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Anyone has problems with Blood Sugars with Long Haul Covid

I have Long Haul Covid. Since then, I have had a harder time with keeping my sugars low. I just got a CGM samples for 40 days. I wake up between 6-8 am. I drink water and my sugar goes up 30 points. It is not the Dawn Phenomenom. I usually have a smoothie then with mixed greens, boil egg, MCT oil and collagen protein. When I go to the gym, my sugar climbs from 160's-190's or so up 40 to 50 pts. from the breakfast. It takes me two hours of cardio/weight training to bring it down to about 120-150. I have no carb protein/whole kefir (8 oz)after gym,s and it goes up about 40 points. Then about a few hours later I have my main meal(by 4 pm) about 30g carbs and I exercise lightly after I eat to keep my sugar down. My body doesn't seem to produce much insulin anymore. I am working with a dietician. Metformin in the past didn't work much for me. I am thinking I am a candidate for insulin. I try to use lots of olive oil and MCT oil. The result is that I lose weight and muscle. I try to get 70-90 g of protein. I want to keep my weight and gain some. I have lost about 15 lbs since Covid. I am a thin 141 lbs and am 5'10"

  1. Thank you for bringing up the corelation between long covid and blood sugar levels. There is still so much that isn't known, but research is being done to see what impact covid-19 and long covid has on insulin resistance ( https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11433386/) But no matter what the research eventually will show, it is difficult to adjust to the reality of living with diabetes. I am glad you are working with a dietician. Have you also had a chance to consult your doctor? You might be interested in this article by one of our health leaders about her reluctance to start insulin and her thought process to finally take her doctor's advice. It a big decision! All the best, Kathy (Team member)

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