Extremely high blood sugar

[Sugarglider]

Over the past couple of weeks I have been feeling unwell, very tired excessive thirst and constantly hungry. I'm type 2 so don't get my blood tested very regulary. And I'm currently waiting in test results back from blood tests done last week. I was worried enough to buy a monitor and my readings have been consistently over 19mmol and earlier tonight hit 26.4 mmol. Contacted my GP surgery with my first few high reads but felt I wasn't being listened to and just got told to wait for blood results. It took the nurse 3 separate attempts to get blood out me as my blood seems on the thick side. I'm really worried and looking for advice

 

[Mike d]

You should be feeling unwell with readings like that. How long have you been T2 and if so, were these jumps sudden? What medicines are you on? Diet? 26 is borderline dangerous and it needs attention like now.

 

[Sugarglider]

I've been type 2 for around 10 years (it runs in the family) but I've only noticed the problem in the past 2-3 weeks I take 25mg Alogliptin and 300mg Canagliflozin daily. As I said above I contacted my Dr and they couldn't have been less interested if they tried. Also having problems with high iron levels have developed painful joints and I may have non alcoholic fatty liver disease, not confirmed yet

 

[Mike d]

I think it's gone beyond your GP to be honest. You shouldn't be ignored when you're in that condition.

A&E ??

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[Goonergal]

@Sugarglider

I agree with Mike. Please call 111 for advice. You shouldn’t be sitting at those levels and your GP shouldn’t be fobbing you off.

 

[Daibell]

Hi. I agree. Call 111 and plan to go to A&E. Your GP is being irresponsible. In the meantime have plenty of water and keep the carbs down.

 

[Sarah69]

You should be feeling unwell with readings like that. How long have you been T2 and if so, were these jumps sudden? What medicines are you on? Diet? 26 is borderline dangerous and it needs attention like now.

Why should she be feeling unwell?

 

[KK123]

Why should she be feeling unwell?

I think it's because of the extremely high glucose levels? At 26mmol you have around 5 times the amount of glucose in your system. That's not to say everyone will feel the impact of those levels but the OP clearly is and it is not surprising.

 

[Jaylee]

Why should she be feeling unwell?

With reading that high.
One can also be moving into ketoacidosis territory.. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/diabetic-ketoacidosis/

Not to be confused with "Nutritional ketosis" associated with normal BGs & diet.

 

[Mike d]

Why should she be feeling unwell?

Try out 26.4 and come back to me

 

[Sarah69]

Try out 26.4 and come back to me

I’ve been higher than that and felt absolutely normal, only because I tested at the time I knew it was high. I don’t get any symptoms, don’t feel any different.

 

[nutribolt]

I’ve been higher than that and felt absolutely normal

That's not normal then and a bit worrying given how dangerous it can be to have that high BG.... the fact that I was diagnosed back in the day was actually because of extremely high sugar level and it was 22 at the time... I had shivering, chills, headache and just overall uneasy feeling... I remember my boss was so worried looking at me that he told me to book an appointment with the GP right away... that was my body not just telling me something is not right but literally pressing the fire alarm button and that is what we should expect from our body. Not having these signals is dangerous... having these signals is good news and may very well be the difference between life and death in my opinion.

 

[Mike d]

I’ve been higher than that and felt absolutely normal, only because I tested at the time I knew it was high. I don’t get any symptoms, don’t feel any different.

It's a Ripley's believe it or not question.

 

[Andydragon]

It's a Ripley's believe it or not question.

Given the high prevalence of undiagnosed diabetics it’s probably not a surprise long term high bloods don’t always present with symptoms. Or it’s in hindsight you realise it’s different

the levels quoted are very high though, I’d probably be the most obnoxious person in the planet. But humans are interesting, we all present and detect things differently

@Sugarlisa did you get any support? Unfortunately with covid some doctors are less supportive than they could be

 

[Andydragon]

"Very high" when by her admission it's been higher than 26.4? It's in a league of its own .... .

Not disagreeing, it is a reading that needs intervention and for many of us would have some significant side effects. Just thinking how we are all different and our symptoms are so variable. My father would get readings that high, not pleasant and I wanted to check in to see if the support was forthcoming

 

[Sugarlisa]

"Very high" when by her admission it's been higher than 26.4? It's in a league of its own .... .

Yes mike I got loads support with diabetes when I was going through the Covid pneumonia and Covid diabetes and diagnosed type 2 from a charge nurse on the unit and drs specialising in diabetes and now with the community team through my gp

 

[Sugarlisa]

Given the high prevalence of undiagnosed diabetics it’s probably not a surprise long term high bloods don’t always present with symptoms. Or it’s in hindsight you realise it’s different

the levels quoted are very high though, I’d probably be the most obnoxious person in the planet. But humans are interesting, we all present and detect things differently

@Sugarlisa did you get any support? Unfortunately with covid some doctors are less supportive than they could be

Yes I got loads support from been diagnosed with Covid pneumonia and Covid diabetes and finally diagnosed diabetes type 2 with support from the diabetes’s nurse who was there to help from day 1 from diagnosed to going home to be handed over to the community team

 

[Sarah69]

That's not normal then and a bit worrying given how dangerous it can be to have that high BG.... the fact that I was diagnosed back in the day was actually because of extremely high sugar level and it was 22 at the time... I had shivering, chills, headache and just overall uneasy feeling... I remember my boss was so worried looking at me that he told me to book an appointment with the GP right away... that was my body not just telling me something is not right but literally pressing the fire alarm button and that is what we should expect from our body. Not having these signals is dangerous... having these signals is good news and may very well be the difference between life and death in my opinion.

I remember a long while ago one day I’d been at the drs for a diabetic app with a nurse and I got a call later in the day from the dr asking if I was ok because my blood sugar was around 24 and I wondered why he was panicking as I was absolutely fine!
When I was diagnosed I didn’t have any of the normal symptoms that people get.