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What is High Blood Sugars?
By: Road2HardCoreIron Date: December 20, 2022, 7:48 am
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High blood sugar (hyperglycaemia)
High blood sugar (hyperglycaemia) is where the level of sugar in
your blood is too high. It mainly affects people with diabetes
and can be serious if not treated.
People with diabetes can also have blood sugar that's too low.
This is called low blood sugar (hypoglycaemia).
High blood sugar levels
If you have diabetes, you can find out if your blood sugar level
is high by having a blood sugar (blood glucose) test.
You may have regular tests by your care team or GP surgery, or
you may have tests you can do at home.
Types of diabetes test and high blood sugar levels.
Type of test
Test done by a health professional to check your blood sugar
level over the last 2 or 3 months (HbA1c test)
over (6.5% if you're given a percentage)
Test done by a health professional after not eating for a few
hours (fasting glucose test)
Home test done after waking up or before eating
Home test done at any other time
Important
These blood sugar levels are a guide. Your levels may be
different depending on your age and the type of diabetes you
have. Check with your doctor or care team.
Symptoms of high blood sugar
Symptoms of high blood sugar usually come on gradually and may
only start when your blood sugar level gets very high.
Common symptoms include:
feeling very thirsty
peeing a lot
feeling weak or tired
blurred vision
losing weight
Causes of high blood sugar
Common causes of high blood sugar in people with diabetes
include:
being unwell
feeling stressed
eating too much sugary or starchy food
being less active than usual
missing doses of diabetes medicine
You can also get high blood sugar if your diabetes medicine is
not working well, you're taking certain medicines (such as
steroids) or you recently had an operation.
How to lower your blood sugar
If you have diabetes, it's important to try to stop your blood
sugar level getting too high.
Do
take any diabetes medicine you've been prescribed, as advised by
your doctor or care team
avoid eating too much sugary or starchy food
try to find ways to manage stress
exercise regularly
lose weight if you're overweight
follow advice from your doctor or care team about what to do
while you're ill (sometimes called "sick day rules")
Don’t
do not skip or change doses of your diabetes medicine unless
advised by your doctor or care team
Non-urgent advice:Speak to your care team or GP surgery if:
you've tried to lower your blood sugar but your blood sugar
level is still high or you still have symptoms
you have symptoms of high blood sugar and you have not been
diagnosed with diabetes
Problems caused by high blood sugar
It's not usually a serious problem if your blood sugar is
sometimes slightly high for a short time.
But high blood sugar can cause serious problems if it stays high
for a long time or gets to a very high level.
It can lead to:
permanent damage to the nerves in your hands and feet
(peripheral neuropathy)
permanent damage to your eyes and problems with your sight
(diabetic retinopathy)
life-threatening conditions such as diabetic ketoacidosis
If you have high blood sugar, your doctor or care team may ask
you to test your blood or pee to check for ketones. A high level
of ketones is a sign of diabetic ketoacidosis.
Urgent advice:Call your care team immediately or get help from
NHS 111 if:
You think you have high blood sugar and:
you're feeling sick, being sick or have stomach pain
you're breathing more quickly than usual or your heart is
beating faster than usual
you feel drowsy or are struggling to stay awake
your breath has a fruity smell (like pear drop sweets)
you feel confused or have difficulty concentrating
you have a high level of ketones in your blood or pee
These could be signs you're becoming seriously unwell.
You can call 111 or get help from 111 online.
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