oxygen saturation

[Skye]

I can tell if my blood sugar is running high based on my oxygen saturation. Do any of you understand why this is true and what the correlation is and have any of you noticed this. My O2 saturation is always a couple of points lower if my BS is over about 160 or so. Any time I check my saturation and it is a little low........I always know my BS is higher and I am always right. My O2 is still in a good range, just a couple of points lower. Just curious.

Karen

 

[Skye]

I can tell if my blood sugar is running high based on my oxygen saturation. Do any of you understand why this is true and what the correlation is and have any of you noticed this. My O2 saturation is always a couple of points lower if my BS is over about 160 or so. Any time I check my saturation and it is a little low........I always know my BS is higher and I am always right. My O2 is still in a good range, just a couple of points lower. Just curious.

Karen

 

[Skye]

I can tell if my blood sugar is running high based on my oxygen saturation. Do any of you understand why this is true and what the correlation is and have any of you noticed this. My O2 saturation is always a couple of points lower if my BS is over about 160 or so. Any time I check my saturation and it is a little low........I always know my BS is higher and I am always right. My O2 is still in a good range, just a couple of points lower. Just curious.

Karen

 

[Skye]

I can tell if my blood sugar is running high based on my oxygen saturation. Do any of you understand why this is true and what the correlation is and have any of you noticed this. My O2 saturation is always a couple of points lower if my BS is over about 160 or so. Any time I check my saturation and it is a little low........I always know my BS is higher and I am always right. My O2 is still in a good range, just a couple of points lower. Just curious.

Karen

 

[Skye]

I can tell if my blood sugar is running high based on my oxygen saturation. Do any of you understand why this is true and what the correlation is and have any of you noticed this. My O2 saturation is always a couple of points lower if my BS is over about 160 or so. Any time I check my saturation and it is a little low........I always know my BS is higher and I am always right. My O2 is still in a good range, just a couple of points lower. Just curious.
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<br />Karen

 

[Diane]

hmmm thats interesting. I never heard of that before, but i do know if my blood sugar is high ( i mean real high over 300) I feel a little tight in the chest and i remember reading why this happens but off hand cannot remember what the reason is. As soon as it comes down to a near normal level the feeling goes away. SOOO it wouldn't surprise me to hear ozygen sats go down with higher blood sugars. I am intersted to hear if someone else experiences it and has an explaination.

 

[Diane]

hmmm thats interesting. I never heard of that before, but i do know if my blood sugar is high ( i mean real high over 300) I feel a little tight in the chest and i remember reading why this happens but off hand cannot remember what the reason is. As soon as it comes down to a near normal level the feeling goes away. SOOO it wouldn't surprise me to hear ozygen sats go down with higher blood sugars. I am intersted to hear if someone else experiences it and has an explaination.

 

[Diane]

hmmm thats interesting. I never heard of that before, but i do know if my blood sugar is high ( i mean real high over 300) I feel a little tight in the chest and i remember reading why this happens but off hand cannot remember what the reason is. As soon as it comes down to a near normal level the feeling goes away. SOOO it wouldn't surprise me to hear ozygen sats go down with higher blood sugars. I am intersted to hear if someone else experiences it and has an explaination.

 

[Diane]

hmmm thats interesting. I never heard of that before, but i do know if my blood sugar is high ( i mean real high over 300) I feel a little tight in the chest and i remember reading why this happens but off hand cannot remember what the reason is. As soon as it comes down to a near normal level the feeling goes away. SOOO it wouldn't surprise me to hear ozygen sats go down with higher blood sugars. I am intersted to hear if someone else experiences it and has an explaination.

 

[Diane]

hmmm thats interesting. I never heard of that before, but i do know if my blood sugar is high ( i mean real high over 300) I feel a little tight in the chest and i remember reading why this happens but off hand cannot remember what the reason is. As soon as it comes down to a near normal level the feeling goes away. SOOO it wouldn't surprise me to hear ozygen sats go down with higher blood sugars. I am intersted to hear if someone else experiences it and has an explaination.

 

[AnD]

I get short of breath when my blood sugar is high (anything over 200) and I can breathe more freely when it is in the 90-120 range. I remember someone posting about it at one time- it has to do with high blood sugar and inflamation increasing, but I don't remember the specifics. If I come across it, I'll put it up. There is also something about your immune system not working properly when your bs is over 200. That's all I've got <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> .

 

[AnD]

I get short of breath when my blood sugar is high (anything over 200) and I can breathe more freely when it is in the 90-120 range. I remember someone posting about it at one time- it has to do with high blood sugar and inflamation increasing, but I don't remember the specifics. If I come across it, I'll put it up. There is also something about your immune system not working properly when your bs is over 200. That's all I've got <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> .

 

[AnD]

I get short of breath when my blood sugar is high (anything over 200) and I can breathe more freely when it is in the 90-120 range. I remember someone posting about it at one time- it has to do with high blood sugar and inflamation increasing, but I don't remember the specifics. If I come across it, I'll put it up. There is also something about your immune system not working properly when your bs is over 200. That's all I've got <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> .

 

[AnD]

I get short of breath when my blood sugar is high (anything over 200) and I can breathe more freely when it is in the 90-120 range. I remember someone posting about it at one time- it has to do with high blood sugar and inflamation increasing, but I don't remember the specifics. If I come across it, I'll put it up. There is also something about your immune system not working properly when your bs is over 200. That's all I've got <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> .

 

[AnD]

I get short of breath when my blood sugar is high (anything over 200) and I can breathe more freely when it is in the 90-120 range. I remember someone posting about it at one time- it has to do with high blood sugar and inflamation increasing, but I don't remember the specifics. If I come across it, I'll put it up. There is also something about your immune system not working properly when your bs is over 200. That's all I've got <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> .

 

[AnD]

Okay, here it is (it was Lindsey, aka Coltsfan715):

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Also to add not only can being sick affect your blood sugar but your blood sugar CAN affect your breathing. When your blood sugar is high it sends out a distress signal to your immune system that there is an infection (hence why many people that are sick have correlating high blood sugars). Whether or not you have an infection the body's immune system is getting that signal and the immune system starts to respond - hence attacked parts of your body that do not need the help persay. That overactive immune system can lead to inflammation in the lungs, more constricted feelings in the chest, excess coughing and so on. </end quote></div>

And it was in <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.cysticfibrosis.com/messageview.cfm?catid=1149&threadid=23408&highlight_key=y">this thread.</a>

And I also stumbled across this one day from <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://cystic-l.org/handbook/html/complications_of_cf.htm#Diabetes">Cystic-l handbook, diabetes complications</a>:

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>One last interesting fact, that our diabetes docs let drop like it was common knowledge (which it WASN'T to any of us pulmonary people): If your blood sugars go over 200 (see Measurement of Blood Sugar below), your white blood cells go on holiday. CF bacteria grow really well in a high-sugar atmosphere, and then the WBCs shut down "your body's main infection fighting mechanism , so that's why PWCF get so sick so fast when they get diabetes.</end quote></div>

Seems kinda contradictory, unless it is that higher blood sugars (over 140 and under 200) can cause inflamation, and over 200 are bad for encouraging bacteria growth (???).

 

[AnD]

Okay, here it is (it was Lindsey, aka Coltsfan715):

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Also to add not only can being sick affect your blood sugar but your blood sugar CAN affect your breathing. When your blood sugar is high it sends out a distress signal to your immune system that there is an infection (hence why many people that are sick have correlating high blood sugars). Whether or not you have an infection the body's immune system is getting that signal and the immune system starts to respond - hence attacked parts of your body that do not need the help persay. That overactive immune system can lead to inflammation in the lungs, more constricted feelings in the chest, excess coughing and so on. </end quote></div>

And it was in <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.cysticfibrosis.com/messageview.cfm?catid=1149&threadid=23408&highlight_key=y">this thread.</a>

And I also stumbled across this one day from <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://cystic-l.org/handbook/html/complications_of_cf.htm#Diabetes">Cystic-l handbook, diabetes complications</a>:

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>One last interesting fact, that our diabetes docs let drop like it was common knowledge (which it WASN'T to any of us pulmonary people): If your blood sugars go over 200 (see Measurement of Blood Sugar below), your white blood cells go on holiday. CF bacteria grow really well in a high-sugar atmosphere, and then the WBCs shut down "your body's main infection fighting mechanism , so that's why PWCF get so sick so fast when they get diabetes.</end quote></div>

Seems kinda contradictory, unless it is that higher blood sugars (over 140 and under 200) can cause inflamation, and over 200 are bad for encouraging bacteria growth (???).

 

[AnD]

Okay, here it is (it was Lindsey, aka Coltsfan715):

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Also to add not only can being sick affect your blood sugar but your blood sugar CAN affect your breathing. When your blood sugar is high it sends out a distress signal to your immune system that there is an infection (hence why many people that are sick have correlating high blood sugars). Whether or not you have an infection the body's immune system is getting that signal and the immune system starts to respond - hence attacked parts of your body that do not need the help persay. That overactive immune system can lead to inflammation in the lungs, more constricted feelings in the chest, excess coughing and so on. </end quote></div>

And it was in <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.cysticfibrosis.com/messageview.cfm?catid=1149&threadid=23408&highlight_key=y">this thread.</a>

And I also stumbled across this one day from <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://cystic-l.org/handbook/html/complications_of_cf.htm#Diabetes">Cystic-l handbook, diabetes complications</a>:

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>One last interesting fact, that our diabetes docs let drop like it was common knowledge (which it WASN'T to any of us pulmonary people): If your blood sugars go over 200 (see Measurement of Blood Sugar below), your white blood cells go on holiday. CF bacteria grow really well in a high-sugar atmosphere, and then the WBCs shut down "your body's main infection fighting mechanism , so that's why PWCF get so sick so fast when they get diabetes.</end quote></div>

Seems kinda contradictory, unless it is that higher blood sugars (over 140 and under 200) can cause inflamation, and over 200 are bad for encouraging bacteria growth (???).

 

[AnD]

Okay, here it is (it was Lindsey, aka Coltsfan715):

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Also to add not only can being sick affect your blood sugar but your blood sugar CAN affect your breathing. When your blood sugar is high it sends out a distress signal to your immune system that there is an infection (hence why many people that are sick have correlating high blood sugars). Whether or not you have an infection the body's immune system is getting that signal and the immune system starts to respond - hence attacked parts of your body that do not need the help persay. That overactive immune system can lead to inflammation in the lungs, more constricted feelings in the chest, excess coughing and so on. </end quote>

And it was in <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.cysticfibrosis.com/messageview.cfm?catid=1149&threadid=23408&highlight_key=y">this thread.</a>

And I also stumbled across this one day from <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://cystic-l.org/handbook/html/complications_of_cf.htm#Diabetes">Cystic-l handbook, diabetes complications</a>:

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>One last interesting fact, that our diabetes docs let drop like it was common knowledge (which it WASN'T to any of us pulmonary people): If your blood sugars go over 200 (see Measurement of Blood Sugar below), your white blood cells go on holiday. CF bacteria grow really well in a high-sugar atmosphere, and then the WBCs shut down "your body's main infection fighting mechanism , so that's why PWCF get so sick so fast when they get diabetes.</end quote>

Seems kinda contradictory, unless it is that higher blood sugars (over 140 and under 200) can cause inflamation, and over 200 are bad for encouraging bacteria growth (???).

 

[AnD]

Okay, here it is (it was Lindsey, aka Coltsfan715):
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<br /><div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Also to add not only can being sick affect your blood sugar but your blood sugar CAN affect your breathing. When your blood sugar is high it sends out a distress signal to your immune system that there is an infection (hence why many people that are sick have correlating high blood sugars). Whether or not you have an infection the body's immune system is getting that signal and the immune system starts to respond - hence attacked parts of your body that do not need the help persay. That overactive immune system can lead to inflammation in the lungs, more constricted feelings in the chest, excess coughing and so on. </end quote>
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<br />And it was in <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.cysticfibrosis.com/messageview.cfm?catid=1149&threadid=23408&highlight_key=y">this thread.</a>
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<br />And I also stumbled across this one day from <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://cystic-l.org/handbook/html/complications_of_cf.htm#Diabetes">Cystic-l handbook, diabetes complications</a>:
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<br /><div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>One last interesting fact, that our diabetes docs let drop like it was common knowledge (which it WASN'T to any of us pulmonary people): If your blood sugars go over 200 (see Measurement of Blood Sugar below), your white blood cells go on holiday. CF bacteria grow really well in a high-sugar atmosphere, and then the WBCs shut down "your body's main infection fighting mechanism , so that's why PWCF get so sick so fast when they get diabetes.</end quote>
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<br />Seems kinda contradictory, unless it is that higher blood sugars (over 140 and under 200) can cause inflamation, and over 200 are bad for encouraging bacteria growth (???).
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