A 23-year-old member asked:
Can high blood sugar levels lead to type 2 diabetes?
2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in
Dr. James Cunnaranswered
Family Medicine 28 years experience
Yes: Extended exposure to elevated blood sugars can desensitize Insulin receptors in your body, leading to difficulty in blood sugar crossing from the blood stream into the cell. The cells then sense that blood sugars are low inside the cell, thus causing the pancreas to increase Insulin levels to normalize the sugar inside the cell. Over years, this high Insulin state leads to type 2 diabetes.
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Dr. Gregg Nishianswered
Bariatrics 23 years experience
Type 2 diabetes: High blood sugar levels are the definition of diabetes. Be it type 1 or type 2 diabetes, the result is an inability of the body to regulate blood sugar levels which results in hyperglycemia. Having high blood sugar does not cause diabetes.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Could you tell me if there is no other sign exept high blood sugar levels, can that be type 2 diabetes?
1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Aaron Neinsteinanswered
Internal Medicine 15 years experience
Yes: Yes, type 2 diabetes can be "clinically silent, " meaning you may not have any symptoms at all. The only sign that you have it may be the high blood sugar levels. This is very common! it is very important to treat the diabetes now, early on, before any symptoms or complications develop.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
What to do if I have high blood sugar and prediabetes, type 1.5 diabetes, and type 2 diabetes?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Trushar Dungaranianswered
Internal Medicine 13 years experience
See your doctor: Talk with your doctor about lifestyle and diet changes. Also talk about the need to start medications in the future.
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North Hills, CA
A 23-year-old female asked:
How can you manage my high blood sugar and make it regular when having type 2 diabetes?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
A Verified Doctoranswered
Endocrinology 52 years experience
Type 2 diabetes: Take your medication as prescribed.
Check your blood sugar just before breakfast and just before lunch.
Document your food intake and your two blood sugar levels.
If the levels are close to each but both are high you can either take more pre-breakfast medication and/or change your eating habits.
Once this is controlled do the same for breakfast and dinner.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Is having high blood sugar levels a sign of diabetes?
2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in
Dr. Michael Rothmananswered
Internal Medicine 36 years experience
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).
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Does having high blood sugar always mean diabetes?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. James Cainanswered
Nephrology and Dialysis 37 years experience
Usually: Rarely other conditions can cause hyperglycemia, they are easily ruled out. In the absence of a glucose infusion or a recent ingestion of a high sugar food high blood sugar means diabetes.
5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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