# \#sick **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tag/sick/298.md [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) --- ## [“The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men Gang aft agley,“ Bobby Burns “To a Mouse”](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-best-laid-schemes-o-mice-an-men-gang-aft-agley-bobby-burns-to-a-mouse/16099)
**Author:** [@CarlosLuis](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CarlosLuis)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-best-laid-schemes-o-mice-an-men-gang-aft-agley-bobby-burns-to-a-mouse/16099 "2026-06-12T15:27:23Z")
For 36 years after being diagnosed with T2DM I have exercised regularly. It keep me medicine free for 10 years, but even with drugs and insulin, exercise is the mainstay of my therapy. Well I am finally well from a cold… --- ## [A flatline with the flu?!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-flatline-with-the-flu/7099)
**Author:** [@LarissaW](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/LarissaW)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2019, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-flatline-with-the-flu/7099 "2019-03-30T19:22:30Z")
Ok, not an actual flatline, but I’m SUPER proud of my numbers over the last day or two. I have the flu and am using 200% basal and doubling boluses for meals then sugar surfing along the way. Last month with the stomach … --- ## [BG management when sick: what I know now that I didn't know a year ago](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bg-management-when-sick-what-i-know-now-that-i-didnt-know-a-year-ago/2556)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2019, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bg-management-when-sick-what-i-know-now-that-i-didnt-know-a-year-ago/2556 "2019-02-25T17:26:44Z")
Diabetes management is not easy for me to learn: it takes me a while to figure things out. Here are a few things that I have learned in the past year about sickness BG management that I did not know a year ago: The core… --- ## [Blood sugar rise caused by infection](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/blood-sugar-rise-caused-by-infection/6754)
**Author:** [@T1john](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1john)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2019, 7:33am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/blood-sugar-rise-caused-by-infection/6754 "2019-02-23T07:33:11Z")
Can an infection cause a rise in blood glucose to above 200, in this case to 220. Never herd of this. Had someone say they were sick hadn’t eaten gor two days went to hospital, results from blood test showed 220 but were… --- ## [When a cold decides to escalate](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/when-a-cold-decides-to-escalate/6366)
**Author:** [@glitzabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/glitzabetes)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2019, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/when-a-cold-decides-to-escalate/6366 "2019-02-01T01:11:18Z")
I’ve apparently got a sickness from hell right now. It started on Tuesday with a fever and sore throat, then this morning I woke up with an ear infection, then straight after I got home from picking up antibiotics I star… --- ## [ISPAD: use \*blood\* ketone meter on sick days](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/ispad-use-blood-ketone-meter-on-sick-days/6265)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2019, 12:37am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/ispad-use-blood-ketone-meter-on-sick-days/6265 "2019-01-25T00:37:19Z")
New (summer 2018) sick day directives recently linked to by @bkh emphasize the recommendation for measuring ketones from blood: I was quite interested in this—thanks, @bkh, for posting it! This consensus article by ISP… --- ## [Broken wrist = +20% basal insulin](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/broken-wrist-20-basal-insulin/5130)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2018, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/broken-wrist-20-basal-insulin/5130 "2018-10-05T21:11:28Z")
My son broke his wrist at school playing soccer earlier this week. His BG has been a bit everywhere since. But it looks like the direct impact to his basal after 48 hours is +20%. --- ## [Better control while sick?!?!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/better-control-while-sick/1869)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2017, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/better-control-while-sick/1869 "2017-09-06T19:40:22Z")
So, Liam is sick…he’s been sick for a week now. The only symptom he really has is loose stools. We know he’s sick because his TDD has gone up to 10 - 12u/day from 5-6. @ErinElizabeth and I have discussed the possibili… --- ## [It's that time](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/its-that-time/1782)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2017, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/its-that-time/1782 "2017-09-01T20:09:09Z")
Looks like Liam is sick. :frowning: After being up with him until 4:30 this morning trying to get his BG’s under 200 (he was over 200 from 9PM - 4:30am…lots of extra insulin given), @ErinElizabeth and I have come to th…