Why would my sugar be so high?!
Question: Why would my sugar be so high!?
My mom has diabetes, not bad, she is not on insulin but she does take pills for diabetes!. She ate lunch today, stir fry, and then went and mowed the yard!. She has not had anything else to eat since then!. She just tested her blood and it was 366!. That is high for her!. Why would it be so high when she hasn't eaten anything bad or for a while and kept very active all day in the yard!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
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Controlling you blood glucose levels can be complicated if you do not correctly control each meal and in between!. You did not mention what you mother ate for breakfast or what was include in her stir fry meal!. We do not know how she started the day!. Did she drink something other than water during the day while she was working in the yard!.
Your mother has to balance all these details!.
Finally, it could be time to measure the effectiveness of her medication for her condition today!. She will have to visit her doctor for this change!.
Best Wishes!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Your mother has to balance all these details!.
Finally, it could be time to measure the effectiveness of her medication for her condition today!. She will have to visit her doctor for this change!.
Best Wishes!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
That's a very high reading for anyone!.
The pills she's taking may not be enough now!. It might be necessary for her to start taking insulin!.
She should be testing before each meal and at one hour and two hours after a meal, to get an idea if this is going on all the time, or just happened the one time!.
If she finds over the next few days that this happens again, then she needs to see her doctor about a change in her meds or her diet, or both!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
The pills she's taking may not be enough now!. It might be necessary for her to start taking insulin!.
She should be testing before each meal and at one hour and two hours after a meal, to get an idea if this is going on all the time, or just happened the one time!.
If she finds over the next few days that this happens again, then she needs to see her doctor about a change in her meds or her diet, or both!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Depends on the stir-fry!.!.!.Asian foods can be unbelievably high in carb!. They use a lot of corn starch and sugar in the cooking, in addition to high-carb noodles and rice!. But if it was just soy sauce, meat and veggies, then I'm not sure!. Could she have had some emotional stress about something!? Is she coming down with an illness!? If not, she might want to keep a log book and discuss her readings with her doc or diabetes educator!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
There are hidden sugars in vegetables and starches(rice)!. Your mom maybe was unable to break down the high quantity of sugars in the stir fry!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
She might have gotten stressed out and being out in the sun can make her sugar go high!. Did she remember to take her pills this morning!? What was her b/s before she ate!? What did she have to drink!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
maybe she needs a higher dosage of insulin!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Maybe she needs to lose weight!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
maybe she did not take enough insulin on what she ateWww@Answer-Health@Com