Question 1

what do i  do about high blood sugar levels?

Accepted Answer

Call your doctor: If you haven't been diagnosed with diabetes, elevated blood sugars could mean that you need treatment for this condition. If you've already been diagnosed, high blood sugars indicate poor control, and may require a medication adjustment or diet changes. Either way, your doctor can do testing and give advice about what your next step should be.

Question 2

how can high blood sugar levels affect the body?

Accepted Answer

Diabetes: Glucose molecules precipitate out on to protein molecules changing how they work. If enough of the glucose gums up the protein network these processes stop all together and the tissue dies.

Question 3

how can high blood sugar levels affect your health?

Accepted Answer

Blood sugar levels: High blood sugar levels means Diabetes. If you have not seen a doctor about this please do so immediately. If you have seen your doctor and are told your sugar levels are OK you can relax. If you are told your sugar us high you need to follow your doctor's advice.

Question 4

what could very high blood sugar levels do to my body?

Accepted Answer

Very harmful: Can hurt all organs of your body, your heart, eyes, kidneys, blood vessels and end up with heart attacks, strokes, blindness, kidney failure and loss of limbs and terrible sores form non-healing wounds.  That is why it is so important to control blood sugars in diabetes.

Question 5

what are the ways that people lower high blood sugar levels?

Accepted Answer

Combination: Of diet, exercise, weight loss, education, good medical advice, elimination of risk factors, hydration, and whatever medication your doctor prescribes. Good luck.

Question 6

can you let me know how many years etc would it take before high blood sugar levels cause damage.?

Accepted Answer

How high, how long?: If you're just pre-diabetic could be years--but high blood sugars lead to blood vessel and nerve changes that can cause early strokes, heart attacks, blindness so you really need to know a lot more.
   If death is damage untreated juvenile diabetics can die in a diabetic coma in a few hours. Rarely older ones die in hyperosmolar coma in a few hours as well.

Question 7

is having high blood sugar levels a sign of diabetes?

Accepted Answer

Yes : If you are running consistently high blood sugars (>100-110), then you are at the very least on the verge of diabetes. 
High sugars are caused by either not enough Insulin (type 1 diabetes) or not being able to properly use Insulin (type 2 diabetes).

Question 8

why and how would individual have high blood sugar levels and also be in a state of ketosis?

Accepted Answer

This is common: Ignore what you're read on the internet, especially about "magic" diets. This is probably diabetic ketoacidosis and it's common. A patient with ketosis from an Aspirin overdose or some other cause may also run a high glucose level from the stress.

Question 9

why is the most common symptoms for hyperglyemic (high blood sugar levels) thirst and frequent urintation?

Accepted Answer

Hyperglycemia: Hyperglycemia causes dehydration. While the kidney tries to excrete all the excess glucose, one loses water as well. Essentially one experiences a diuresis (causing increased urination) which leads to dehydration (thirst).

Question 10

does high blood sugar levels cause nausea everyday?

Accepted Answer

Nausea can be: Caused by high blood sugar. See your physician if this is happening to you.

Get Virtual Care

For Businesses

About Us

HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients

Doctor answers about:

How high is too high for blood sugar levels

A member asked:

What do i do about high blood sugar levels?

A member asked:

How can high blood sugar levels affect the body?

A member asked:

How can high blood sugar levels affect your health?

A member asked:

What could very high blood sugar levels do to my body?

A member asked:

What are the ways that people lower high blood sugar levels?

A member asked:

Can you let me know how many years etc would it take before high blood sugar levels cause damage.?

A member asked:

Is having high blood sugar levels a sign of diabetes?

A member asked:

Why and how would individual have high blood sugar levels and also be in a state of ketosis?

A member asked:

Why is the most common symptoms for hyperglyemic (high blood sugar levels) thirst and frequent urintation?

A member asked:

Does high blood sugar levels cause nausea everyday?

HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients

Telemedicine

Primary Care

Manage Your Conditions

Women's Health

Children's Health

Men's Health

Senior Health

Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle

Sexual Health

Mental & Behavioral Health

Travel Medicine

Urgent Care

Didn't find what you're looking for?

More of what we treat

Allergies

Antibiotics

Asthma

High Blood Pressure

Prescriptions

Type 2 Diabetes

For Businesses

Company

Health Content

Join Us

Download HealthTap

Questions?