Why do I feel like I am starving when I am am burning fat and why is my blood sugar still high?
I am not eating carbs. I am trying to keep my blood sugar low. Even though I am burning fat (look slimmer) why am I still getting high blood sugar readings? They are often 135-140. I am a type two diabetic.
If I am not taking in carbs then why is the sugar still a bit high?
Yes I am on medication. I just want to know why these things happen. If you knew anything about diabetes you would know that eating carbs is NOT good for diabetics so please do not give me crap and tell me to go to the doctor. I have already done that. Thanks.
I have also worked in health care closely with diabetics for 12 years. Please do not answer the question if you are going to tell me to go to the doctor. It is stupid to assume that getting opinions on things like this is a bad thing. Other diabetics usually know more about diabetes than doctors do. Mainly because they have a reason to study it instead of looking into a small book and shoving you on more medications.
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Not all of the glucose in your blood comes from carbohydrate intake. Your liver produces glucose which it assembles from stored glycogen. Even when you eat no carbs whatsoever, your liver can manage to come up with some because your body requires it for fuel (especially your brain).
If your tissues are insulin resistant, which is usually the case with T2 diabetes, the glucose stays in the blood and can’t be taken up into the tissues, which are "starving" for it. Thus you feel hungry.
Most mainstream medical people feel that being in a state of ketosis, which happens in the absence of carbs, is unhealthy. That is debatable.
However, what is not debatable is that it’s not healthy to have high blood sugar, no matter what the reason. If your fasting blood sugar is consistently above 125, then you really do need to change something.
Your body isn’t processing the blood sugar properly. Even though the sugar from what you eat is in the blood stream, it isn’t getting into the cells for them to use as fuel. Therefore, they are sending out messages to the brain saying they need fuel. Your brain interprets that to mean that you need to eat, so it sends out messages saying you are hungry. In the meantime, your body is burning fat (and possibly muscle) to get energy…so you are losing weight. In this scenario, this isn’t necessarily good.
You need to talk to your doctor. It might be time to adjust (or start) diabetes medication.
Edit: Hey Dude…Dial down the hostility a few notches. I used to teach diabetes education classes. I ANSWERED your question. It is not crap. I assumed that YOU knew that everything you eat is converted to blood sugar…it doesn’t have to be carbs. If you didn’t know that, then you definitely do need to go back to see your doctor, because you DO NOT understand your disease.
If you are a diabetic burning fat with a high blood sugar you are in ketoacedosis and need treatment.
May I ask how old you are
when was your diabetes diagnosed
what treatment you are on
Has there been any change in your treatment
what is your weight
what is your HbA1C
All the above are relevant
are there any ketones in your urine
You should still be taking some carbohydrate in your diet-to avoid ketonuria.
It maybe in fact that you do need to be on insulin for adequate control.Has this been suggested and rejected by you? "Those nasty doctors shoving you on medication"
Is this why you are so aggressive towards doctors
Just a few ideas which may be worth discussing
It appears that you are not willing to answer my questions constructively. You do need some carbohydrate even if you are a diabetic-the treatment you are on is relevant as are all my other Q.
Please remember we answer your Q to be helpful.
We give of our time and knowledge . You do not have to agree with our answers that is your choice .
Remember however they are given in good faith.
It is not unreasonable to expect good manners in return
It sounds like you’re doing the right things. Since your readings are still high, it probably means you need to increase your medication/insulin.
If you’ve been on the same med/dose for a while, unfortunately, over time it does seem to lose its effectiveness.
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You have a hi blood sugar because you have diabetes.
Ta da!
You may need to adjust your medication or exercise levels.
Your body makes sugar on it’s own. Even if you are not taking any carbos in orally.
For someone who claims to be a member of the health field and knows all about diabetes, this is a simple question.