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sue35

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So I went to my primary dr today for my back pain. It did end up to be a stone which I passed at work (great time!). Anyway, she said that I had the most sugar possible in my urine which she said is a huge indicator that I have diabetes.

This is my second time somone has said that to me. When I had IVs the nurse said my sugar level was high. Anyway, she did a finger prick and it was 69 so that was normal. She was very confused that my blood could be normal but my urine has so much sugar.

I have been trying to get in to see my CF doctor but can't so my primary ordered a blood fasting blood draw. I am to have it at the end of the week but I am so confused.

Has anyone had high urine sugar and normal blood sugar? Or does anyone have any ideas what this means.

I know that I will find out next week but I am worried about it now and can't stop thinking about it
 
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sue35

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So I went to my primary dr today for my back pain. It did end up to be a stone which I passed at work (great time!). Anyway, she said that I had the most sugar possible in my urine which she said is a huge indicator that I have diabetes.

This is my second time somone has said that to me. When I had IVs the nurse said my sugar level was high. Anyway, she did a finger prick and it was 69 so that was normal. She was very confused that my blood could be normal but my urine has so much sugar.

I have been trying to get in to see my CF doctor but can't so my primary ordered a blood fasting blood draw. I am to have it at the end of the week but I am so confused.

Has anyone had high urine sugar and normal blood sugar? Or does anyone have any ideas what this means.

I know that I will find out next week but I am worried about it now and can't stop thinking about it
 
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sue35

New member
So I went to my primary dr today for my back pain. It did end up to be a stone which I passed at work (great time!). Anyway, she said that I had the most sugar possible in my urine which she said is a huge indicator that I have diabetes.

This is my second time somone has said that to me. When I had IVs the nurse said my sugar level was high. Anyway, she did a finger prick and it was 69 so that was normal. She was very confused that my blood could be normal but my urine has so much sugar.

I have been trying to get in to see my CF doctor but can't so my primary ordered a blood fasting blood draw. I am to have it at the end of the week but I am so confused.

Has anyone had high urine sugar and normal blood sugar? Or does anyone have any ideas what this means.

I know that I will find out next week but I am worried about it now and can't stop thinking about it
 
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JazzysMom

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I have had this problem espcially while having an exacerbation. It became a problem when I was put on insulin the last time I was in. I was told that my pancrease produces insulin, but not as regularly as it should so I would think the same is probably happening with you. You might be having peaks and those peaks are slowly building up the sugars to create stones, but its a lengthy process. Unless you monitor your sugars very closely to see where they peak you wont have an idea. CHecking once in awhile doesnt mean anything as you have seen......doesnt seem like rocket science to me, but then again anything with CF seems to complicate other issues.
 
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JazzysMom

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I have had this problem espcially while having an exacerbation. It became a problem when I was put on insulin the last time I was in. I was told that my pancrease produces insulin, but not as regularly as it should so I would think the same is probably happening with you. You might be having peaks and those peaks are slowly building up the sugars to create stones, but its a lengthy process. Unless you monitor your sugars very closely to see where they peak you wont have an idea. CHecking once in awhile doesnt mean anything as you have seen......doesnt seem like rocket science to me, but then again anything with CF seems to complicate other issues.
 
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JazzysMom

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I have had this problem espcially while having an exacerbation. It became a problem when I was put on insulin the last time I was in. I was told that my pancrease produces insulin, but not as regularly as it should so I would think the same is probably happening with you. You might be having peaks and those peaks are slowly building up the sugars to create stones, but its a lengthy process. Unless you monitor your sugars very closely to see where they peak you wont have an idea. CHecking once in awhile doesnt mean anything as you have seen......doesnt seem like rocket science to me, but then again anything with CF seems to complicate other issues.
 
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coltsfan715

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Typically you are right that is not normal. The way blood sugars and diabetes is supposed to work is this (according to the diabetes education I have gotten)

Your blood stores sugar and turns it to energy to store for your body to use later. In diabetics this process is hindered because we do not produce the necessary amount of insulin - OR if we are producing insulin it is not getting out of the pancreas - if the insulin is NOT there to change the sugar to a usable form of eneryg for our body the sugar begins to build in our blood stream. Our blood DOES have a max line with the amount of sugar it can hold. Once it reaches that point the sugar starts to "overflow" into your urine and is excreted and removed from your body through urinating. When doctors refer to ketoacidosis this is what they are measuring - the amount of sugar in your urine. Once the level reaches a certain "height" for an extended period of time you will go into ketoacidosis, which can cause you to lose weight and such. You start to lose weight (if you are type on diabetic) because your body is not burning energy made by sugar because that energy supply is not there. Once your body uses all the reserved energy you have it starts to burn your fat reserves and then it goes from there.

I will say this though. With urine and blood. It is possible that you had a high urine count and that a few hours later when they check your blood sugar if you had not eaten or had anything to drink your sugar could have been low from moving around and just natural burning off of energy and sugars.

If you were diabetic I am sure you would have symptoms. They may be as simple as excessive thirst or frequent urination. Sometimes nausea after eating or while eating. Blurry vision, fatigue (extreme fatigue and exhaustion at times to the point you can NOT even hold your eyes open), extreme hunger, shakiness, severe and uncontrollable mood swings (meaning you are fine one second and LITERALLY the very next second you are yelling and pissed off). Weight loss can happen as well.

Just to let you know a blood glucose of 69 is NOT normal it is slightly low - normal blood glucose range is 80-120. Typically if you are above 100 fasting there is reason for concern - if you are above 200 two hours after eating there is reason for concern.

I hope you are able to get things worked out and for them to really know what is going on with your urine and blood work they should try taking urine samples and blood work at roughly the same time, not hours apart.

Take Care and I hope you do not have diabetes and that all of your tests come back normal and show that there is no problem.

Take Care,
Lindsey
 
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coltsfan715

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Typically you are right that is not normal. The way blood sugars and diabetes is supposed to work is this (according to the diabetes education I have gotten)

Your blood stores sugar and turns it to energy to store for your body to use later. In diabetics this process is hindered because we do not produce the necessary amount of insulin - OR if we are producing insulin it is not getting out of the pancreas - if the insulin is NOT there to change the sugar to a usable form of eneryg for our body the sugar begins to build in our blood stream. Our blood DOES have a max line with the amount of sugar it can hold. Once it reaches that point the sugar starts to "overflow" into your urine and is excreted and removed from your body through urinating. When doctors refer to ketoacidosis this is what they are measuring - the amount of sugar in your urine. Once the level reaches a certain "height" for an extended period of time you will go into ketoacidosis, which can cause you to lose weight and such. You start to lose weight (if you are type on diabetic) because your body is not burning energy made by sugar because that energy supply is not there. Once your body uses all the reserved energy you have it starts to burn your fat reserves and then it goes from there.

I will say this though. With urine and blood. It is possible that you had a high urine count and that a few hours later when they check your blood sugar if you had not eaten or had anything to drink your sugar could have been low from moving around and just natural burning off of energy and sugars.

If you were diabetic I am sure you would have symptoms. They may be as simple as excessive thirst or frequent urination. Sometimes nausea after eating or while eating. Blurry vision, fatigue (extreme fatigue and exhaustion at times to the point you can NOT even hold your eyes open), extreme hunger, shakiness, severe and uncontrollable mood swings (meaning you are fine one second and LITERALLY the very next second you are yelling and pissed off). Weight loss can happen as well.

Just to let you know a blood glucose of 69 is NOT normal it is slightly low - normal blood glucose range is 80-120. Typically if you are above 100 fasting there is reason for concern - if you are above 200 two hours after eating there is reason for concern.

I hope you are able to get things worked out and for them to really know what is going on with your urine and blood work they should try taking urine samples and blood work at roughly the same time, not hours apart.

Take Care and I hope you do not have diabetes and that all of your tests come back normal and show that there is no problem.

Take Care,
Lindsey
 
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coltsfan715

New member
Typically you are right that is not normal. The way blood sugars and diabetes is supposed to work is this (according to the diabetes education I have gotten)

Your blood stores sugar and turns it to energy to store for your body to use later. In diabetics this process is hindered because we do not produce the necessary amount of insulin - OR if we are producing insulin it is not getting out of the pancreas - if the insulin is NOT there to change the sugar to a usable form of eneryg for our body the sugar begins to build in our blood stream. Our blood DOES have a max line with the amount of sugar it can hold. Once it reaches that point the sugar starts to "overflow" into your urine and is excreted and removed from your body through urinating. When doctors refer to ketoacidosis this is what they are measuring - the amount of sugar in your urine. Once the level reaches a certain "height" for an extended period of time you will go into ketoacidosis, which can cause you to lose weight and such. You start to lose weight (if you are type on diabetic) because your body is not burning energy made by sugar because that energy supply is not there. Once your body uses all the reserved energy you have it starts to burn your fat reserves and then it goes from there.

I will say this though. With urine and blood. It is possible that you had a high urine count and that a few hours later when they check your blood sugar if you had not eaten or had anything to drink your sugar could have been low from moving around and just natural burning off of energy and sugars.

If you were diabetic I am sure you would have symptoms. They may be as simple as excessive thirst or frequent urination. Sometimes nausea after eating or while eating. Blurry vision, fatigue (extreme fatigue and exhaustion at times to the point you can NOT even hold your eyes open), extreme hunger, shakiness, severe and uncontrollable mood swings (meaning you are fine one second and LITERALLY the very next second you are yelling and pissed off). Weight loss can happen as well.

Just to let you know a blood glucose of 69 is NOT normal it is slightly low - normal blood glucose range is 80-120. Typically if you are above 100 fasting there is reason for concern - if you are above 200 two hours after eating there is reason for concern.

I hope you are able to get things worked out and for them to really know what is going on with your urine and blood work they should try taking urine samples and blood work at roughly the same time, not hours apart.

Take Care and I hope you do not have diabetes and that all of your tests come back normal and show that there is no problem.

Take Care,
Lindsey
 
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loveee12

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Lindsay's right - 69 is lowwww. Sometimes I feel the effects of a low blood sugar when mine's in the 80's.

From what I understand, the long-term damage to the pancreas caused by cf disables it to secrete the correct amount of insulin...

I'm fairly recently diagnosed, and CFRD is progressive.. you don't have to start taking insulin, etc. right away. I take a pill called Prandin with meals and monitor my blood sugars... that's it right now. Eventually it will progress, but in baby steps.

Hope your tests come back normal!
 
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loveee12

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Lindsay's right - 69 is lowwww. Sometimes I feel the effects of a low blood sugar when mine's in the 80's.

From what I understand, the long-term damage to the pancreas caused by cf disables it to secrete the correct amount of insulin...

I'm fairly recently diagnosed, and CFRD is progressive.. you don't have to start taking insulin, etc. right away. I take a pill called Prandin with meals and monitor my blood sugars... that's it right now. Eventually it will progress, but in baby steps.

Hope your tests come back normal!
 
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loveee12

New member
Lindsay's right - 69 is lowwww. Sometimes I feel the effects of a low blood sugar when mine's in the 80's.

From what I understand, the long-term damage to the pancreas caused by cf disables it to secrete the correct amount of insulin...

I'm fairly recently diagnosed, and CFRD is progressive.. you don't have to start taking insulin, etc. right away. I take a pill called Prandin with meals and monitor my blood sugars... that's it right now. Eventually it will progress, but in baby steps.

Hope your tests come back normal!
 
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sue35

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They did check my blood levels and the urine at the same time though so it seems to me that it would be really hard to have low glucose reading and a high urine test. I am just so confused and am freaking out about everything (including pregnacy even though I also have no symptoms for that and had my last period but you could have sugar in urine from that) I just wish I knew. Any more help is welcome and thanks for you two answering!
 
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sue35

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They did check my blood levels and the urine at the same time though so it seems to me that it would be really hard to have low glucose reading and a high urine test. I am just so confused and am freaking out about everything (including pregnacy even though I also have no symptoms for that and had my last period but you could have sugar in urine from that) I just wish I knew. Any more help is welcome and thanks for you two answering!
 
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sue35

New member
They did check my blood levels and the urine at the same time though so it seems to me that it would be really hard to have low glucose reading and a high urine test. I am just so confused and am freaking out about everything (including pregnacy even though I also have no symptoms for that and had my last period but you could have sugar in urine from that) I just wish I knew. Any more help is welcome and thanks for you two answering!
 
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Diane

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Chances are what you tinkled in the cup isnt showing how much sugar you are spilling at the moment, it is what was already there from whenever you last went. Since our bladder collects urine over time, when you give a sample it will show the amount of sugar spilling over into the urine from what collected after you last went which can be a few hours worth. Whats showing in the blood is current, whats there right now, not from a few hours ago or even minutes ago. What shows in the urine is not current , it is sort of a delayed reading. I hope that made sense....lol
 
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Diane

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Chances are what you tinkled in the cup isnt showing how much sugar you are spilling at the moment, it is what was already there from whenever you last went. Since our bladder collects urine over time, when you give a sample it will show the amount of sugar spilling over into the urine from what collected after you last went which can be a few hours worth. Whats showing in the blood is current, whats there right now, not from a few hours ago or even minutes ago. What shows in the urine is not current , it is sort of a delayed reading. I hope that made sense....lol
 
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Diane

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Chances are what you tinkled in the cup isnt showing how much sugar you are spilling at the moment, it is what was already there from whenever you last went. Since our bladder collects urine over time, when you give a sample it will show the amount of sugar spilling over into the urine from what collected after you last went which can be a few hours worth. Whats showing in the blood is current, whats there right now, not from a few hours ago or even minutes ago. What shows in the urine is not current , it is sort of a delayed reading. I hope that made sense....lol
 
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