A member asked:

What does it mean when glucose levels fluctuate from 65 to as high as 146 in 18 hrs, accompanied by fatigue and up to 6 meals per day, and dehydration?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Jack Rubin answered

Varying glucose: See a doctor to find out if you have diabetes by having your hemoglobin a1c checked. You should do this as quickly as possible. You also need to have a complete chemistry panel and a CBC to see if you are not anemic or have low levels of potassium in your blood. Good luck.

Answered 6/10/2014

5.2k views

Thank

More of what we treat

Allergies

Antibiotics

Asthma

High Blood Pressure

Prescriptions

Type 2 Diabetes

Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.

Get Virtual Care

For Businesses

About Us

HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients

A member asked:

What does it mean when glucose levels fluctuate from 65 to as high as 146 in 18 hrs, accompanied by fatigue and up to 6 meals per day, and dehydration?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Jack Rubin answered

Related Questions

A member asked:

Why am I struggling to keep my glucose levels within range? My glucose spikes even with low carb meals but my levels will also drop really bad. T1 diabetes for almost 3 years I have never struggled like this before. Hba1c under 6.

A member asked:

I am experiencing moderate headache of sudden onset, lasting < 1 hour, on front, left, right, that gets worse with bending forward, changes in sleep pattern, sneeze or cough, being tired, being at high altitude, skipping meals, and with a stinging or burn

A member asked:

Diagnosed with pvc. Last night had sinking feeling with elevated heart rate when trying to sleep. Was tired and had a large meal. ?

A member asked:

Lightheaded during low level exercise. Glucose normal. Echo, ecg, nuclear stress normal. I have BVVP and POTS, what can cause this? , not dehydration.

A member asked:

Started taking 5mg prednisolone once a day. Felt dizzy and ran blood test 1 hour after meal every lab normal except Glucose level 165.Stop prednisone?

Sponsored Content

People also searched for:

I am getting sweating, feeling of passing out has little to do with timing around meals. Woke to this last night and had candy. Happens before or after meals. Blood glucose 50 when I have checked it. Not diabetic. Recent weight gain, extreme fatigue

Im 18 years old and went to the hospital 4-5 days ago for Blurry vision, Headache on one side of head, Fatigue and Brain fog. I found out I was severely dehydrated, they gave me 2 bags of glucose but Ive still been feeling same.. im very scared?

Im 49 with high blood pressure, checked my glucose level before meal and was 6.4. Is my reading high? Should I need to see my GP?

Is prediabetes confirmed with a fasting glucose over 6.0 mmol or do you need a high 2 hour post meal number in addition to confirm?

Fasting glucose/sugar levels high(100) in the morning and gets normal in the day (110-120 - 1 hr after meals) in pregnancy (35 weeks).

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?