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Can Malaria Increase Blood Sugar Level?
hi. i am sandeep patil and my age is 27, height is 5.5 and weight is 70 kg.i had a healthy medical history and an athelite. recentely, i had maleria and had fever for around a week n sickness for around 20 days.. i had my blood checked for maleria n typhoid and found dat my BLOOD SUGAR LEVEL high. It was 106 for fasting. And it was 197 after meal. i am shoked to know my pps 197. my concern is that, does the high fever due to maleria caused me increase my sugar in blood ??? thank you.
Mon, 7 Jul 2014
Dear Sandeep Patil,
Welcome to HCM,
Yes your blood sugars can increase during a phase of fever due to any infection.
It is more likely when you have been in prediabetes stage
If i was treating you i would do
1) glucose tolerance test - To decide if there is diabetes or any chance of you developing it in future.
2)HbA1c - To Know your past 3 months control of sugars.
Once the reports are there and if by chance you are in prediabetes stage its managed by weight loss, regular exercise and planned diet (not Diabetic diet).
I am sure that in this way we can postpone the occurrence of diabetes for few more years.
So buck up, dont panic and get the tests done. Start walking!
Dr.Riyaz Sheriff
Welcome to HCM,
Yes your blood sugars can increase during a phase of fever due to any infection.
It is more likely when you have been in prediabetes stage
If i was treating you i would do
1) glucose tolerance test - To decide if there is diabetes or any chance of you developing it in future.
2)HbA1c - To Know your past 3 months control of sugars.
Once the reports are there and if by chance you are in prediabetes stage its managed by weight loss, regular exercise and planned diet (not Diabetic diet).
I am sure that in this way we can postpone the occurrence of diabetes for few more years.
So buck up, dont panic and get the tests done. Start walking!
Dr.Riyaz Sheriff
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