Pancreatitis and diabetes

"Deborah" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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The first week of January, I was in the hospital for a week with pancreatitis. On abt day 3 when I
had come down from the demerol/morphine high, I realized the nurses were sticking my fingers every
little bit and then would come in with a syringe of something so I asked "what are you giving me?"
The nurse said "insulin" so I asked "why are you giving me insulin"? She said "for your diabetes"
and I said "what diabetes? I dont have diabetes". She said "yes, you have diabetes". They gave me
insulin by I.V. too. Of course this tore me up pretty good! When I was first admited, I had very
high blood pressure, mega high trigliserides and cholesterol and blood so thick it was like syrup.
The Dr. told my sister she didnt know how it was running thru my veins. Now for my
question....What is the relationship between high lipids, high blood sugar, pancreatitis, and high
blood pressure?

My Dad was diagnosed with pancreatitis several months ago and will be having an operation in the
near future for gallstones. While in the hospital, he developed type 2 diabetes. It does run in the
family. The Dr. said the diabetes might go away after the pancreas settles down. He still has some
swelling and is still on a special diet for the pancreatitis. He does test his BG and so far his
highest reading has been 140. He got that in the hospital. Since going home, his BG has remained
around 80ish, indicating that the diabetes may indeed have been temporary, caused by the blockage to
the pancreas. But with both my brother and I having type 2, they are keeping close tabs on him.

High triglycerides often go hand and hand with type 2, as does high BP. Are you seeing an
Endocrinologist? If not, perhaps you should. You should also get the HbA1c blood test done. This
will track your blood cells back for about 3 months and give you a better indication of when the
diabetes might have started.

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Deborah wrote in message <[email hidden]>...

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The first week of January, I was in the hospital for a week with pancreatitis. On abt day 3 when I
had come down from the demerol/morphine high, I realized the nurses were sticking my fingers every
little bit and then would come in with a syringe of something so I asked "what are you giving me?"
The nurse said "insulin" so I asked "why are you giving me insulin"? She said "for your diabetes"
and I said "what diabetes? I dont have diabetes". She said "yes, you have diabetes". They gave me
insulin by I.V. too. Of course this tore me up pretty good! When I was first admited, I had very
high blood pressure, mega high trigliserides and cholesterol and blood so thick it was like syrup.
The Dr. told my sister she didnt know how it was running thru my veins. Now for my question....What
is the relationship between high lipids, high blood sugar, pancreatitis, and high blood pressure?

The syndrome Insulin Resistance often causes mega high triglycerides, high cholesterol and very
high blood pressure. Insulin Resistance is a genetic condition very common in developed
countries.

I have no idea where the Pancreatitis exactly fits into your list of symptoms but I can comment that
Pancreatis can shut down a person's insulin supply and cause an immediate need for insulin.

IOW, Pancreatitis can cause a variety of diabetes all by itself. Insulin Resistance can cause the
triglycerides, cholesterol and blood pressure problems all by itself.

Insulin Resistance tends to cause damage slowly, over a long period of time. If you have "acute
Pancreatitis", the Pancreatitis damage is recent and thus connections between your insulin
injections and other problems may not be as direct as it appears.

If you have had chronic Pancreatitis over the past few years, I have no idea if it could have
influenced your triglycerides, cholesterol and blood pressure. None of the Pancreatitis web sites I
visited mentioned a high frequency of such symptoms, they mostly talked about pain and nausea.

Regards
Old Al

"Julie Bove" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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High triglycerides often go hand and hand with type 2, as does high BP. Are you seeing an
Endocrinologist? If not, perhaps you should. You should also get the HbA1c blood test done. This
will track your blood cells back for about 3 months and give you a better indication of when the
diabetes might have started.

i had the "tattle tell" test (hba1c) done at the hospital. the result was 9 so i had diabetes prior
to being admitted to the hospital. i am seeing an endocrinologist. thanks