Doctors and Nurses: How high is too high for blood sugar levels?
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I am not a nurse or doctor,however,I have been diabetic (type 1) for 36 years. A normal blood sugar reading is between 80 and 120, At 190 sugar spills into your urine. That's when you become thirsty, beyond belief, and start to dehydrate. You will know every washroom in the city because of constant urination. I have been hospilized w/ a reading of about 1200. That was with taking insulin. I had dental work done, and the infection got the best of me. Your reading shows you that your sugar is high, but it is the way the sugar affects your organs that can be fatal. When I had my episode, my potassium levels were screaming high,my kidneys had shut down,I lost the vision in one eye from such a low blood pressure. I was in a coma for a day before anyone found me. I remained so for an additional five days. During that time I suffered a heart attack. Diabetes can be hard to control, even with insulin. Sometimes it becomes more complicated because of the insulin. If you can manage it without..DO IT! Get on a diet recommended by a dietition, get yourself a glucometer to check your sugar at home frequently. Exercise. Show your family the way to deal with it should they eventually have it. Your circulation is compromised, affecting your legs and feet, eyes, and kidneys, skin. High sugar means you will have a harder time fighting infections. Your teeth and gums will need extra care-and you are the only one that can do it. Don't become blind or on dialysis because you can't pass up a candy bar or a chunk of cake. your family needs you, and when you look at their smiling faces, you'll be grateful to be with them. I know I am telling you scary things. I wish someone had really explained to me HOW these things could come to pass. It's because it affects the smallest,tiniest blood vessels in your body. You don't always "just die" from diabetes. You could live a long time with what it can do to you. Good luck to you. I would be so proud of you if you could turn this thing around to become incredibley healthy. This would be the time to do that. If you see that your sugar is rising,for no apparent reason, such as large meal,eating fruit,etc.,call your doctor. It may be from a sinus infection, earache,cut that won't heal. The infection raises your sugar, your sugar makes it difficult to get rid of the infection. And so it goes..round and round. Don't wait for a huge spike in your numbers.
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check your sugar level or conslt a doctor
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"Hyperinsulinemia" can mean a lot of things.  Most commonly, if you are overweight it can sometimes be a sign of "insulin resistance" which can be a part of "metabolic syndrome" or "pre-diabetes".\n\nBut there are other conditions that can cause high insulin levels which really need to be interpretted by your doctor.  Rarely, hyperinsulinemia is caused by:\n\nA tumor of the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas (insulinoma) or:\nExcessive numbers of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas (nesidioblastosis) \n\nboth of which also usually cause low blood sugar (or hypoglycemia), not high blood sugar, as is the case with diabetes.\n\nOnly your doctor can tell for sure.
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By exercise & diet. If you can not control the blood sugar in normal range, it means that you are consuming sugar and carbohydrates in excess knowingly or unknowingly. \nNormal range-Fasting blood sugar-126 mg/dL.(mmol.7/L)\nBlood sugar 2 hours after taking food-Postprandial-180 mg/dL.(mmol.10/L). In order to reduce blood sugar level, you have to consume less quantity of food more times in a day. Some foods have to be avoided(sweets & oily foods), some restricted(Ripe fruits-mango/banana etc) , and some consumed in plenty (Leafy vegetables).\nABCs for good Diabetes Care.\n(1).Get your Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) test done at least twice a year. (Target: Below 7).\n(2).Albuminuria. Get your urine micro-albumin test done atleast twice a year. (Target: Below 30).\n(3).Aspirin Check with your doctor if you need to take aspirin daily.\n(4).Blood pressure. Get your blood pressure checked every visit. (Target: Below 130/80 mm Hg)\n(5).Cholesterol Get your LDL (bad cholesterol) levels checked at least once a year. (Target: Below 100 mg/dL). Triglycerides. (Target: Less than 150 mg/dL) Serum Cholesterol (Target: Less than 200 mg/dL) HDL (god cholesterol) (Target: More than 50 mg/dL)\n(6).Diabetes Education. Know about diabetes & get updated regularly.\n(7).Eye exam. Get your eyes examined regularly, get checked at least nce a year. \n(8).Teeth. Get your teeth examined by a Dentist and get tartar (plaque) removed once in a year. \n(9).Foot care. Check your feet daily . Request your doctor to check them every visit. Get an extensive foot examination done once in a year.\n(10).Glucose (Sugar) test. Control  your blood glucose & do self-monitoring as & when required. (Target: Fasting blood sugar 60-100 mg/dL; Postprandial blood sugar 2 hours after food-Less than 180 mg/dL)\n(11).Health life style. Exercise regularly & stay healthy.\n(12).Identify special medical needs. Voice your health concerns to your doctor . Follow your doctor’s advice.\nPlease see the webpages for more details on Glucose test.
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The glucose test if I´m not mistaken shows you the levels of blood sugar you have at the moment, so, if (not eating nor drinking for a period of 12 hours) you show a glucose blood level of over 108mg , than it´s a sign you probably have a problem in your pancreas which is the organ responsible for sugar metabolism, it´s a sign it´s metabolism is too slow, or in other words, that you may be suffering from diabetes. The test may also be used as a way of control on a diabetics diet, so that by making a table of values - glucose values attached to each kind of food, you might then control your own levels. The glucose is high when over 110mg or so. Again, I´m no doctor, but my mother was a diabetic, so it may still be useful info for you. Go see Your doctor to confirm what i´ve just told you and be sure of it ok? Regards, gabriel.
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On a world-wide, standard-case scale, a human's blood stream should consist of roughly 10% glucose (or a bgl of 100). But this is if everyone were the same - it's a much better idea to talk to an endochronologist with a familiarty with your children's medical history. Best of luck! (I too am a diabetic.)
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It occurs when a diabetic person's blood sugar gets very high-generally over 350-400.  It is a medical emergency.  You can avoid it by frequent testing of your blood sugar & treating your blood sugar appropriately.
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A normal blood sugar level is between 80 - 100.  You should be checked out by an endocrinologist (specialist-Diabetes).\nA A1C hemoglobin blood test should be run...that will tell the doctor your blood sugars averages for the last 3 months.\nWATCH YOUR CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE...EX: bread, pasta, rice, potatoes etc.. Good luck
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Fasting blood sugar should be 120 or less. Two, seperate readings of 125 or greater, while fasting, is indicative of diabetes. Normal range is 90 to 120 fasting.
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if this is your fasting blood sugar, it does sound low.  i'd be feeling like crap if my sugar dropped that low.  normal fasting blood sugar should be around 90-120---my doctor likes me to aim for 100.\n\ni believe diabetes is diagnosed by 4 or more consecutive fasting blood sugar readings above 140.  \n\ni was diagnosed with type two diabetes about a year ago.  don't fool around with this--if you're concerned about your blood sugar you need to get checked out by a doctor.
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Most Dr. say the avarage should run between 80 to 180 if you are below 80 you get what my family calls weak trembles. (Eat a small spoon of sugar to get it up quick then eat a meal, sandwhich, fruit and veg) If you get above 180 you are too high best thing to do then is to drink lots of water, and take your insulin which your Dr. should have set your amounts at and eat a small orange or something so you don't drop to far. Diabietes is very tricky. My oldest has had it from the time she was 10, she is 22 now. My daughter wants me to add when you are high drink 8 oz glasses of water every 30 min. It also depends on your Dr as what your blood sugars are. Type 1 and Type 2 carry different sugar levels.
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Food with too much sugar (food with a high GI, glycemic index) will raise the blood sugar levels. At first, students will be on a sugar rush and will be lively and high for a while. After that, they will become more quiet because there levels are falling drastically down again. Not only will they become very passive, but might also become cranky because they need some more sugar to raise their sugar levels.\n\nThis applies for all other people as well, of course.\n\nRead about GI.
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this is high enough to go and see a doctor and get his blood sugar tested also.....\ndon't undermine this,go to a doctor,pleaaaase
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150 is a good round number to go with.  Anything over 120 is considered high but your never no if you are level or moving up or down.  If you recently ate a meal and took insulin give it a chance to kick in and check again in 20 mins to see where you are headed up or down.
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Normal fasting level for blood sugar has been considered to be between 70 and 100.\n\nNormal, around 125 by 2 hours after a meal.\n\nSome sources have said they believe nerve damage begins to occur at a blood sugar level of 135 or more.  So I don't take 160 as being "good" -- not two hours after a meal.
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Not only will having a constant high sugar level bad for Kidneys, it will also severly increase your chances of going blind, losing circulation in you feet (which can lead to removal of toe and such) not to mention the constant tiredness one must feel. Having high blood sugar, on a short term effect, makes you groggy, tired, irratable, and thirtsy, not to mention the constant trips to  pee. \nGive yourself short term goals to lower your blood sugar. For instance, this week I will try to get my average level to be around 275 and I will walk 15 minutes a day, and continue this till you feel better
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I am not entirely certain I understand what you're asking. If you feel like you are "not yourself" or that you feel dizzy, confused, or lethargic when your blood sugars are testing between 80 and 150, then you need to meet with your doctor or nurse practitioner right away. You should check your meter to ensure it is working properly and giving  you correct readings. Because if your blood sugars are in a normal range, you should feel normal.\n\nHowever, if your question is about why it is so hard to maintain blood sugars in a normal zone, that is an entirely different issue. There are so many factors that go into maintaining good blood sugar levels. However, if  you feel that you are constantly fluctuating and going high, then dropping too low, the first thing to do is to test right before and then 1 hour after each meal. If your blood sugar (BS) right before meals are too high then your NPH, Lantus, or pump basal dosage are too low (or vice versa, if your BS is too low then your dosage is too high). However, if your BS before meal is good, then look at your tests after meals. If your BS is going too high after meals, then you are either not counting your carbs in your meal correctly or your ratio of insulin to carbs is too low (and vice versa, if your BS is dropping low after meals then your ratio could be too high). \n\nThe most important point is that, Yes, a diabetic can maintain good control over blood sugars. It takes effort every day, every meal, every snack. But the benefits of keeping good control are huge--like keeping your eyesight, your fingers and toes, a healthier heart, etc.