what do i do?

Hi, if I remember correctly, dangerously high that you would need to go to hospital for is over 20mmol. You could give NHS Direct a call and ask them.

The "H1" will flash if your BG goes over a certain number that your meter has been set at to warn you that you have gone above this level. If you check your meters settings, you'll find a setting for "L1". There might also be an "H2" and an "L2" setting as well. The two "Hi" settings might be set at 8 and 9, these are to warn you that you are above the normal range. The "L1" and "L2" settings might be something like 3.9 and 2.??. First is to show you that you are hypo and the second that you are dangerously low. You can change these setting to the levels you want but probably best to leave them at default settings

If you have an Accu-Chec meter anything above 33.3 mmol will show as "E1". There is another for being dangerously too low but I can't remember what that warning sign is, you can look them up in the booklet you got with your meter. If you get these dangerously high or low warnings you need to go to A&E immediately.

Danny are you being sick, have a headache, breathing problems or anything with the high readings? Did the hospital check you for ketones?

Danny-Random said:

Ps I have a bayer contour the ones advertised on the give away on this site

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Don't know much about the Contour I'm afraid but it depends on what "h1" is set at. If, for instance, "h1" is set at 8 then it will flash at readings anything above this number.

Personally, if I get a reading anything above 20mmol I would either call NHS direct or go to A&E straight away.

If you are hypo then you need to eat drink something sugary/carbs to raise your BG level but don't eat/drink too much or you will go too high. Check your BG after eating/drinking and if needed eat/drink a little more until you reach a normal level.

What is your daily diet like, what do you eat? If you eat a lot of carbs your BG will go very high so what you need to do is check after each meal and try and find out what you can eat without going high.

Danny as Viv said on your other thread if this happens again just keep going to A&E. I had DKA just before christmas and had very similar symptoms to yours. I was not getting any lows though and had pneumonia as well. I phoned NHS Direct, the nurse listened to me for about 2 minutes and as i was having breathing difficulties etc etc called an ambulance for me.

Keep drinking plenty of water, Danny, 'cos it helps flush the high sugars out of your system. If in any doubt AT ALL go back to A&E

Viv 8)

I once ate a 99 ice-cream complete with chocolate flake and ended up at 3.3, 2 hours later! My BG is generally pretty stable and well within guidelines, and now that I think about it, that was the lowest I've ever been!

I've never had swings like yours, though. Hang on in there, Danny - in your place I'd probably be camped in A&E until I got to see that consultant/specialist.

Viv 8)