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Can dehydration or virus cause bsl to be out of whack eg constantly high requiring more than normal insulin to bring it down?
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YES it can: Increased glucose in the blood/urine in a diabetic can represent a 'stress response', and may serve as the 'canary in the mine' when it comes to infections. If normal glucose levels all the sudden become labile and hard to control, it can precede the signs and symptoms of a viral infection by a day or so-.
Answered 11/13/2013
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