I got back from A&E as my sugar levels were high (around 15mmol) and I kept getting the alarm on my CGM so thought I should get checked out. They tested my blood, said it was around the 12 mark and lowering and said i had no ketones and sent me home. However, since coming back hme I've had the alarm go off again a couple of times - it's jumped to 14.2 just as I type and I haven't eaten anything for over 12 hours. Does anyone know what is causing these weird spikes? I'm terrified I'll go into DK again.
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First, try not to worry. Your readings can go high without eating if you have had some stress, for instance visiting A&E. If you follow the advice you have had from the hospital diabetes specialist nurses, your readings will come down within a couple of hours.
Perhaps you were given ketone sticks to use at home? Those are useful if your readings stay high for several hours, despite correction injections.
Just as an example that occasional high readings do not cause harm, my pump malfunctioned on Friday, and I was not getting insulin from the pump for several hours. As a result, my blood glucose readings climbed to over 20. It took over three hours for my readings to come back down within the 'range', even with correction insulin from a pen.
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You're newly diagnosed and it takes time to find the right insulin doses. The correct dose changes over time as well.
Have you had guidance on how to adjust your doses, both basal and bolus, and on how to do corrections?
Can you contact your diabetes nurse romorrow to ask about adjusting your doses?
Thanks very much. I took another bolus dose this morning and they finally came down to normal but I have had no contact from a diabetes nurse so am going to get my GP's surgery on the case. I've been sent home only 6 weeks ago really with instructions to do 14 units of Lantus long lasting and 4 units of Novorapid insulin per meal. I've been eating low carb until recently when my Mum had a fall a fortnight ago so was looking after her and levels started to go up due the stress. Then probably over-ate a bit and didn't eat all the right things and just tried to correct which didn't work yesterday. Lesson leanred I guess but would be so useful to get a diabetes nurse on the case. The lovely doctor in A&E has written to my GP asking for it - would help so much as I am terrified of ending up in DK which is how I got diagnosed out of the blue in the first place.
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In addition to suggestions already given, it is worth noting that your blood sugar may rise due to germs and viruses. Sometimes you might have days of exemplary readings and then find an alarmingly high one. Even though no symptoms are present, your immune system could be fighting off germs. This can raise blood sugar readings for more than a day.
