Question 1

need help with high sugar level?

Accepted Answer

Rule out diabetes: If you are not diabetic already, then you should do one of two things. You should either have your physician draw a fasting sugar on you or have a random sugar checked. This will help straighten out if you are diabetic.

Question 2

is sugar level of 145 after 20 minutes of eating high?

Accepted Answer

: There are reference curves online to compare, but 145 is not high. Many factors in the food determine how fast, how high and how long it goes up: carbohydrate and protein content and digestion, for instance. A glucose tolerance test is a way to scientifically assess how your body handles glucose, avoiding confounding factors

Question 3

if sugar levels are getting border line high then what should we avoid eating?

Accepted Answer

Sugar: Sugar is a carbohydrate. Any carbohydrate you eat will be turned into sugar when digested. Avoid sweets and starches. Bread, rice, potato, pasta all are carbs. Regular sodas and fruit drinks have a lot of sugar too. Avoid alcohol which can raise your sugar.

Question 4

help please. when i test my sugar levels on my meter, what is the normal level, low, and high levels?

Accepted Answer

Let me help: From 70 to 99 mg/dl (3.9 to 5.5 mmol/l) normal fasting glucose.

From 100 to 125 mg/dl (5.6 to 6.9 mmol/l) impaired fasting glucose (pre-diabetes .
126 mg/dl (7.0 mmol/l) and above on more than one testing occasion diabetes.

Question 5

is 118 of sugar levels high at 4am?is that considered diabetes

Accepted Answer

Impaired fasting glu: A fasting glucose of 118 is not normal, but not diabetes.  It is called “impaired fasting glucose”.  Normal is 100 or less.  Diabetes is 126 or higher.  With this condition there is a high chance of progressing to diabetes.  You list fatty liver.  This is often part of the picture of insulin resistance. Diet/exercise/weight loss is the best treatment at this time. Next would be metformin.

Question 6

what would be a high level of blood sugar?

Accepted Answer

High blood sugars: Fasting sugar 100-125 is pre-diabetes and > 2-hrs after eating 140-199 is
prediabetes.

Fasting 126 and higher and > 2 hours after eating 200 and greater is diabetes.

Question 7

what is making my sugar levels so high besides diabetes?

Accepted Answer

Medications: Medications such as beta blockers, steroids, diuretics and others can cause elevated blood sugar levels.

Question 8

when a person has high sugar levels then are they also given glucose?

Accepted Answer

Generally not: They are given fluids and mediation, often insulin. If they have ketoacidosis, however, they may be given glucose and Insulin together to metabolize the ketones out of the blood stream.

Question 9

how do we know that the sugar levels in my body is high?  i am diabetic.

Accepted Answer

Monitor.: Measure finger stick blood glucose in the am at home.  Your doc will monitor your hemoglobin a1c which is a measure of your lon term control.

Question 10

what r the chances if the patient having 6 creating level with high  sugar?

Accepted Answer

Diabetic's prognosis: You have not provided enough information. What is the sex, age, race and weight of the person you are referring to? Does the person have high bp? He/she needs to see a nephrologist and have his/her kidneys evaluated as well as have a renal ultrasound. In addition blood work will have to be sent off and any hypertension present will need to be treated. If the person is obese, weight loss may help.

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