high blood sugar

Hi .My husbands blood sugar was good after his amputation in September until after Christmas .His blood sugar went to 9 in a morning gradually to 18 , increasing by. 1 every week. The Hba1c came back at 71 in March. He was on metformin and gliclazide 80 mg bd. He is now on gliclazide 120 mg bd...

Hi Haven't posted in a while. I have gone onto insulin novorapid 10 units. Still on metformin and gliclazide and sitagliptin. - past few weeks i have stayed in high Morning 13-14mmol and after meals 20-25mmol, with my medication and exercise im not coming down anymore. Spoken with DN and she...

Hi, I am losing weight and its probably because my blood sugar are high, I have called 111 and they told me that if you're on insulin then you need to inject and recheck your levels, which I did and I was still high, then I was told the dr would call, and the dr called and told me that I will be...

Hey guys, newbie here and it's my birthday so be nice. Not diagnosed but have worried about diabetes for a while as have had random symptoms for a while and runs in families. Last few days I been getting dehydrated and noticed im constantly thirsty. The thing with this is I'm usually bad for...

Hi, I'm 27 years old and I've been a type 1 diabetic since I was 16. I started off great and was super strick with my blood sugars but unfortunately denial kicked in and I slowly lost control of it all. I have struggled with mental health on and off through the years and my biggest fear is...

Hello there, My name is Leah, I just turned 28. Weight 197, height 5'7, family history of type 2 diabetes. currently losing weight (about 1lb per week) and exercise about 20 minutes each day primarily sedentary besides that, but I'm working on it. I live in the U.S. so excuse my imperial...

Hi everyone, I've been going high after set changes for some time now and I'm still trying to find ways to fix this issue. I'm on a 640G with Mio Advance sets. I recently changed from Mio to Advance but it hasn't helped the problem. To combat the post-set highs, I've been doing an extra bolus...

I have type one diabetes, insulin-dependent for the last 19 years. I am on an insulin pen (had a pump whilst I was a teenager). Usually, my control is pretty good. I have started using the mysugr app which has helped even more. But sometimes it recommends too much or too little insulin which I...

Hello :) Im trying out the Keto diet thing. Basically cutting back on carbs to take less insulin so I can manage my blood levels better. Problem is im struggling at breakfast. For my breakfast I either have 2 slices of toast with a bit of nutella (Works out at 45g altogher) so I would take 5...

Hiya, Suzan here, I have been a type 1 diabetic for about 8 years and havent always had the best track record with my blood sugars, but lately my body has been going completely nuts and I have no idea what to do about it! When I first became diabetic I gained 30 kilos in a year and was unable to...

Hi guys, I am becoming extremely worried I have been working in a new job (personal trainer and fitness instructor) foe the last few months. I don't get home until 10 ish so am eating my dinner around 10.30pm. I take tresiba 16 u at 8 am km the morning do fasted cardio and don't have breakfast...

Hi all, new poster but I've been T1 diabetic for 24 years - diagnosed just before my 3rd birthday. I should be a pro at this but alas, I'm not. I've done carb counting courses, grown up with the condition, heck my mum is even a diabetes specialist nurse! But I've had high hbA1c results since my...

I have been a type 1 diabetic for 9 years now. I have always had a semi-good control with this past year having had my Hba1c in the 50s. However as I finished uni (end of May) and went to find a job which I am due to start in a week my blood sugar has gone out of control. I stopped eating any...

my girlfriend is here and shes basically been asleep all day execpt when i brought her eggs in a tortilla with cheese and 1 bacon strip and 1/2 a dr pepper with ice. she started that time of month earlier and was feelin bad but we just chaulked it up to that time of month. now shes thrown up all...

Hi people, I have one stupid question: if the blood sugar is more than 15 for like 3-4 Hrs should one go to the hospital or try to "correct" it at home? Sometimes correction takes time, it does not work immediately and/or sometimes the cannula has to be changed. When is the turning point when...

Hi, I've been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes for a little over a year now but have had extremely poor management for a while now. I believe my HbA is <12 and I constantly find myself letting my blood sugars getting above 20mm/L :/// This Wednesday I am booked into a septoplasty (my nose) with...

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Hi, I was wondering if I could receive advice as to whether or not this is worth discussing with my GP and whether anyone else has been in a similar situation. :) For my whole life my BG has been within normal ranges, a bit on the low side (slightly below 4) in the mornings. My fasting and...

So the past few days I've had some higher than normal blood sugars. I use my normal correction ratio however due to the ketones that I had my blood sugars won't drop down to desired levels. So I was wondering how others would counter this? Would you give extra insulin or would you do more...

Hi there - I've been on a pump for about 18 months and love it! I've always been able to keep my insulin requirements down a bit by following a low carb diet, but the past 6 months have had trouble sticking to this (lots of life issues etc) so my control hasn't been great. I met with the...