Due to some bad decisions and poor timing, my blood sugar is at 337 mg/dl. The bad decisions have to do with a co-worker bringing in some more goodies, and me deciding to eat some!
The poor timing has to do with the fact that the bolus I took for said goodies is/was not nearly fast enough to take the edge off the spike in blood sugar.
My question is this. My blood sugar is really high, and my stomach is full of goodies – why do I have this urge to eat more of something? I’m not hungry, but all I can think about is what I want to eat! Some salty high carb food. Crackers, chips, stuff like that.
I believe that it has to do with the “feel good” chemicals that our brains produce. I feel crappy because I’m high, so my brain is trying to convince me to eat more carbs to make me feel good! To get that temporary endorphin high that comes along with eating something good (and for me that usually does not mean good for me).
I have mentioned before, and I’ll say it again here – it is cruel and unusual punishment to make me want to eat when my BG is high.
Scott:
I just checked your A1C records…dude! I hate to tell you this, but my AIC has stayed below 6.3 (non diabetic levels) for the past 5 years. How do I do this? In part, by drinking more than one gallon of water each day. How much water do you drink? Don’t believe me? Ask you doctor or experiment on yourself with before/after drinking water blood tests.
Just thought you should know…
Ride on!
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I asked my CDE once why on could be hungry with high bg. He said it was because although you bg is high the cells are not getting the sugar. When the cells scream for more insulin you get hungry. He explained it something like that. I have discovered that hunger has to be totally ignored. I am hungry when the bg is too low (then you have to careful about overeating), when the bg is too high (then eating will just make you hungrier until you feel like total shit and have ketones) and finally I am hungry when… Read more »
It IS a cruel joke! It IS! I’m sorry you’re the one to experience it today. Hope tomorrow is better, and that you get to eat when you’re hungry!