Re: Signs of Hyperglycemia

FYI, my husband had DKA about six years ago the summer after his junior
year in high school. He (and his parents) thought he had the flu;
turned out to be DKA. So, obviously, if you're feeling ill, make sure
to check your blood sugar more often than usual. It's probably pretty
unlikely that it would be DKA (unless you'd been severely uncontrolled
for a long time), but the extra stress on the body can make blood
sugars go crazy, so it's just good to check anyway.


Charly Coughran wrote:
> simondex@xxxxxxxxx wrote in news:1127271096.826351.202600
> @g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
>
> > Hi, Everyone!
> >
> > What behavioral changes occur in person w/ hyperglycemia? Can sweet
> > stuff consumption and coffee consumption cause hyperglycemia?
> >
>
> Symptoms depend on the severity of the hyperglycemia and its duration.
> The term "hyperglycemia" just means elevated blood glucose levels which
> can be anything from just over the high end of the normal range to 10 or
> 20 times normal levels. Over this range, symptoms can range from none to
> Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) and death. Multi year, or multi decade, sub
> diabetic range hyperglycemia can be completely symptom free until the
> underlying damage caused by the hyperglycemia becomes evident. This is
> how many type 2 diabetics are diagnosed. A few hours of scarily high
> hyperglycemia can be completely unnoticeable. That is why we diabetics
> test our blood glucose values frequently.
>
> Can you be more specific in your question? Are you looking for the
> standard symptoms of diabetes?
>
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> Charly Coughran
> ccoughran@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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