Insulin Resistance and Diabetes

High blood sugar, what do I do?

I have polycystic ovarian syndrome, but haven’t been treated for the insulin resistance in years. Well this morning, I woke up and was extremely thirsty. I felt like I had a really bad hangover, but I haven’t anything in a long time. I checked my blood sugar and it was 285. I hadn’t ate anything for at least 2 hours. So I laid down for a while and when I got back up, I had this killer headache and my vision is still very blurry. it is hard to look at this and type. Now I don’t know what I should do. I have no money to go to a doctors office, but is that bad enough to go to the ER

I think you need to consider some major lifestyle changes as a blood sugar level of 285 is dangerously high and puts you at risk at death from your diabetes.

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Medical Professionals Please Help- Insulin resistance increasing?

A couple of months ago, I asked about how to decrease insulin resistance; I was told that I had to lose weight. I did know that- as one asker suggested- but something Odd is happening.

When I asked that question, I had gone from a size 28 to a size 26. I was already losing weight- or so I thought… I am now a size 24, and everyone is congratulating me on my weight loss- but according to my scale and the doctors scale, I’ve gained weight, not lost it. And my insulin resistance continues to increase. I am using the same amount of insulin that used to have my sugars in the low to mid 100’s- now they are in the mid to high 200’s.

I swear I’m eating less, I’m eating the right thing, and the tape measure and my clothing show it- but the scale and my blood sugar don’t.

The thing is, I have other endocrine problems. I have benign tumors in my pituitary, parathyroid, and pancreas. I have a disease called Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia or Wermer’s Syndrome. Wait… there’s more…
That’s the reason I developed the type 2 diabetes in the first place- pancreatic tumors.

It’s a weird syndrome and has given me a number of chronic illnesses- now I believe that it’s doing something else with my diabetes.

Does anyone have any ideas? From my doctor, all I get is shouting that I should lose weight- but I really should be.

BTW- at the same time, I have developed a lot of swelling in my legs, which he called venous insuffiency. Could these be related?
By saying "I really should be" I mean, I should be already- it should be showing on the scale…
So- it may be something or it may be nothing? It’s not necessarily new, different, or more tumors? It’s just how diabetes acts sometimes? I wish my doc would have explained that to me.

I have an appointment at a new clinic to see a new doc on the 5th of March- I don’t think the yelling stuff is constructive either; it’s not exactly helping. When one is disabled by illness and is on Medicaid/Medicare, that tends to be the kind of doc one gets- no disrespect intended… plenty of good docs accept these insurances, but when they get paid a pittance, don’t get paid, get paid six months late- they tend to stop accepting the insurance… especially when they’re good and know they can make a good living without it- taking it is a charity for a good doc and a necessity for a poor one…

I will continue to lose weight and hope for the best. If it turns out to be tumor activity- meh- I will adapt again, I guess. I’m just seriously hoping to put off more surgery as long as possible…

Wow, you’ve certainly got a lot on your plate with MEN & DM. Often despite our best efforts to lose weight in an effort in increase insulin sensitivity, our end organs don’t comply. It’s a complex issue that we don’t have a good grip on. Your endocrinologist would be the best source on what you can add to your insulin regimen to increase end organ sensitivity, e.g. thiaglidizone agents, etc. With your underlying MEN, I’d be remiss to offer specific recommendations.

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Medical Professionals Please Help- Insulin resistance increasing?

A couple of months ago, I asked about how to decrease insulin resistance; I was told that I had to lose weight. I did know that- as one asker suggested- but something Odd is happening.

When I asked that question, I had gone from a size 28 to a size 26. I was already losing weight- or so I thought… I am now a size 24, and everyone is congratulating me on my weight loss- but according to my scale and the doctors scale, I’ve gained weight, not lost it. And my insulin resistance continues to increase. I am using the same amount of insulin that used to have my sugars in the low to mid 100’s- now they are in the mid to high 200’s.

I swear I’m eating less, I’m eating the right thing, and the tape measure and my clothing show it- but the scale and my blood sugar don’t.

The thing is, I have other endocrine problems. I have benign tumors in my pituitary, parathyroid, and pancreas. I have a disease called Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia or Wermer’s Syndrome. Wait… there’s more…
That’s the reason I developed the type 2 diabetes in the first place- pancreatic tumors.

It’s a weird syndrome and has given me a number of chronic illnesses- now I believe that it’s doing something else with my diabetes.

Does anyone have any ideas? From my doctor, all I get is shouting that I should lose weight- but I really should be.

BTW- at the same time, I have developed a lot of swelling in my legs, which he called venous insuffiency. Could these be related?
By saying "I really should be" I mean, I should be already- it should be showing on the scale…
So- it may be something or it may be nothing? It’s not necessarily new, different, or more tumors? It’s just how diabetes acts sometimes? I wish my doc would have explained that to me.

I have an appointment at a new clinic to see a new doc on the 5th of March- I don’t think the yelling stuff is constructive either; it’s not exactly helping. When one is disabled by illness and is on Medicaid/Medicare, that tends to be the kind of doc one gets- no disrespect intended… plenty of good docs accept these insurances, but when they get paid a pittance, don’t get paid, get paid six months late- they tend to stop accepting the insurance… especially when they’re good and know they can make a good living without it- taking it is a charity for a good doc and a necessity for a poor one…

I will continue to lose weight and hope for the best. If it turns out to be tumor activity- meh- I will adapt again, I guess. I’m just seriously hoping to put off more surgery as long as possible…

Wow, you’ve certainly got a lot on your plate with MEN & DM. Often despite our best efforts to lose weight in an effort in increase insulin sensitivity, our end organs don’t comply. It’s a complex issue that we don’t have a good grip on. Your endocrinologist would be the best source on what you can add to your insulin regimen to increase end organ sensitivity, e.g. thiaglidizone agents, etc. With your underlying MEN, I’d be remiss to offer specific recommendations.

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My breasts seem to be shrinking..?

2 months ago, I was a 34C. My friends made comments that my chest seemed smaller but I never really noticed. Now I’m a B.

I believe I have poly-cystic ovary syndrome. I have many of the symptoms. Some people with PCOS have a high testosterone, according to my friend whose sister has it. Could this be why my chest seems to be getting smaller?

High Testosterone: Is associated with polycystic ovarian syndrome and insulin resistance.
I’ve gained 5 pounds in 2 months. I’m not losing any weight.
Why is my pancreas at risk !?
yeah I have it. not good at using it though. lol thank you so much!

I’m not sure but the best thing to do is go see a doctor.

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What are the chances of multiples?

So I have polycystic ovarian syndrome, endometriosis, and insulin resistance. My doctor said I would need to go on medications to help me ovulate when I wanted to try and conceive. What medications is he likely to put me on? I have also heard all of the horror stories that some medications can highly increase the ods of multiple births. What are the ods and statistics that I could have a multiple pregnancy? I know I would be able to handle twins, but it would be incredibly hard. But I don’t think I could handle any more, plus it is very unhealthy for the babies. So if you know any of this please help me out. Thanks.

Usually it’s clomid. Depending on the dosage, clomid is the one that will make you produce the least amount of follicles. I only ovulated 1 egg with 50 & 100 mg and 2 on 150 mg. But there’s also the chance that clomid won’t work and you’ll be prescribed injectable medications. These are the drugs that make you produce a lot of eggs and usually the ones associated with the horror stories. I went through IVF and had to take injectable meds to produce a lot of eggs. I produced 12 the first time and 18 the second time. But not all of these were big enough to fertilize. Your doctor will monitor how you take the drugs and watch you closely so you should know how many follicles you produce and how many could potentially fertilize.
Twins are hard but it’s totally worth it! Good luck!

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