Recovering from flu

[foxl]

HOW LONG does it take for your BG to come back down?

I have had erratic readings, completely unpredictable by carbs or fever, or how I feel. I am pretty much up and about now, yet my FBG this morning was 130!

Frustrating and worrisome when my highest mornings might be 110 before the flu. I hope this stinkin flu did not whack out my beta cells or something ...

[princesslinda]

Are you feeling 100% back to normal now? If not, your blood sugars are probably not back to your normal either.

[TomT127]

Just getting over the flu myself so I sympathize with you. Mine has been pretty erratic over the last week also. BG this morning was 137. The flu can definitely throw your body out of whack.

[duck]

It takes a while, and don't let it get you down! If you had honest-to-goodness flu, then your body was being ravaged, and is now rebuilding. It's just not right and won't be for a while. Most of us think once we are able to get back to a semblance of normalcy (Up and about, walking, working, not coughing, etc) we are "normal". Not necessarily, depending on how sick you were and how otherwise healthy you are.

[Subby]

Linda, when I have had flu or the like what will commonly happen to me is this: I will feel mostly better, yet BG will continue to be out of whack, then sometime 2 to 3 days later, they seem to suddenly correct back into the usual ballpark. I think chances are your body is still on the journey back to normal.

[foxl]

Okay -- so I guess it will take more time ...

I am not exactly famous for my patience! :D How my husband lived through three international adoptions with me, I will never know, ROFL. I know people who quit after one, because the wait is too tough.

I guess I will have to keep on keeping on, trying to keep as low carb as possible.

[MCS]

Hope things even out for you. Not sure what I got yet, low grade fever, BG all over the place, over reacting to little or no carbs. Aching, kidneys hurt, body hurts, been having a good time around the house making fun of each other trying to walk around and do things.

[foxl]

Marty, all our symptoms were soooo different from each others' it is most likely the flu.

One kid threw up and had stomach pain. And fever. And eventually a COUGH.

Another kid had a temp of 104 and a COUGH.

I had cold like nasal symptoms, chest pain (flu like), and a COUGH.

My husband had a horrible headache, especially when (a bit later) he COUGHED.

See that capitalized cough? It is the only part we all eventually got!

[MCS]

It does feel as though I have a bottle of Elmers Glue in my lungs at the momment, just trying not to let it dry up, if you know what I mean.

[HealthierMe]

Not sure if I have the flu or a bad cold. I had a flu shot last week and now 3 days of sneezing, stopped up sinus', fever, just feel bad. It seems to have raised my blood pressure 130/90 until this pm 102/82. Also wake up bg was higher than normal today, 117. Maybe 10-15 above normal for me. So learning from this site that that happens when you get sick and have D or pre D. I'm thinking if I hadn't had the dang flu shot maybe I'd be well now.