Question 1

how much time is taken by a 83 year old person to recover from aspiration pneumonia,having 2 stroke in history,temporary high blood sugar and high bp.

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Take good care: This is a tough question to answer without actually seeing you. What I suggest is be sure to follow up with your doctor, take your medication and report anything unusual to him or her. Also, if you are home do you have good care? Family or friends? At your age your doctor could arrange home health. Be sure to eat healthy.

Question 2

suggest a best advice/treatment for a 83 year old patient having aspiration pneumonia,history of two strokes, temporary high blood sugar and high bp?

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Difficult problem: one might consider sleeping elevated. The history of strokes means a possible problem swallowing in which case a gastrostomy feeding tube may be the last resort. A modified barium swallow with speech pathology may provide more answers. Good luck

Question 3

is temporary blurred vision associated with really high blood sugar?

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Yep!: It swells the lens of your eye, changing the prescription temporarily.

Question 4

why is high blood sugar bad?

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Complications: In a diabetic a high blood sugar on a short time basis is a signal to change your treatment regimen.  If it remains high on a steadier basis it will promote the development of the complications in the eyes, kidneys, circulation, heart, etc.  High blood sugar by itself is detrimental to many of the body's organs and makes the diabetes more difficult to treat.

Question 5

ways to reduce high blood sugar?

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Dietician: It boils down to avoiding concentrated sweets like candy,pastry,soda,etc and reducing starches like bread,pasta,rice,pizza,etc. Your best move would be to visit a dietician to determine your ideal weight and the proper diet with the appropriate amount of daily calories. Usually this can be accomplished in one visit with brief followup.

Question 6

how to control my high blood sugar?

Accepted Answer

Many ways: Control and limit calorie intake. Diabetic cookbooks will help to guide you here. Avoid alcohol. Exercise regularly. Keep a normal weight - if necessary, lose weight. If your sugars are high, take medications (metformin, actos, bydureon, (exenatide) insulin) as indicated.

Question 7

what do you do for high blood sugar?

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High blood sugar: Most people with this are adults and the vast majority of those are also obese or overweight and may note diabetes in family members.  Therefore, losing weight (diet/exercise/proper sleep) is fundamental.  If sugars remain high, there are various classes of medications that will correct the problem.

Question 8

what are symptoms of high blood sugar?

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Depends: Hi. Symptoms of high blood sugar really depend on how long it's been high. Acutely, no symptoms. Anything more than a few hours and increasing with longer times, symptoms include increased thirst and urination, fatigue, mental fogginess, blurred vision, and others.

Question 9

is 245 considered to be high blood sugar?

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Yes, : Very high. You know that you have diabetes, but it is quite out of control. You should check blood for yourself and see the doctor so that u should not spike to that high levels. Also,  keep blood pressure under control too ( you should check it  as you hopefully check your blood sugar) and if you are overweight try to do everything possible to shed some pound. Good luck!

Question 10

what are the effects of high blood sugar?

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Several: Hi. The principle effects of hyperglycemia are dehydration and electrolyte abnormalities. Ketoacidosis is NOT an attendant phenomenon unless a sufficient degree of insulin deficiency is present. Hyperglycemia does not beget ketoacodosis - a sufficient degree of insulin deficiency does. If high enough or comorbid illnesses are present, hospitalization may be necessary; usually not, however.

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