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Hello we've had quite a few events. My wife's surgery went well, but she's having a rather rough recovery. Has a follow up appointment next week. Her blood sugar has been pretty good, so that's a positive.
Possom i hope that pricey medicine will be worth it! Managing the costs is always an added challenge. I hope you are having more good nights in your own bed. Marylin thank you. I hope you can see your doctors soon, and that they will be helpful to you. Welcome to new posters, and i hope everyone is feeling well and can have a good weekend! |
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I measured my blood sugar for the first time in 20 days today,it is not good,356,so I have work to do to bring it down.I am still booked in to see the nurse on the 7th January.
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Do you have any meds? You are going to blow your eyeballs out. Eat some chicken!!
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Do you take insulin? With blood sugar that high I would think so. Try to take your blood sugar more often. I take mine five times a day. __________________ Guiness187055 Moderator Community support team |
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I too think I am in danger with blood sugars that high so I am immediately cutting out all sugar and chocolate and soda out of my diet,and I will eat some chicken and more protein.
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I am focused now on bringing my blood sugars down,yesterday after a sugar binge eating ice creme,chocolate and soda and alcohol I realised my blood sugars were way too high.I rose at 5am this morning,my blood sugar was 459,so that is terrible.I had breakfast and took my medications.I will measure again at 7am and avoid any foods with added sugar.I will take it two hours at a time and monitor frequently what my blood sugars are doing.There is no doubt that I am a sugar addict and I have to beat this addiction because it is putting me in danger of severe diabetic complications.I am still due to see the diabetic nurse on July 7th.
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Holy carp. How are you even walking around? I feel so bad when my sugar is over 200. Honestly i would go to the hospital if i were you. You are certainly damaging blood vessels at that level. There are many oral diabetic medications that can be tried before you have to take insulin.
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Things got worse yesterday my bloods rose to 523.8,but they have now come down to 334.8.So some improvement.I slept tonight from 9pm until 12am.I am browsing online until I feel like sleep again.Gonna keep a close eye on my sugar levels and I have started a book by hypnotist Paul McKenna about how to cut out sugar from my diet.There is a CD supposed to help program me to now eat sugar.
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I looked online. You are nearing coma territory.
Probably the only thing worse than not waking up ftom a coma, IS waking up from a coma. Like with brain damage, stroke disability? Please be careful |
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I am not a doctor but I believe you are in desperate need of insulin injections. The hospital won't let you leave until your blood sugar is under 300. Anything over 300 is really dangerous. Over 500 you are at great risk of falling into a diabetic coma and never waking up. This happened to a friend of mine who was only 24 years old. Please seek help now and not wait until July. If your sugar is that high again go to the ER asap. Best wishes.
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It has come down to 307,I hope to get it down further today.Thank you all for your concern and advice.I have an appointment with the nurse on January 7th,she will be able to adjust my medication and give me something new as what I am taking isn't helping much.I do have to refrain from putting sweet foods into my mouth.We will see what happens today when I stay away from the wrong foods completely.
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It has gone up to 378 again now.I ate watermelon....then I craved so had a mince pie...I felt sick all day and didn't have much of an appetite and so didn't eat a proper meal.I might get hungry later,should I eat a proper meal or just have a sandwich seeing as it is late now? I will get it right eventually.
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Aside from that, i have really been making an effort to include a protein with every meal. I usually have canned tuna for breakfast. I used to have oatmeal, which i prefer, but tuna makes me feel better. Sometimes i have tuna twice a day. Im afraid i will soon be mad as a hatter! Is there a protein you like that you can fall back on like that, at least temporarily? I use very thinly sliced bread with it to keep the carb count down. Keep at it and good luck! |
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I agree with Una. Try to eat some protein it jump starts some of the natural insulin that your body makes.
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I have tuna I will eat some of that when I get hungry again later tonight.Thank you both very much.I found out online that apple cider vinegar lowers blood sugars so I drank some of that,and I tidied the kitchen which needed doing anyway so I could get some exercise.Online it recommends eating apple and peanut butter before bed to keep levels even and prevent the liver from dumping more glucose into the bloodstream overnight.I have all these foods in the house.They also recommend staying hydrated so I am drinking plenty of iced water!I am feeling a little better now,the cravings have stopped and I no longer feel sick.I looked up online ,a reading of 400 is dangerous,coma territory is nearer 700.This has been a wake up call.I must not mess with my health by eating foods forbidden for diabetics.I hadn't measured my blood sugars for twenty days at a time for the whole of this year,I knew there was a big problem with my blood sugars but I just buried my head in the sand.I have to learn to eat foods that are good for my health in general and specifically I have to avoid sugary snacks which cause me harm.It is as if my left hand doesn't understand or look when my right hand reaches for the snacks and won't have it sink into my brain how much harm I am doing to my body eating such junk.It is a psychological problem.
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