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July 7, 1999

Hyperglycemia and DKA

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Question from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA:

What is the highest blood sugar on record where the diabetic did survive? Last year, I was in a diabetic coma and my sugar was 1772. We didn’t know I had diabetes.

Answer:

From: DTeam Staff

Sorry (?), but you didn’t set any record: See a previous question and the apparent record is 5600 mg/dl (311.3 mmol/L).

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