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Diabetes-Type 1 and adolescence
by GNMom, Jun 07, 2006 12:00AM
My 15 year-old daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 12. She currently wears an insulin pump. The last 2 months she has experienced very high blood sugars (300-600) around the time of her period. The blood sugars remain high for approx. 48 hours despite our best efforts (insulin every 2-3 hours and lots of water) to bring them down. After a couple of days she is back in the normal range. The pump is working fine and she has not had ketones either time as well. Can anyone explain if there is a possible connection between menstruation and difficult to control high bg levels and what else we might do to bring it down. Thanks you for your feedback.
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Doctor's Answer
by JDRF-Team-cg, Jun 07, 2006 12:00AM
Hi GNMom,
I am also a Type 1 diabetic diagnosed at about the same age as your daughter. I also wear a pump. From my own experience I can say I have the same problem to this day. I have had diabetes for 30 years. My blood sugars do not run that high but I do find they range in the upper 200's and it does take extra insulin to bring them down. My suggestion would be to possibly change her diet during this time period. Maybe less carbs would make control easier. In addition I would discuss this with her doctor. A glucose reading of 600 is quite high, there may be other things that are impacting it. I know during my menstrual cycle I tend to eat more perhaps this is also part of the problem. Hormones control the menstrual cycle in a woman. Higher hormon levels generally will effect blood glucose levels. Some women find their blood glucose rises considerably, while others do not notice a difference. In some women, blood glucose levels are lower before and during their periods. Each woman needs to discover her own pattern.
I think she needs to figure out how her body works. She is young and is just learning how her body reacts to this.
I hope this was helpful.
I am also a Type 1 diabetic diagnosed at about the same age as your daughter. I also wear a pump. From my own experience I can say I have the same problem to this day. I have had diabetes for 30 years. My blood sugars do not run that high but I do find they range in the upper 200's and it does take extra insulin to bring them down. My suggestion would be to possibly change her diet during this time period. Maybe less carbs would make control easier. In addition I would discuss this with her doctor. A glucose reading of 600 is quite high, there may be other things that are impacting it. I know during my menstrual cycle I tend to eat more perhaps this is also part of the problem. Hormones control the menstrual cycle in a woman. Higher hormon levels generally will effect blood glucose levels. Some women find their blood glucose rises considerably, while others do not notice a difference. In some women, blood glucose levels are lower before and during their periods. Each woman needs to discover her own pattern.
I think she needs to figure out how her body works. She is young and is just learning how her body reacts to this.
I hope this was helpful.
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