Question 1

can high blood sugar cause muscle pain?

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Indirectly: Prolonged exposure to high blood glucose can mostly cause nerve damage. One type is peripheral neuropathy which can cause numbness and tingling (painful), another is focal neuropathy which affects specific nerves. There are other types as well. Patients with high blood sugar also are at increased risk of developing tendonitis/bursitis/joint pain. These could indirectly cause muscle pain.

Question 2

could a high blood sugar level cause muscle tension?

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No: It does not cause muscle tension

Question 3

would high blood sugar make your muscles stiff?

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Stiff muscles: And cramps are most likely do to excess levels of lactic acid, from anaerobic (non-oxygen) dependent metabolism.  Diabetes results in inadequate sugar transport intracellualrly if proper transport does not result from lack of insulin. So, it's not the blood sugar itself, but the intracellular blood sugar that allows for aerobic metabolism.

Question 4

can loss of height be due to loss of energy resiliency in the disc spaces. or loss of water, high blood sugar, loss muscle spasticity after psych meds?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely: All the things you suggest as causes are a) unlikely to be the cause of loss of height, and b) extremely unlikely to be caused by psych meds.

Question 5

can high blood sugar cause diabetes?

Accepted Answer

Diabetes: Diabetes causes high blood sugar.Having a high blood sugar is diagnostic, in general, for diabetes.

Question 6

is it possible for high blood sugar to cause headaches?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Headache is a common complaint.

Question 7

what to do if i have high blood sugar cause miscarriage?

Accepted Answer

Control sugar level: Before you even get pregnant, you must have good control of your diabetes. Uncontrolled Diabetes is associated with increased birth defects and a high risk pregnancy with increased miscarriages and other risks. Best of Luck!

Question 8

will my high blood sugar cause eczema rashes?

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No: You can become more susceptible to skin infections such as staph, fungus, or candida.There are other rashes which are more common in diabetics such as granule a annulare, necrobiosis , and a leromyxedema. These are uncommon but do occur associated with diabetes.

Question 9

how do high blood sugar cause potassium depletion?

Accepted Answer

Sugar and potassium: Insulin is required for potassium (k) to enter the cells along with glucose (g). If one has high g levels, there is a shortage of effective insulin. K stays in the blood, out of the cells, and it is eliminated in the urine, by an osmotic diuresis due to the high g level. Once g levels are controlled, with insulin, both g and k go into the cells of the body and the osmotic diuresis is  ended.

Question 10

can high blood sugar cause high blood pressure?

Accepted Answer

Blood sugar: Chronic elevated blood sugar generally means diabetes. Diabetes causes kidney disease and resulting high bp.

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