Had a heart attack in ED which ended in having a stent fitted In the hospital they were concerned the blood sugar level was increasing and advise came back to increase my insulin(insuman 25)from 20 units in the morning to 25 and the evening one to stay at 20.i came out tonight and have tested twice with it going up from 16.4 at the hospital to 23 and 25 at home. Had one stent fitted but other arteries nearly fully blocked but echo shows pumping good .Any idea what's going off and what to try The heart attack came out of the blue other than some on off short discomfort for Seven days lasting up to 20 minutes max
Hill - I'm sorry you've been having a hard time of late. I'm not an insulin user, so can't comment of those aspects of your situation, but those numbers you're seeing at the moment seem a bit high.
Undoubtedle there is the potential that your recent events - heart attack, then surgery could have raised your numbers, as your body would undoubtedly have been in a stressed situation during them, then coming home my have had a bit of an impact too.
What are your bloods sitting at now? Did the hospital suggest any strategies to adopt if your bloods went high?
Hill, if in doubt, give 111 a call for guidance, and please ensure you are drinking enough, as that can held bring the numbers back down a bit.