How high is too high for blood sugar?
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How high is too high for blood sugar?
| Tue, 11-13-2007 - 11:24pm |
I'd like to know how high is too high for blood sugar? And how low is too low? What do you do for either if it happens to you? How do you feel? What are the symptoms to look for? When should you be worried? Help!

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What Are the Symptoms?
Christina
Type 2 diabetes, often called non-insulin dependent diabetes, is the most common form of diabetes, affecting 90% - 95% of the 21 million people with diabetes. In this article, you'll learn the basics about type 2 diabetes, including symptoms and causes, as well as type 2 diabetes in children.
What Is Type 2 Diabetes?
Unlike people with type 1 diabetes, people with type 2 diabetes produce insulin; however, the insulin their pancreas secretes is either not enough or the body is unable to recognize the insulin and use it properly. This is called insulin-resistance. When there isn't enough insulin or the insulin is not used as it should be, glucose (sugar) can't get into the body's cells. When glucose builds up in the blood instead of going into cells, the body's cells are not able to function properly. Other problems associated with the buildup of glucose in the blood include:
Christina
Christina
Christina
Thanks so much for all this good information! There was more in it than I received in my diabetic management class even! There is so much to take in,I'm so glad that this website is available,it's very helpful!
Thanks again,have a good one!
Gay H.
Your welcome so much!
Christina
Christina
Thanks so much for the info,and yes, I have recently been diagnosed as a Type 2 Diabetic (it runs in my family and I also had gestational diabetes with my first child 22 years ago).
I'm also asking for my younger sister who has recently had surgery at Johns Hopkins. She had a rare neuroendocrine tumor on her pancreas. They had to take all but 10% of her pancreas,all of her spleen and since the cancer was also in the portal vein leading to the liver they took that out and did a bypass. Having most all of her pancreas out is now leaving her without insulin to speak of. She is still having to wait to see what the pancreas will try to do to make up for most of it being taken out. It may rally and take over most of the job,but then again it might not produce any insulin. While she's been in recovery her blood sugar has been all over the place! The dr. has been monitoring it and giving insulin shots when needed and the amt needed. But she finally got to fly home on Monday and so she called me and asked me how high was too high. I'm still learning myself,so I found this website. What a Godsend for both of us! We'll probably be asking lots more questions and sharing lots more stories in the days ahead and also wanting to hear others stories as well.
G Henderson
Thanks! This is a great place to come and talk with others who are having issues about diabetes! It's great!
Gay H.
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Christina