Q. i am 15 years old, with type 1 diabetes, this febuary will mark 2 years for me with diabites, i cant get my bloodsugars under controll so would the islet transplant be a good choice or being on the insulin pump?
A. I'd have to say insulin pump. an insulin pump is great for control. I've had one for a year, and my A1C went from 13% down to 6.8% That's a very dramatic improvement! The islet transplant may or may not be successful and if it is, you'll need to take imunosupresants(sp?) for the reat of your life. Do whichever you want, but I think the insulin pump would be better.
How can i raise my blood sugar levels(hyperglycemia )?
Q. High blood sugar is known as hyperglycemia
i went to the drs today cos i have felt funny all week.
so he said i have low blood sugar what will raise my blood sugar level.
coffee
salt
chocolate
what will raise it.
what would happen if i raised it to much, would this give me diabites =O
i went to the drs today cos i have felt funny all week.
so he said i have low blood sugar what will raise my blood sugar level.
coffee
salt
chocolate
what will raise it.
what would happen if i raised it to much, would this give me diabites =O
A. Avoid junk food, white flour, most sugar, fruit juice, and pop with sugar in it.
Switch to a healthier diet.
Eat complex carbs: things like whole grain breads instead of white bread. Whole grain pasta instead of white pasta, brown rice instead of white rice.
Eat a little more protien, but make sure its lean meat, beans, low fat cheese, or fish. No fried food.
Have smaller meals and add in a couple of healthy snacks per day.
Get tested for diabetes every year. I started out with hypoglycemia, and ended up with diabetes and so did my mother. I recommend you get tested. If you are already diabetic, you can feel like you have low blood sugar even when its too high.
Ask for an HbA1c test and a Glucose Tolerance Test.
Get them done every year to keep an eye on this problem. That way, if it does become diabetes you'll know and can get started on proper treatment before it damages your nerves, eyesight, heart, kidneys and so on.
Good luck!
Switch to a healthier diet.
Eat complex carbs: things like whole grain breads instead of white bread. Whole grain pasta instead of white pasta, brown rice instead of white rice.
Eat a little more protien, but make sure its lean meat, beans, low fat cheese, or fish. No fried food.
Have smaller meals and add in a couple of healthy snacks per day.
Get tested for diabetes every year. I started out with hypoglycemia, and ended up with diabetes and so did my mother. I recommend you get tested. If you are already diabetic, you can feel like you have low blood sugar even when its too high.
Ask for an HbA1c test and a Glucose Tolerance Test.
Get them done every year to keep an eye on this problem. That way, if it does become diabetes you'll know and can get started on proper treatment before it damages your nerves, eyesight, heart, kidneys and so on.
Good luck!
Is this likely to happen to a person who thinks their diabetic ? ?
Q. is it possible that a person who thinks thier diabetic is expercesing some of the symptoms of diabites, but gets their blood tested not at a doctors office but at home and it shows up to be 5.3 with out any insalin .
is this ever possible ?
is this ever possible ?
A. It's possible for someone who believes they are diabetic to be completely wrong in their belief, so yes.
It's also possible for type 2 diabetics, gestational diabetics, LADA diabetics and type 1 diabetics in the early honeymoon stage to sometimes test in the normal range as they are still producing insulin, just not enough or their insulin isn't effective enough. This is why the Doctors usually go by the H1A1C test as it gives an average over the last month or so, it's actually the measure of what the blood cells have been exposed to and blood cells live for 100 to 120 days so therefore the average age of the blood cells is 30 to 40 days. A H1A1C test of 6.5% qualifies as diabetic.
If they really think they have diabetes, a visit to the Doctor would answer that question but if they must test at home, they should do an eight hour fast, take a reading, eat or drink 75 grams of glucose ( two regular sodas should be enough ) or those dextrose tablets they sell at the drugstore ( each tablet is 4 g of glucose so you would eat 19 tablets ) and then take a reading exactly two hours later.
It's also possible for type 2 diabetics, gestational diabetics, LADA diabetics and type 1 diabetics in the early honeymoon stage to sometimes test in the normal range as they are still producing insulin, just not enough or their insulin isn't effective enough. This is why the Doctors usually go by the H1A1C test as it gives an average over the last month or so, it's actually the measure of what the blood cells have been exposed to and blood cells live for 100 to 120 days so therefore the average age of the blood cells is 30 to 40 days. A H1A1C test of 6.5% qualifies as diabetic.
If they really think they have diabetes, a visit to the Doctor would answer that question but if they must test at home, they should do an eight hour fast, take a reading, eat or drink 75 grams of glucose ( two regular sodas should be enough ) or those dextrose tablets they sell at the drugstore ( each tablet is 4 g of glucose so you would eat 19 tablets ) and then take a reading exactly two hours later.
What is the number your blood should be when u ceck it on a diabites meter ?
Q. whats a good number and whats a bad number?
A. Normal glucose levels fall between 70 and 150 mg. Levels typically are lower in the morning, and rise after meals. Blood sugar levels falling consistently above 150 are indicative of hyperglycemia, or high blood sugar. Chronic low levels, falling below 70, characterize hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar.
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