[Diabetes-talk] Spike.

[Bridgit Pollpeter]

Are you type 1 or 2? You feel like sleeping because fatigue is a symptom
of high blood sugars. If you are on insulin, you may need to speak to
your doctor about using a sliding scale for corrections. When I'm 200 or
above, I take 1/2 a unit of insulin for each number over 200 in
incriments of 50. So if I'm 250, I take 1 unit. If I'm 300, I take 1-1/2
units. I do not correct again until after at least three hours from each
test.

If you are not on insulin, I'm not as familiar with treatments for type
2's. You may need to watch your carb intake for the rest of the day, and
certainly test as often as you can.

You can always call your doctor as well. Don't ever hesitate to call
even if you have an APPT coming up. If you don't have answers, who
better to call than your doctor?

Sincerely,
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
Read my blog at:
http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
 
"History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan


-----Original Message-----
From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Alan Wheeler
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 3:38 PM
To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Spike.


Hi everyone,
For the second time in about a week, my blood sugar spiked into the
190-200 range. I am going to my doctor on Friday, but in the mean time,
what do I do when my sugar has spiked like this? Do I sleep it off
(which is all I feel like doing), or is something else recommended?

Thanks in advance.

Alan
"The kind of work God usually calls you to is the kind of work that you
need most to do and that the world most needs to have done.The place God
calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world's  deep
hunger meet."
- Frederick Buechner's definition of "vocation" in his little book
"Wishful Thinking" Psalms 33:3 Psalms 150:5


Alan Wheeler 
Lincoln, Nebraska 
awheeler65 at windstream.net 
http://twitter.com/#!/Country_Storm

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