Sign-in to Ask A Doctor - 24x7
OR
Sign in with Google
What Causes Increased Blood Sugar Levels While Recovering From Pneumonia?
Question: I am recovering from pneumonia. additionally I am a pre-diabetic type 2. Before I got sick my blood sugar was hanging in around 100 to 120. However since I have been sick my blood sugar is well over 200 hundred. I do admit that I have been drinkng lots of fluids, most of them juice, consuming lots of cough drops I assume they are laden with sugar. Is my blood sugar issue a result of all of the above and it will return to normal for me, or have I turned the corner and something else has happened and my blood sugar is out of site.
Brief Answer:
About blood glucose levels in stressful events;
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have gone through your concern carefully.
Prediabetes or Diabetes is increased in ''stressful'" events of organs.
It happens due to the increased levels of cortisol ( the hormone of the stress) that rises the blood glucose.
Usually, we recommend our patients to increase the dose of treatment in these cases and of course, to follow a strict diet without carbohydrates.
In most of the cases, the blood glucose gets back to the previous levels, once the stressful situation has gone away, but in a few cases, higher glucose levels may persist.
So, I would recommend to eat a low carbohydrate diet and monitor the blood glucose. If they persist higher, you should see a physician to start treatment for Diabetes.
Hope the information will help. Feel free to ask further.
Kind regards,
Dr.Mirjeta
About blood glucose levels in stressful events;
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have gone through your concern carefully.
Prediabetes or Diabetes is increased in ''stressful'" events of organs.
It happens due to the increased levels of cortisol ( the hormone of the stress) that rises the blood glucose.
Usually, we recommend our patients to increase the dose of treatment in these cases and of course, to follow a strict diet without carbohydrates.
In most of the cases, the blood glucose gets back to the previous levels, once the stressful situation has gone away, but in a few cases, higher glucose levels may persist.
So, I would recommend to eat a low carbohydrate diet and monitor the blood glucose. If they persist higher, you should see a physician to start treatment for Diabetes.
Hope the information will help. Feel free to ask further.
Kind regards,
Dr.Mirjeta
Note: For further follow-up, discuss your blood glucose reports with our diabetologist. Click here.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
Answered by
Get personalised answers from verified doctor in minutes across 80+ specialties
