What Causes Elevated Blood Sugar Levels In A Type 2 Diabetic?

Posted on Thu, 24 Nov 2016

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Question : i have type 2 diabetes and take gloucophage 1000mil once a day. today i took my sugar
and it was 232 in the afternoonl i have never had sugar that high. what should i do?

Answered by Dr. Mirjeta Guni (-4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
There is no emergency.

Detailed Answer:
Welcome and thank you for asking!

The value of blood sugar you reported does not nead imidiate intervention. It is not that high to be considered emergency.
I would suggest to check HbA1c level ( if there are more than 3 months that you didn't check it) and try to find a cause for the high value;
-Did you eat more today ?
- Did you move less than usually ?
-Do you have any infection, acute illness ?

These are the causes that raise the blood sugar.
If the HbA1c level is less than 7%, there is no need to change the therapy but try to monitor more frequently the blood sugar during these days.

Hope the information will help.
Kind regards,
Dr.Mirjeta

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee