Is Blood Sugar Level Of 54 A Cause For Concern?

Posted on Tue, 24 Jan 2017

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Tue, 24 Jan 2017 Answered on

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Question : my wife is diabetic...her blood sugar count is now at 54...it has been dropping steady from 109 this amWhat should we do???

Answered by Dr. Ivo Ditah (30 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Give her sugar/sweet drinks and stophr medications!

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Continue with food and sugary drinks. Above all, stop her ongoing diabetic medications. Also, provide to me a list of her current medications. This is most commonly by excess anti-diabetic medications.

I hope to hear from you!

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