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karen&andy

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hello all new to this site my hubby has been told he has diabetes he has been on metfrmin 500mg 3 a day it was 2 till tue when the dr up it to 3 tabs my hubbys blood sugar levels are very high the highest its been is 32.2 the lowest is 24.5 its been like this for about 2 weeks now he get dizzy blurred vision and has no energy he is always falling a sleep i can be talking to him 1 min then look at him and hes a sleep can any one please help me on this thanks karen
 
Hi karen,
These levels are way too high and dangerous. I personally would take a trip to A@E. If you feel that this is too drastic then please phone NHS direct for some advice.
Most Doctors tell you to present yourself to A@E with these readings.

Catherine.
 


hi karen,
I dont want to worry you but with blood suger as high as 32.2 even the 24.5 can be dangerous.
do you know if your husabnd has any ketones in his urine?
if the increase to 3 metformin per day has not made much differnce he might need more additional medication. you need a medical proffessionals opinion I think you should phone your gp today and get an emergency appointment and if you cant get one go straight to hospital A&E.
all the best and let us know how you get on
Louise
 
hello again
my hubby has had protine in his urine for many years now not sure about ketones or is this the same we are new to all this stuff all so the dr said it takes a few weeks for the tablets to work but i dont think my hubby can go on like this always sleeping ect

ps my hubby started on the tablets 2 weeks ago when he went to see the specialist who put him on 2 tabs a day then we when to his dr on tuesday cos of the high readings then he told him to take another tablet at night and this is what he has been doing
thanks karen
 
Hi Karen,

As others have stated already, don't prolong this any further and take your husband along to the A&E department where they will bring his blood glucose back to normality. Those readings are dangerously high and need to be addressed as soon as possible.

Nigel
 
hi all not long got back from a&e andy is now a lot better after they gave him a drip of fluids bsl was 15 when he left the a&e they told him to take more tablets so now he is on 2 in the morning and 2 at night hes now resting on the sofa
thanks karen
 
y
 
HI Karen,
I hope your hubby feels better soon, good they got his BG down a bit. How old is you husband, if u don't mind me asking/
Carbsrok, I was thinking same thing, especially as those levels are so high. How do docs diagnose type-1 or 2-do you know? Is it the BG level they look at, age or other factors? Karen's husband was sent home with a BG of 15, and when I was diagnosed type-1 my BG was 17; although I presume it must have run higher than that prior to diagnosis as I was feeling deathly and showing typical symptoms for a few months. Maybe I'm being niaive, but I thought non-diabetic BG levels should be strived for whatever diabetes a person has, or is that not the case? I know my type-2 brother in law was not concerned by a random BG of 17, but I was :?
thanks
Jus
 
hello all sry ive not been well so just come on to up date you all ok the a&e said there was no ketones in his urine witch they said was a good thing my hubby was told he was t2 by his dr we are going to see the nurse on tuesday cos i still worried about him his bls is still very high still in the 20s and 30s his fingers keep going numb hes very tiered blurred vision headache im not sure wot to do next he is getting really fed up with it now
cheers karen
ps my hubby is 36 years old
 
in the meantime can u buy some ketostix, i was thought to be type 2 and ended up with plus 4 ketones and very ill,turned out i was type 1, i would ring nhs direct for advice too as this isnt good enough
 
y
 
hi there
i think he had a load of blood test done and pee test he is going back to see his nurse in the morning
so im going to ask if he could be type 1 all he wants to do is sleep his been on the sofa all day wakes up for 5 mins then hes a sleep again is there any think i need to ask the nurse tomorrow cos im very worrid about him he has only been like this for a few weeks now be for he went to see the db dr at the hospital he was ok and that was just over 2weeks ago but he was told he had db about 6m ago
 

ive just looked at the symptoms of a t1 db my hubby has 6 of the symptoms
 
Hi Karen, which 6 symptoms are they? There are some similarities with types 1 and 2 but the high numbers you are getting are usually related to type 1 (although of course type 2's also get high readings). It's a tricky business :? what are your hubby's readings now? have they dropped lower than the teens with the tablets he is taking? ie: are the tablets working?
 
y
 
ok he has 1. Excessive thirst. A regular and unusual feeling of being very thirsty
2. Unusually high levels of urination
3. Feeling tired all the time

7. Blurring of vision (caused by dryness of the eyes)
8. Unexpected cramping
9. Feeling constipated

hi CarbsRok
hubby wakes up then 5/10 mins later hes a sleep again hes been like this all day ive asked him if he want to go to the a&e he said no
 
y
 
Karen, he really does sound like he's in a bad way. I know it's not nice to have to face this but if you pop down A&E then they can have him sorted in no time once they know what they are dealing with. They shouldn't have sent him home with a BG of 15 in the first place!! To put it in persepctive for you, if I go over 14, I check for ketones and take some insulin to correct my levels as I start to worry. The numbers you are talking about are way, way too high for anyone, type 1 or 2.
 
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