high blood sugars

Iain Byrne Hi all, I am a long standing type 1 and have been on Lantus and Novorapid for 28 years. I have only recently started CGM with Dexcom 1+ and would like a little advice. Post prandial highs - I regularly get highs of around 12 - 13 post meals, how soon should you react to these events...

Evening, I am a Type 2 diabetic of 25+ years and have very recently been diagnosed with PMR, treatment is Steroids, Prednisolone. I am currently in my second week @ 30mg daily - this has had a significant effect on my blood sugars, fasting being around 9mmol/L and going up to between...

Hi all.. I'm still here, just I am a lot more forgetful than I used to be.. Is there a connection between diabetes and the heat ? (Temperature). Whilst many of you know I am recovering from having Covid nearly 2 weeks a go, today since being out in the heat my bloods are extremely high like...

Hello, Firstly, I briefly saw some posts about Ketone but cannot find the answers what I need to know. My blood sugar was staying high between 9mmol/L and 11-12mmol/L for almost one week. I've increased the insulin dosage but it didn't work then it went back to normal in three days ago but I...

Hello I have had T2 for many years, first on Metformin and then combined with Glicazide. Went onto insulin a few years back. Take 3 types of insulin, Trulicity, Nova Rapid and Toujeo. Am unable to cope well with testing my blood sugar, so it is done rarely to the point of never, my insulin is...

Hi, all. I'm a very recently diagnosed 21-year-old T1D who, since leaving the hospital with a mild case of DKA, has been struggling to get a handle on a persistently elevated blood sugar level; my average across the past six days has been 10.9mmol/L. I haven't experienced a single low, and my...

Hey! It’s nice to post here again. Basically, I have a hard time not giving myself a hard time with high bloods. I have some questions and general concerns I want to get off my chest. 1) Last diabetes appointment my HbA1C level was 42 mmol/mol. The doctor was really happy about it and so was...

I had a high sugar day yesterday due to a family birthday party. I was trying to be good what I ate and drank, but it was more than my normal amount. Today I feel sick and just want to sleep. I have no energy and feel like I have ran in to a brick wall. Apart from a lot of carbs, I had one...

Hi so my fiance is type 1 poorly controlled diabetic and has been for over 13 years. He is just getting over a nasty bout of cellulitis in his foot which has meant numerous antibiotics and hospital visits. As a result hes having regular check ups at the hospital with the foot specialist. They...

Hi All, I have been a T1D for 62 years with reasonable control except in my younger days!! But lately I have been experiencing some unexplained high BS. An example was a few days ago, my morning BS was 5.6, I had my toast and Actrapid insulin and checked again late morning and result was 4.5 all...