A 41-year-old member asked:
My blood sugar is high with fasting & insulin. why?
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Dr. David Sneidanswered
Endocrinology 43 years experience
Because: You have diabetes and are not on an appropriate regimen of diet, exercise, medication etc. Check w/your doctor or diabetes care team.
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A 38-year-old female asked:
Can someone have Normal insulin level but high blood sugar?
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Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 46 years experience
Insulin resistance: This is typical of most adult diabetics and prediabetics.
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Dr. Ed Friedlander commented
Pathology 46 years experience
Provided original answer
Thanks for your kind words. Glad to help.
Oct 10, 2017
A 30-year-old member asked:
How is your insulin related to your blood sugar?
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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Insulin lowers it: Insulin is essential for the uptake of glucose by cells from the blood. Insulin drives glucose into cells and lowers blood glucose.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Why would it be that my blood sugar is so high before dinner?
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Dr. David Sneidanswered
Endocrinology 43 years experience
Many possible: Reasons. Since i don't know what you mean by high, i'm going to assume that you're eating too much food or not taking an appropriate dose of medication. This needs to be discussed w/your doctor.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
How can you feel when your blood sugar is high?
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Dr. Sewa Leghaanswered
Medical Oncology 52 years experience
It depends: There are varying degrees of high blood sugar. When it is moderately high, you may feel fine other than some weakness etc and more frequent urination. If it is very high it can lead to a condition called diabetic ketoacidosis where can cause dehydration, kidney failure and death if not treated in a timely manner.
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