high blood sugar

HI.... I've had oddly consistently high blood sugars for the past two days?? They have been pretty good over the past few weeks over night and now seem to be levelling out at around 9-10 over the past two nights???? They are also going into the teens as soon as I wake??? And Everytime I have...

Hi, After being type 1 for nearly 3 years, I have never really had stable bloods throughout the night and either had high or low blood sugars. After going on a diabetes self management site which offers the calculation to work out your basal rate, I have reduced my basal injection from 18 to...

hi everyone just need some advice please My daughter is 14 and her hba1c has been as follows, 14 % in June 10% in September and now 12% this month, her levels during the day vary between 4 & 9 but mostly in range , however she wakes up over 16 most mornings even though she's on 44 units of...

Hi all, I'm currently doing the DAFNE course which has left me a little confused after working with the DSN & dietician to sort out my BG levels. I've been low-carbing for around 2-3 months (with a few cheat weekends) with daily carbs adding to around 40g from veg/salad mostly. According to...

Recently whilst at University I have begun to wake up with blood glucose levels above 20. Normal correction doses appear to do nothing and I maintain blood sugars above 20 throughout the day. Normally my diabetes is very well controlled with only the odd explainable hypo. Does any one know what...

My mother has been a type 1 diabetic for 65 years and as a result has gradually accumulated a number of complications including a degree of vascular dementia and so can no longer manage her condition herself. She was admitted to hospital in March as the result of a fall and a UTI and high blood...

For the last month or so, I've consistently had blood sugar readings above 25mmol with most being above 33.3mmol. I've also been doing urine ketone tests and that shows up so dark that the colour is almost black. For some reason though, I feel fine apart from sleeping for hours and hours and...

Hi there, I've found out in three weeks pregnant with an hba1c of 97. This pregnancy was not planned and as you can see my control has been shocking. Meeting with diabetic nurse tomorrow. She asked GP to inform me this pregnancy was incredibly high risk prior to meeting her. Any advice...

Hi all! Im new here, but have been Type 1 for 8 years ish. Im on Levemir and Novorapid and recently I've noticed some crazy high sugar levels that I cant explain. Im usually around 6 when I leave work but by the time ive walked maybe 5 mins and got on the tube for an hour my levels are at 18!! I...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone can offer advice. I am type 1 and overweight. I've started exercising and dieting to shed some pounds and help overall control. The diet side is fine and blood sugar is steady throughout the day but when I exercise my blood sugar is soaring 2 hours later. Can...

Hi all, Haven't posted on here pretty much since my diagnosis - so hello again! I am wondering - have any women experienced BG control issues with the contraceptive pill? I am having an issue where my BG is dropping massively in my pill free week, and my insulin need the rest of the time just...