mu sugar levels was 278 about an hour ago, should I go to the er or drink water and exercise first?
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Test your ketones first. If they're high, call your doctor. Otherwise, take the medicine your doctor gave you, and maybe exercise. There are lots of logical explanations for a blood sugar of 278, IE forgetting to take insulin or medication for food. If you're really high (300+), feel nauseous, or have ketones, that's when you Need to call a doc.\nMenstruation does different things to different women. For me, my blood sugar goes crazy and being in the two or three hundreds isn't unusual when I'm PMSing.
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You could be anemic or other possible ailments. Whether or not you had sugar or not that day is irrelevant if you have diabetes. Go see your doctor for a check-up. Good luck
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if you have occasional episodes of low blood sugar, then a glass of milk and digestive biscuit will higher it. Don't go mad eating sweet stuff to get it up, as it doesn't take alot. a glass of 7up either will do the trick. Are you an actual diabetic or simply prone to getting low blood sugar levels? Keep an eye on your levels and ensure you eat enough in the day. You may be exercising alot and not eating enough to replace the energy lost. have a chat with your practice nurse.
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What my doctors have told me from day 1 (I have had diabetes for 39 years) is that the blood glucose levels should be between 80 and 120 before meals. If the levels are 120 or below before exercise, something such as carbs and protein should be eaten as exercise will lower the blood sugar. If it is after eating, the levels shouldn't get above 180 1 hour after and 160 2 hours after.\n\nAs for having high blood sugars (above 130 or 140), she will need to take a little extra insulin to bring it down, and drink water, which seems to also help. If her blood sugars go above 250, DON'T let her exercise or it will raise the blood sugar even more.\n\nAs for lows (below 80), have her have a glass of orange juice or glucose tablets to bring it up, check the blood sugar in 15 minutes to see if it is above 80. If not, then she needs more sugar and do the same thing with checking it again. Once it is up where it belongs, if a meal is going to be a couple hours or more away, she needs to eat something to keep her from dropping low again (carbs and protein). If a meal is going to be within the next half hour, then she can wait until meal time to eat.\n\nI have had blood sugars as low as 20s and 30s and never had to go to the hospital (my doctor doesn't even want me to waste my time and money going there if I can take care of it at home) and I have had it as high as 600 without going to the hospital. When it has gotten that high, I do absolutely NO exercise (walking, etc), drink tons of water, and have extra insulin. Each person will be different, each person tolerance levels will be different. Some need to go to the hospital when they are at about 40 or below or 300 or above.\n\nYour daughter's doctor should have given you a formula of some sort to figure out how much insulin to give for high blood sugars, etc. It would probably be a good idea to have your daughter see a diabetic specialist, if she isn't seeing one already. They know more about diabetes than a regular doctor/pediatrician and can help with many things you and your daughter will need help with. Ask your daughters doctor for a referral.\n\nI wish you luck. It is a huge change for the whole family and it will take some getting used to. And since your daughter is a teen, expect some rebellion about doing what she has to do. I did that, even though I was diagnosed at 2 1/2, as I didn't want to be different than everyone else. I have paid for it in the long run, tho. I am now blind in one eye and have a little vision problem in the other one. I have had to have 13 laser and cryo (freezing) surgeries on my eyes, as well as cataract surgery on them. And all of this is when I was only 21!! I am lucky to have any sight at all.\n\nOh, and you may want to find a local support group for both of you. You can both meet others with the disease and you can both get some tips on things to do to help your daughter.\n\nI commend you for this huge task you have ahead of you:  teaching your daughter the things she needs to do to take care of herself for the rest of her life.\n\nGood luck!
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If nothing else, it can't hurt to call your doctor about this.  The peeing a lot could be something as major as diabetes, or something as minor as you are drinking more water.  You also could have a virus.  Your doc is the only person who can really help figure these things out.\n\nI don't think the lack of sweet would cause a loss in energy and weakness. If you sugar level is going down, eat some fruit, or protein and that will give you energy.\n\nGood luck - and call your doc.
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See a Medical Doctor immediately.
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Exercise is very very important. Watch your diet & lay off the starch & sweets.
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Levels up to 100 are considered normal, and levels between 100 and 126 are considered pre-diabetes. You did the right thing by rushing him over to the ER.  With proper treatment they will be able to lower down to normal, do further testing to see what is going on, and provide the correct regimen for controlling it.
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You have to take in less calories than you burn. I know you said you hate to exercise, but there are things you can do that won't seem like much exercise once you make the habit. Obviously, watch your food intake and drink more water. If you feel hungry, drink a glass of water and wait 10 minutes. If it goes away, you were really thirsty rather than hungry. Take the stairs instead of the elevator, park farther away. If you have a home with stairs, make excuses to go up and down them. If you have a lot of groceries, make more trips to take them in the house. Small steps add up to burned calories. Start small. Take a walk around your block. Then do it again tomorrow. Then add a block, and so on. You will find that you look forward to those times to get some fresh air and clear your mind. Hope it helps.
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You may never get it, or you may get it tomorrow. If you are fit and exercise and are keeping active, you are no doubt burning all the carbs and sugars before they turn around and bite you in the butt. However, you may build an intolerence to your insulin, and if that happens, you will no longer be able to get rid of those sugars quickly. Diabetes is a silent preditor, so if I were you, I would simply watch the amount of sugar consumed and find out what the healthy amount of carbs and sugar are consumable for someone your age and weight and height. Moderation is always the key. Why push luck?
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I would go to the doctor asap! It could be dangerous.
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I would contact your family doctor.  I am hypoglycemic myself, but I also tend to have very low iron levels.  If you have been having sugar crashes, you need to get it checked out, and quickly.  They can lead to losses of concentration, black outs, migraines, impared vision, appearance of drunkeness, and the list goes on.  I don't want to worry you, but I want you to know that you really do need to contact your family doctor tomorrow morning.
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u should go to the hospital if u really care about ur health
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Several possibilities spring to mind.  Please read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiopathic_postprandial_syndrome\n\nhttp://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=diabetes/16859\n\nhttp://medinfo.ufl.edu/~gec/coa1/pt5tk1/slide7.html\n\nhttp://www.mayoclinic.com/health/reactive-hypoglycemia/AN00934\n\nYou need to visit your primary care physician, explain what you're experiencing and first line testing would include a fasting glucose tolerance test where you will fast for 10 to 12 hours (overnight) and then go into the lab where they will test your blood sugar, then give you a sugary drink to consume, then test again in 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 60 minutes and 2 hours after consumption of the drink to see how your body is metabolizing sugars.  At the same time they would be checking your blood pressure at each of these time increments to determine if you're excessively dropping pressure after consuming glucose/carbohydrates.\n\nPlease visit your physician for appropriate testing and possible treatment guidelines.
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Sit Down and grab a bucket or pan...go to the hospital ASAP! Soon you will be dehydrated...and will be even sicker and very weak.
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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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Drink lots of water, avoid excessive salt and sugar, exercise