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Hyperglycemia and DKA

My daughter has had some of the symptoms of diabetes and high blood sugars according to a home glucometer. Her doctor says high blood sugars are from food she has eaten. She was to have some tests run. Are the stomach cramps related to a diagnosis of diabetes or something else?

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My father recently had a steroid shot and then had an elevated fasting blood sugar. Is this possible for someone who does not have diabetes?

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I have LADA and have been as high as 500 mg/dl [27.8 mmol/L] without ketones. Are people with LADA as likely to have ketones at high blood sugars as someone with the traditional form of type 1?

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I have type 2 and am having a problem with high blood sugars. My doctor has done tests and increased my metformin, but what can I do before I get all my test results? I feel terrible and my vision is blurry.

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My wife takes Regular and NPH and is having highs after her injections, but lows several hours later. Why is her blood sugar spiking?

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I have type 2 and my meter will say “ketones” when I am high. What do I do to bring down my blood sugar?

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When she had a fever, my daughter’s urine test indicated glucose and ketones. She had no symptoms of diabetes. How long would her sugars be high if it were virus related?

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I recently had a patient who was a seven month old infant in DKA, severely dehydrated, and with hyperglycemia. How common is it for infants to have type 1 diabetes? How is it managed?

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Are my daughter’s blood sugars high because she is in puberty? Why hasn’t the doctor increased her insulin?

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Three hours after a meal, my blood sugar was 314 mg/dl [17.4 mmol/L]. What can I do to bring it down? How bad is this?

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