Quote:
Originally Posted by BriOnH  Why is it unlikely? A type 1 male diabetic is having problems with high blood sugars all day long despite being on 90 units per day. If he were OD'ing he would be complaining of hypoglycemia, not hyperglycemia. Either way I do agree he should get medical help. |
I don't believe that's true, for the most part. It would be true for me, because I don't rebound from lows, but many (if not most) do rebound, and their livers and pancreases release hormones and glucose in response, which often goes way overboard, causing wildly fluctuating blood sugars. I've heard of situations where
endos didn't catch on, and in the end, an overdose of insulin proved to be the culprit. Rebounds disguise insulin overdose very well if you aren't looking for it, and I think it's important for this poster to at least rule it out.
