My blood sugar has been high a lot lately........?

Question

Im thirteen and think I might be becoming "insulin resistent" and have raised my doses A LOT. Nothing is working. Any ideas?

Answer 1

Yes. Stop consuming dairy products.
http://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2007nl/mar/dairy.htm
http://www.notmilk.com/d.html
http://www.notmilk.com/tudrmac.html
http://www.rense.com/general63/ddia.htm
http://www.sciencenews.org/pages/sn_arc99/6_26_99/fob2.htm
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002448.htm
http://www.strongbones.org/
http://www.nature.com/ejcn/journal/v59/n3/abs/1602086a.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15910636&dopt=Abstract

Answer 2

you're thirteen, so there are a lot of hormones in your system, which affect your blood sugar. thru your teen years you need to see your doctor on a regular basis and make sure to test often and keep your blood sugars in control, because there is so much change going on in your body you need to take all of that into consideration. you are most likely not becoming insulin resistant, you will probably have to up your doses of insulin until your blood sugars are stable. you should talk to your doctor about all of this. also, you don't say if you are taking shots, or are on the pump, but the pump makes managing diabetes sooooo much easier, especially thru your teen years...i wouldn't go back to daily injections for anything.

Answer 3

If you raise your doses, you are training your body to be intolerant. What you really need to do is STOP EATING SO MUCH SUGAR. Your body doesn't want it. Your mind gets dependent on the rush, but your body doesn't need more than you are giving it with your insulin.

Exercise a fair amount, make sure your carbohydrates are complex, no simple (ask your parents, diabetic counselor, or doctor) if you don't understand.

You are only thirteen. If you don't learn now how to manage your diabetes, you are looking at a lot of complications in the future like blindness, kidney failure, and worse. Get your sugar in control and lower your A1C. If it sounds like I'm being harsh, that's just because I want to save you from the complications of diabetes that I sometimes feel doomed to have.

Answer 4

actually its not insulin resisteance. I had this problem when i was your age too but one of my Dr.s expalined to me that you can actually build up an immunity to insulin. I did that and went through them all. the only ones that still work on me now is novolog and Lantis, but im on the pump so i only deal with novolog. Talk to your Dr. and switch the type of fast acting inulin, and long acting that you use. try one first. Usually the fast acting. If your on humolog/humalin, switch to novolog, or vice versa. Feel free to contact me, and i can talk to you more about what i went through with this problem.

Answer 5

Are you a girl? If so, and you have recently started your period, it could be hormones interfering with the how the insulin is used.

It's very challenging to be a teenager with diabetes.

Please talk to your doctor about this the next time you go in.

Answer 6

you don't mention diet controls. are you maintaining a healthy diabetic diet? if not, then yeah, your sugars are not going to go down even with higher insulin doses. Time to see your doctor and perhaps a nutritionist about your diet.

Answer 7

You are only thirteen hon, you need to do what your parents and your Doctor tell you to do. Good Luck!

Answer 8

Hey Ducky, you need to go and see your diabetic doctor immediately. you cant go changing your doses without professional help. you might end up in big trouble healthwise