The Healthy Diabetic

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#387: What Happens to Your Blood Sugar When You Get Sick?

#387: What Happens to Your Blood Sugar When You Get Sick?2. Okt.16 Min.

I've had Type 1 diabetes for almost 20 years. And for almost 20 years, every time I've gotten sick, my insulin needs have gone up — sometimes dramatically. Inflammation increases insulin resistance. That's just how it works. So when my symptoms hit hard this week and my blood sugars started running low instead of high, I had to stop and figure out what was actually going on. In this episode I walk through exactly what happened over the last 24 to 48 hours — the lows I wasn't expecting, why I ...