Is Your Blood Sugar Dangerously High?

If you live with diabetes you probably know how important, and how challenging, it can be to manage your blood sugars. Not letting them run too high, or too low.
But when are blood sugars actually too high, and when are they so high that they become dangerous?
Let’s talk about it, and let’s also talk about why high blood sugars can be dangerous, how you know if you’re running high, and what to do about it

00:00 Introduction
1:50 What blood sugar levels are dangerous?
3:39 Why are high blood sugars dangerous?
5:37 How do you know if your blood sugar is dangerously high?
7:04 Tips for avoiding high low blood sugars

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[Gail-gfkm]

The keto diet has been a miracle for me. Being in ketosis allows my glucose to fall into the low sixties with no symptoms of shaking, sweating, or confusion. My body is burning fat instead of glucose. My high glucose levels are a thing of the past. My a1c has dropped from 8.8 to 5.3.

[sisterrose]

I don't feel anything when my blood sugar is too high, because it has been so high for so long. However, when it gets into the normal range, I feel like it's dangerously low. I spoke to my doctor about this, and she said that it has been so high for so long, and that is why I feel that way.

[perryparkey]

My wake up call came last Sunday. I wound up going to the Doctor after experiencing some issues. My blood sugar was 433 and my A1C was a 9.3. I was diagnosed with Type 2 and was put on Metformin. After watching your videos I got a prescription for Dexcom 7 to monitor on the go without the need to prick my fingers constantly.

[mlmontalvo]

My wake-up call was A1C at 6.8. A CGM was a game changer. An invaluable learning tool about how certain foods were causing spikes and which were not significant.
Whole foods, whole grains in moderation, and consistent exercise and my A1C have been bellow 5.0 for the last 2 years.

[bonniemattocks]

I'm 72 and was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes 30 years ago and have weathered many changes trying to take care of myself. Part of taking care of ones diabetes is to learn as much as possible about everything from technology to diet to how your body works. Your videos are so informative and helpful and I want to say thank you.

[leighconnor]

One of the best. I battle type 1 as well. I went into dka about 2 years ago due to a misdiagnosis. I manage my diabetes pretty well. My doctor has never gone over the dangerous highs. I didn't realize that 250 was dangerous. I was over 300 earlier today. I was afraid of insulin stacking but that is how I got it down. It is still around 260. I'm drinking my water and did some extra exercise. I'm hoping that helps. ❤

[boothompson]

I'm a Type 1 due to cancer treatments (Keytruda) killing my pancreas. I was taken to the ER last November- my BG was over 800!! A1C was 8. This all happened within 3 weeks -from "normal" to diabetic.
I started on pens- rapid and long lasting, now on a pump. Some days my glucose is between 250 and 325. I tried to discuss this with the person I see for my diabetes but she doesn't think it's a big deal - says avoiding lows is more important. I sweat, get shaky, lightheaded and very short of breath. Thankfully my oncologist got me an appointment with an endocrinologist- but I can't get in until October!!
Love your videos!!

[BKDDY]

My blood sugar was 300+ (fasted) for half a year to 1 year. Before that I wasn't diabetic and had no issue.
Never knew it was that high until my vision started going and my injuries didn't heal but got worse.
Had most of the other symptoms listed in this video as well.

[jakecutter]

Thank you for discussing this problem. I needed to hear it, in order to pay more attention to my highs.🐻❤️❤️❤️

[marthar]

So helpful! Our granddaughter was just diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, and we're still learning.

[danielsoukup]

I use a CGM to monitor what my blood glucose levels are and eat accordingly and adjust with insulin as needed. My last A1 C was 6.4. Love your site . I have had type 2 since 1999.

[sherrysookhan]

I have been diabetic since I was 23 years old now I'm 32 and thx to god I does get through

[dougberrett]

Things I learned decades ago still apply. I have battled Type 2 for a while, but only recently. When I still ran marathons, a popular technique for “carbo loading” was to do several moderately long runs to burn out the glycogen. At the same time a diet as devoid of carbohydrates as practical was employed. The night before the marathon, one would pig out on spaghetti. The thought was the rebound from the depletion would cause the body to absorb more glycogen than usual. Since I did not do finger pricks, nor employ a CGN then, I do not really know how effective that routine was. However, I never hit the wall in a marathon, so it must have done something.
Now I am aware that eating a diet of too little carbohydrates may cause the rebound, so I try to eat some complex carbs every day. While I still wore a CGN, that practice seemed to keep the spikes managed. Now I just prick a finger now and then, while I eat what I carted as being OK, while using the CGN. Most sticks show under 100 mg/dL. Even if the readings are higher, I don’t fret. Years ago my finger sticks would be in the 137 mg/dL range with A1c readings below 5. My doctor did not know why that would be. She just said I was unique.
Love your videos. You are a beautiful person, not just looks, but because your heart is in the right place.

[stevencloyes]

Your channel has done a lot to aid my overall outlook and not succumb to diabetes burnout.

[messianichebrewshawnkawcak]

After my pancreas surgery that removed an insulinoma tumor that was dropping my blood sugars to the point where I got very weak after about two hours of working, my diabetes showed up. The diabetes ironically probably saved my life at times. The metformin worked for awhile, but I had to stop it in July because of side effects. My blood sugars rose to 300+ fasting, and 400-600+ causing me to be tired all the time, but I am finally getting my blood sugars under control. My A1C was 9.2, was probably close to 15 at one point.

[jimmcgraw]

I’ve been a diabetic type 1 for 51 years. I am 65 now. And I’m on my 4 th type pump 20 years of insulin pumps A1c is 7.3 to 6.6. How long does it take to learn your life style and different eating habits? And where can I read more about this pump?

[juliehatcher]

Thank you, for this very important information!

[kwekuotsibu]

Thanks for all the info you’ve been sharing. Been T2DM since 2019. My HbA1C was 8.0. Discovered your channel earlier this year and I’ve learnt a lot. My HbA1C this month is at 6.8. I know I can do better. Thanks a lot.
Love from Ghana 🇬🇭

[BurtDavis]

THANKYOU. Very useful info. My diabetes has been getting progressively worse since have pancreatitis (two years ago). I've been try to manage it with diet, but it's getting worse. To the point now that I'm on Metformin. I really just need to understand all the potential issues that can affect it, and there are a lot.

[ozmanice]

Yeah, I found myself a couple of days running around 200. My luck it's just that i'm sensitive. I never got stuck above 250 more than an hour. Usually when I see a strange day, I will eat 10ch here, 0, 5 units there. I alwayse stop lows. I dont do very well on them. Well, i'm a newbie in this, 1 year. I used a cgm from the second week, after 2 weeks I have gone to training camp.