Anonymous Question What to do if blood sugar gets high?!

[Anonymous Question]

I know what to do if your Blood sugar levels are low but what do you do if they get high?

 

[GrantGam]

http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Hyperglycaemia/Pages/Introduction.aspx

Grant

 

[paulliljeros]

It really depends which flavour of diabetes you have .... T1, T2 etc. Simplest way is you can do some exercise.
If you are T1, you need to know what your correction factor is (i.e. how many units of insulin reduce your blood sugars by how much, and if you know that, it is a simple calculation, but there is no black or white answer I'm afraid.
If you can give more information, like what type you are, and which and how much medication you are on, you'll hopefully get a bit more detailed answer.

 

[azure]

And if you are Type 1 you may want to avoid vigorous exercise if your BS is over 13. That's what my DSN told me. She said to wait till under 12 ideally.

I don't know if that applies if you're another type, but you could ask your doctor or nurse just to be sure.

 

[Kristin251]

For me now as a type 1 all forms of exercise is out unless I took a correction dose and took a SLOW walk

As a type 2, a slow to moderate walk worked better than a brisk walk or running. After you heart rate gets to a certain point you will release adrenaline and cortisol which could raise your bs.

 

[Winnie53]

If you're a type 2, like me - (I should add here that I don't take medication)...

I begin fixing a breakfast that includes healthy protein, fat, and low carb vegetables as soon as I get up to avoid the unwanted "liver dump" of glucose into my bloodstream in the morning.

Delaying eating for up to 5 hours sometimes is helpful (when blood glucose levels are unusually high). This is easier to do on the low carbohydrate diet, and more possible on days off than work days, of course.

Walking an hour and a half after a meal, even if only for 1 mile is the most helpful of all the strategies I use. If a blood glucose level is unusually high, I need to walk 2 miles.

When my blood glucose levels start trending up, I'm more careful about what I eat until they trend back down and I maintain lower readings for a few days. But this isn't always possible due to work and stress. I do what I can when I can.

Fasting 12 hours between dinner and breakfast most days helps too - (I try not to eat 3 hours before bed; if I really need a snack, ten green olives with pimentos removed usually does the trick).

Testing a minimum of 2 hours post each meal keeps me aware of what's happening with my body. I don't know how anyone managed their blood glucose levels prior to having access to glucose meters.

 

[azure]

@Anonymous Question It would really help if we knew what type you were and if you were on any meds.