Posted by tecknohed on September 29, 2005, at 16:38:13
In reply to Thanks everyone...., posted by spriggy on September 29, 2005, at 11:53:09
> When he got to the dr. his blood sugar was over 500! So it was likely a blood sugar issue.
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> I don't know what they are gonig to do about it. My dad's health is back and forth.
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> Thanks for the help.So it was his blood sugar! Sorry I advised that it wasn't! I was thinking more of low blood sugar. But then with all your fathers meds its not surprising because high blood sugar alone can distort a persons thinking (I get irritable and short tempered).
500 mg/dL is very high (thats about 28 mmol/L in UK). Does he have type 1 or type 2 diabetes? I have type 1 and occasionally go over 20 mmol/L (375 mg/dL) but because I do regular blood test readings (at least 4 x day) I manage to catch it pretty quickly, plus I can 'feel' it anyway.
Maybe you could get you father to do regular blood tests even if its just once a day. Its very important that he does, as his doctor has probably told him already.All the best,
Kev.
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