Bad moods and highs

Penny · #1 (**permalink**) 12-28-2005, 08:00 AM

It has been a stressful few days (lots of company) and my fasting readings have not been under 200, today 259. I have eaten small amounts of things I knew I shouldn't....one (9gm carbs) cookie, 1/2 a Subway steak sub, a few Doritos with salsa,etc....not on the same day, either, but enough to know why I am having the highs. I guess! But I am seldom grouchy, and I have been for a couple of days. I know I am being unreasonable, before I say anything. My family just looks at me like I am someone they don't know! I apologize, but cannot seem to keep it from happening again. I feel like I'd like to bite off a few heads, and hate feeling this way. Do any of you find yourself in bad moods when you are having highs?

valc3 · #2 (**permalink**) 12-28-2005, 08:25 AM

Penny, usually I am unreasonable with a low. I get extremely tired with the high. Maybe it's a combination of the stress, holidays, diet and the high that are making you grouchy? Try to fix the things you can, don't stress over the ones you can't fix. Do something nice for yourself

Penny · #3 (**permalink**) 12-28-2005, 08:40 AM

Just thought to add, I am retaining water, which never makes me feel good but out of sorts....too much salty food. I take two water pills a day, but am still puffy, from retained water. But, I usually get really sleepy with lows, highs just make me feel really "yucky" and kind of sick. I know I need to get my levels back under control to feel better, but it is going to take a day or two. Just hate that my family has to put up with me until then.

LauRa Lu · #4 (**permalink**) 12-28-2005, 08:43 AM

Well, today I had quite a bad high for the first time in a while. It was after lunch, i had a bg of 16.7. I think my lunch had some kind of sauce in it that i didn't notice. My mum and I were shopping in the sales afterwards....and I felt like killing everyone around me

I just felt restless and on edge, so that's why I tested. So Yeah I get like that when i'm high and I hate it because I wouldn't usually be like that. My mum only asked for my opinion on the colour of some socks and i was like....

lgvincent · #5 (**permalink**) 12-28-2005, 09:23 AM

When my blood sugar goes up I feel bad and am usually in a bad mood.

liz32 · #6 (**permalink**) 12-28-2005, 01:14 PM

Penny, I'm the same way. I do get tired with highs but when I start cranking on things that normally wouldn't bug me (silly things the kids do, for example), I test and usually find a reading above 10 (180). The best thing when you're in a mood is go for a walk. It'll bring your sugars down and give you the time to unwind abit. It always works for me. Hope this helps.

Penny · #7 (**permalink**) 12-28-2005, 01:48 PM

Something is going on, and I can't guess what it is. I ate a banana this morning, drank some iced tea, and nothing else. At about 12:30, I tested again, was at 230. I needed to run some errands, so was out, walking around for about 3 hours, drank some water, but ate nothing. At 4, I am at 221. I still fell out of sorts, but don't think I am sick, other than the usual, just yucky that comes with highs and feeling very, very hungry and thirsty. I am eating some nuts that I need to crack myself, while I wait for supper and then I will take some Novolog. The nuts are taking the edge off and it takes me a long time to crack and eat a few. I hope I am not coming down with another bug, though our California visitors all seemed to be fighting something, I tried to be extra careful around them.

valc3 · #8 (**permalink**) 12-28-2005, 02:11 PM

Penny are you getting sick?

Penny · #9 (**permalink**) 12-28-2005, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by valc3

Penny are you getting sick?

I think I am! I am feeling worse by the minute. I took some Zicam, hoping it will help. Just got over 3 weeks of something, and it left me drained. I see my doctor for regular quarter check, next week,I was hoping I would see him and brag about my 6.3 A1C, but the last week has been bad.

Burmese · #10 (**permalink**) 12-28-2005, 03:43 PM

Penny
Not sure if this helps but i have been running on high BS for the past two years. Running between 16 and 28 with 20 being the norm for me. I can say that with my sugars this high it has changed the way I do things. I get down right nasty. It took me some time to figure this out but once I did I did have some success in knowing when I feel this way I go off somewhere by myself evening if it is the bathroom. My wife says I take the longest time in the bathroom then anyone she knows. MY point being if it helps you

If others around you understand what is going on and you can take control of your thoughts fo 30 seconds then take a breather away from everything. This helps me clear my mind and sometimes (not always) brings me to grips with myself and my surroundings.

Hope this helps you some.

Chris

Penny · #11 (**permalink**) 12-28-2005, 04:19 PM

One of the problems with my bad moods, is that I do tend to hide, want to be alone. We have 1 and 1/2 bathrooms and 4 people(more right now, with company), when I try to hide there, someone is always at the door wanting in! It is so rare for me to be in a really bad mood, that they follow me around, bugging me about "What is wrong." I will come out of it, if I could just get this BS under control.

sydneya · #12 (**permalink**) 12-28-2005, 04:31 PM

Hey, Penny!! Sorry you hear you are having a rough time. (But it is good to say you are seldom grouchy!) I get grouchy with highs and lows--mostly highs though. And I hate it too. Just be up front. Tell them you are just needing some space and take it. All of us, even non-diabetics need space once in awhile and deserve it. Us that have been mothers and grandmothers for years are used to being the ones helping others. Around the Holidays is especially difficult. Fun, but stressful.
You are worth it. Take what you need. Keep with the effort to control your sugars and do something for yourself.

nancyaw · #13 (**permalink**) 12-28-2005, 07:14 PM

I really did not realize just how moody I had become until my older son, and my husband pointed it out to me! I lack the energy that I once had, and it seems like my sense of humor, (always an asset), has diminished since the diabetes stepped into my life. I find that I am hardest on myself, and am angry at ME, a lot of the time. Of course this affects my family. I I m feeling good, I'm fine! At times I am rude, and quick with those sround me. I co-own a business with my husband, and I work from home as the dispatcher for our delivery company. I always manage to sound "peppy", yet inside I'm sometimes a mess! I did NOT used to being this way, and I want to be the old me again. I guess we all need to just keep on keepin' on! At this time, I feel hope from this forum. Without it, I would still be in the mire of despair that I was in before I found you guys!!!!!!! Nancy

Cinnabon · #14 (**permalink**) 12-28-2005, 09:07 PM

When the body doesn't have enough insulin, the cells that need sugar for energy cannot get the sugar easily. Therefore your body will not be working as efficiently as it should be. Anything that requires "extra" energy may be harder if blood sugar levels are high. People may not have as much energy as usual, and they may get tired more quickly with exercise. If a person is in a good mood, high blood sugar levels will not put them in a bad mood. But if the person is already in a bad mood - high blood sugar levels may make the person more irritable.

But - the feelings of irritability can be controlled by making a conscious effort to stay in control. High blood sugar levels do NOT cause people to be "out of control" - it just means the person may have to make more effort to stay in control. This is similar to times a person has a headache, or is worried about something - they may be more irritable, but they can stay in control with extra effort.

Penny · #15 (**permalink**) 12-29-2005, 04:20 AM

I am at 229 again this morning and I am as irritated as I ever get! I did everything possible for me yesterday, did not even has a a bite of anything I shouldn't. I got lots of exercise, and drank water until it was painful! I haven't really been out of control with what I ate the last few days, I had things I don't normally eat, but they were still under my carb limit for the day. I still feel terrible, maybe because I am high, but try as hard as I can, I cannot seem to lift myself from this mood. I don't think I am coming down with anything, or the Zicam is helping. My nose is a little clogged and I am sneezing quite a bit, but I have a lot of allergies. My lower back and feet hurt, but I really did a bunch of walking yesterday. Right now, it just bugs me to do everthing right and still feel bad and be high!