kale, and carrots and celery etc,mostly liquidy type diet until I get to under 240 again.

Have to try the Peloton bike on daily trips too.
 
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Do what you need to do, Mark, to get this to a manageable position.
Dont try to lose the weight fast; you can find the balance in your diet that is healthier, but not without joy.
Your "diet" is not a fad or program, it is everything you eat or drink.
As you drop some weight it may help your mobility and ability to do more low impact exercise.

I'm down over 15lb since early June; slow and steady wins the race, mainly to get my blood pressure down.
Better choices / decisions and smaller portions.
I was able to stop taking 1 of the 2 meds.

I'm not diabetic, but prone to low blood sugar at times.
Bananas spike then crash my blood sugar; I avoid them, but maybe thats just me.
 
JT, It is definitely not a fast drop weight scenario for me. Basically been 17-20 lbs in over 4 month's time, and that was b4 this stupid failure inside me.

Next to Lactose Intolerance ( I love my milk) I could think of no other worse disease for me.

i flat OUT hate REGIMENTED LIFE behaviors just about more than Robert Herndon hates Single Coils, 60 cycle HUM, or Narrow Nut Width guitar necks.

An old girlfriend spoke no truer words for me than when she said, "I am like a little baby, I need to eat every 2 hours"

OH and regarding you saying, "less weight could = less pain in my low back, hips, groin, legs feet etc." I am afraid Sciatica, Stenosis, Disc issues and likely Arthuritis may be battling in me for the rest of my years. Having experienced the low back issues for 40 of my 57 years, I am weakening in pushing through what is now finally a daily range of motion and discomfort issue that makes even typing my shoes excruciatingly painful.
 
chilipeppermaniac said:
Jtees, thanks for sharing your story. I must say for you and WAV/Grant, I am deeply sorry that you guys have had to endure the ramifications of your diabetes. I will pray that you guys are far from danger for a long time. We all know the dangerous effects.

I forget what I revealed about my initial blood work, but I will say, it was very high compared to what I already knew blood sugar was supposed to be, and what I learned A1C is supposed to be. THIS scares the bejeesus out of me. Low back, hip and legs pains sure make exercising tough too. I sure miss walking pain free. I shuffle and limp mostly and wince in pain most days.

My levels were like 260-416 and 13+ on the A1C. On Metformin now and trying to alter my diet even further than I did prior to onset of the symptoms. I am down from 260lbs to just around 240-242 since July based on changes I had already made. When I put myself on even further " don't eat this, don't eat that, can't eat this and that" post diagnosis diet. I almost feel like I'd rather die than eat 2000 calories a day and barely keep my sanity from just eating blah crap.

I managed to get to 239lbs for a day. Sadly, despite only eating stuff like Cheerios and a banana, an orange, soup and salads, and maybe one ham n cheese sandwich for a couple days, I bumped back up over 240 lbs again the past few days.

Today I will resume just salad and soup and kale, and carrots and celery etc,mostly liquidy type diet until I get to under 240 again.

Have to try the Peloton bike on daily trips too.
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I wish you good luck! It's a struggle...BUT you will learn to do what you have to. Don't rush to lose weight or anything else, take small steps to make them last. I will tell you this, just based on my own experience.....I LOVE Cheerios, but it raises my sugar very high, same for most fruit...so I rarely eat fruit anymore. The only time I eat Cheerios is the few times my sugar drops too low....and too low is worse than high, because it can kill you quickly. Trust me, once I was out cold in an ambulance and they had the paddles out...I woke up and assumed I had a heart attack (because I had one once before), but no, just super low sugar. They told me I only had a few more minutes but I came out of it. I did have open heart surgery in 2004, and as crazy as it sounds...I've been much healthier since. That is when I started insulin, something I never wanted...and I've been on it since. Before the hospital my A1C was typically around 10, for years. Amazing I'm still around, but now I know, plus things were quite different back then. Losing weight and exercising is certainly very important. I have been walking every day since 2004. I feel better than I did when I was in my 30's, I know it won't last forever, but it's been OK. Just take your time and do what you have to do, you will slowly learn what works for you....just do it, because it all becomes very "real" at some point. I honestly wish you and anyone else reading this the best of luck.
 
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