Can blood sugar levels affect...?
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Your brain runs on glucose, and for this reason, your blood sugar levels are directly tied to your mental functioning. If you blood sugar is too high, that means that you lack the insulin needed to get it into the cells, the cells are starving even though they are surrounded by food. You tend to get lethargic, lose concentration and mental agility. Eventually you go into a diabetic ketoacidotic coma and die.\nThe opposite is also true. If you have insufficient blood sugar, and you have enough insulin, you still get dopey, but a whole lot faster, and it's a whole lot more dangerous. A hypoglycemic coma can come on in a few minutes and kill you just as quick.\nHowever, sugar is generally not tied to mood, or emotion. If someone has extreme mood swings, it's probably due more to neurotransmitters like dopamine and seretonin. What you are describing is called bipolar disorder or manic-depressive disorder, or could also be mood disorder.
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When blood sugar drops too low, like lower than 65mg/dL, your brain isn't getting the sugar it needs to produce the energy required for proper nervous function.  In essence, your brain is starving, so it goes a little crazy - such as irritability, forgetfulness, disorientation, and other symptoms mentioned by the good people above me. This doesn't just happen to diabetics - it'll happen to anyone who lets their sugar drop too low.
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well this all depends on what you ate ....\nThe American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommends that you keep your blood sugar levels at:\n\n80 mg/dL to 120 mg/dL before meals and 100 mg/dL to 140 mg/dL at bedtime when using a blood sample drawn from a vein (a whole-blood sample).\n90 mg/dL to 130 mg/dL before meals and 110 mg/dL to 150 mg/dL at bedtime when using a blood sample drawn from a fingertip (plasma blood sample).\n\nLess than 180 mg/dL one to two hours after meals.\n\nThe ADA also recommends a hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) target level of less than 7%. Some people may be able to achieve an even lower level of less than 6%.1 The lower the A1c, the lower the rate of complications. HbA1c is a measure of how well blood sugar levels have remained within a safe range over the previous 2 to 3 months. Keeping blood glucose levels less than 180 mg/dL after meals may help in achieving a hemoglobin A1c of less than 7%.
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if you value your health..see a doctor. I suspect it's related to your sugar level.
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70 -100 are normal fasting blood sugar levels.  They can go a little higher after eating.\n\nYour reading was normal.
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Most likely, yes! The high level of glucose draws water into the urine dehydrating you (thirst). It also affects the brain (tired). \n\nGood news - As your sugars remain in the normal range, you will feel better.\nBad news - Can be difficult at times.\n\nNote: If you check your sugars, and they are usually normal, and your HbA1c is good (3 month avg of sugars), and you feel tired and thirsty again, it is still possible to have other conditions. Bottom line, if you don't think it's the Diabetes causing something in particular, tell your doc.
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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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High blood-sugar over time can lead to complications, like neuropathy, blindness, kidney failure, and death, so it is important to control blood-sugar to prevent this from happening. Temperature has very little to do with diabetes, except that fever sometimes indicates an infection, which would be more dangerous for diabetics than everyone else.
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There is a possibility of having high blood sugar content periodically without being diabetic... however, it is a tricky tricky thing to deal with.  \n\nIf you have a high sugar count, keep testing.  Check for other signs and symptoms of diabetes.  Visit your doctor regularly.  It's very understandable that nobody wants to have diabetes.... but it is better to know than leave it untreated.\n\nI would recommend visiting some sites with diabetes symptoms for monitoring purposes.. although please don't just stick with that.  Ensure you visit a doctor.. often if need be..  \n\nI have a *strong* family history of diabetes with effects ranging from organ failure to amputation.  Sometimes, simply taking one pill, or a few other minor inconveniences can prevent these horrible effects..  \n\nJust be careful..  people care about you, and want to ensure that you will be safe.   *hugs*
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The presence of sugar in your urine is a classic sign of diabetes.  But since you asked this question in the diabetes section, you probably already know this, neh?\n\nYou see, normally when you eat something it's broken down into a bunch of sugars and other stuff in your blood.  Your pancreas then spits out insulin which lets your cells absorb the sugar.  If for some reason you don't have enough insulin in your blood, the sugars just pass through your system and end up in your urine.\n\nIf this is proven to be the case with you, you'd have type 2 diabetes.  Most diabetes cases are actually 'type 2'.  Catching it early can help A LOT.  If it's mild enough, you may only have to change your diet slightly.  But even if it's severe, it's MUCH better to have it treated than to progress on to the real nasty side effects at the end.\n\nOr it may be a false positive on a test.  I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!  (  :
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My step brother is diabetic as was my step father - who incidently died at age 38 years old due to complications from diabetes and his kidney transplant.\n\nI'm not saying that to scare you -I'm saying it because when your sugar level swings up and down - 480, then 40, then 320, then 85..ALL the time - this does damage to the renal veins in the eys and kidneys.\n\nHe MUST not only get his sugar down (which can ONLY be brought down by the correct amount of insulin and NOT food or water - but by insulin prescribed in dosage amounts for him and his body weight.) but he has to CONTROL it.  It can NOT swing like that! Dangerous - can cause strokes, heart attacks, internal organ damages.\n\nThe question is - what did he eat that put him over the edge? Sweets? Alcohol? just even a big sandwich? does he have the flu? Alot of things can affect sugar.\n\nHe DOES need to call his doctor immediately and schedule an evaluation of diet and medication to see what the right combination is for him.\n\nMy step bro uses the insulin pump with great sucess -he's one that never took care of his sugar either -with it swinging up and down - now with the pump he is better managing his diabetes - althoug he still doesn't follow the correct diet that he should - and I'm not saying it is easy to do that. I have 10lbs to lose and I can't even do that right - its HARD!! But..its IMPORTANT and diabetics can live very healthy energetic lives and grow to old age if they work cooperatively with their doctor.\n\nYou also - MUST check on him -if his sugar is out of whack so that he's not passing out and no one finds him alone..My stepuncles wife (my stepaunt if you will) her brothers died within 2 months of each other. 34 and 37 years old - both had unregulated diabetes. Both were home ALONE and had bad reactions - and no one knew. it was horrifically sad.\n\nAgain I'm not saying this to upset you -but its a serious disease that needs to be monitored. Call your friend and have him get someone over there to sit with him.\n\nAnd lastly - please forgive me for saying this - but his diabetic problems can not be something you make yourself sick over -HE HAS TO DO IT FOR HIMSELF. And yes - as his friend you should encourage that he get the help he needs. We all suffered so much guilt when my stepfather died - but know what? I miss him, I love him, he was amazing - but he did it to himself...he started smoking after his kidney transplant again...he didn't exercise, he didn't watch his diet - and we lost him- its been 11 years and I still cry.\n\nForward this information to your friend and tell him he can do it!! I know he can and he'll feel so much better once he does!
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It depends on how your body reacts to the introduction of glucose to your body.  If your insulin levels are excessively high, it may use up the glucose more quickly than a person with a normal level of insulin; this would, in essence drop your glucose to lower than the fasting level. This can be an early indicator of diabetic risk.
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Theoretically if your blood sugar IS higher than 126 mg/dl before breakfast, it should be measured again and if it still is higher than 126 mg/dl then diabetes CAN be diagnosed... did your doctor measure your blood sugar before breakfast more than once? if he didn't then you should insist on him ordering the labs again because you MIGHT have the disease.\nHope you found this useful.\n\nYou should check out this link: http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp
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check your sugar level or conslt a doctor
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Have your blood tested for blood sugar level..etc, doctor will let you know
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Blood sugar tests measure how well your body is processing sugar. The results of the tests indicate whether you might have an underlying disease or condition.\n\nClick on the tabs to the left to find out what these tests are, what's normal and what levels suggest you may have prediabetes or diabetes.\n\nFasting blood sugar\n\nWhat is a fasting blood sugar test?\nA fasting blood sugar test measures the amount of sugar (glucose) in your blood after you fast for eight hours.\n\nWhat's normal?\nYour fasting blood sugar is normal if it's 70 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL), or 3.88 millimoles per liter (mmol/L), to 100 mg/dL (5.55 mmol/L). \n\nWhat level suggests prediabetes?\nIf your fasting blood sugar is 100 mg/dL (5.55 mmol/L) to 125 mg/dL (6.94 mmol/L),  you may have prediabetes.\n\nWhat level suggests type 1 or type 2 diabetes?\nA fasting blood sugar value by itself doesn't help distinguish between type 1 and type 2 diabetes. But a fasting blood glucose of 126 mg/dL (7.00 mmol/L) or higher is consistent with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes when accompanied by classic symptoms of diabetes — increased thirst or hunger, frequent urination, weight loss or blurred vision. Your doctor may repeat this and other tests on a different day to confirm the diagnosis.\n\nRandom blood sugar\n\nWhat is a random blood sugar test?\nThis test measures your blood sugar without considering the last time you ate a meal, snack or beverage containing calories.\n\nWhat's normal?\nIf your random blood sugar is less than 100 mg/dL (5.55 mmol/L), it's normal.\n\nWhat level suggests prediabetes?\nIf your random blood sugar is greater than 100 mg/dL (5.55 mmol/L) but less than 199 mg/dL (11.05 mmol/L), you may have prediabetes.\n\nWhat level suggests type 1 or type 2 diabetes?\nA blood glucose of 200 mg/dL (11.11 mmol/L) or higher suggests you have either type 1 or type 2 diabetes.\n\n2-hour glucose tolerance test\n\nWhat is a 2-hour glucose tolerance test?\nA glucose tolerance test measures your body's response to sugar. You drink a liquid containing sugar and then have blood withdrawn from a vein in your arm two hours later.\n\nWhat's normal?\nA normal level is less than 140 mg/dL (7.77 mmol/L).\n\nWhat level suggests prediabetes?\nIf your two-hour glucose tolerance is 140 mg/dL (7.77 mmol/L) to 199 mg/dL (11.05 mmol/L), you may have prediabetes.\n\nWhat level suggests type 1 or type 2 diabetes?\nA blood sugar of 200 mg/dL (11.11 mmol/L) or higher two hours after you drink the sugar solution indicates you may have type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Your doctor may repeat this and other tests to confirm a diagnosis.\n\nGlycated hemoglobin test\n\nWhat is a glycated hemoglobin test?\nA glycated hemoglobin test, also called a glycosylated hemoglobin test or hemoglobin A1C test, reflects your average blood sugar level for the two- to three-month period before the test. This test isn't used for diagnosis of prediabetes or diabetes. Instead, your doctor uses it to determine how well you're managing your blood sugar if you have diabetes.\n\nWhat's normal?\nThe normal range at Mayo Clinic is 4 percent to 6 percent. But this range will vary from lab to lab. Normal standards haven't been established for this test.
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The gum has sweeteners in it instead of the sugar, so yes it is said to affect the results. Its best to have this tests in the morning, so you can fast over night.