Unusual blog of an ordinary diabetic
Fasting hypoglycemia can have several causes: Medicines, such as aspirin and sulfa drugs. Too much alcohol use. Diseases of the liver, kidney, heart, and pancreas. Why do I get fasting hypoglycemia? Fasting hypoglycemia often happens after the person goes without food for 8 hours or longer. Reactive hypoglycemia usually happens about 2 to 4 hours …
What to do if a diabetic is unconscious? What Should You Do If Someone Goes Into A Diabetic Coma? Call 911. “A coma is a medical emergency. … Test The Person’s Blood Sugar. “If you have an idea of how to care for somebody with diabetes, call 911, and then try to test her blood …
Type 2 diabetes is an impairment in the way the body regulates and uses sugar (glucose) as a fuel. This long-term (chronic) condition results in too much sugar circulating in the bloodstream. Eventually, high blood sugar levels can lead to disorders of the circulatory, nervous and immune systems. What does diabetes do inside the body? …
Ketone bodies were markedly elevated during the first 3-4 months. Metformin use should therefore be critically reconsidered after bariatric operations. What medications can you not take after gastric sleeve? Don’t take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as asprin, ibuprofen, Advil, Motrin, Aleeve, Naprosyn, Vioxx and Celebrex. These medications increase your risk of developing ulcers. After …
From there, insulin attaches to its receptors on the body’s cells and ensures that they can absorb glucose. Insulin and glucagon work in a cycle. Glucagon interacts with the liver to increase blood sugar, while insulin reduces blood sugar by helping the cells use glucose. Why does glucose decrease in blood? In people with diabetes, …
A low blood sugar level is uncommon in people who do not have diabetes. Possible causes include: your body releasing too much insulin after eating, (called reactive hypoglycaemia or postprandial hypoglycaemia) Is low blood sugar considered diabetes? When they drop below 70 mg/dL, this is called having low blood sugar. At this level, you need …
These are goal levels, according to The Joslin Diabetes Center: Under 70 mg/dl if you do not have diabetes. 70 to 130 mg/dl if you have diabetes. Is 136 fasting blood sugar high? Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) test A normal fasting glucose test result is lower than 100 mg/dL. A result between 100 and 125 …
Blood sugar below 70 mg/dL is considered low. If you think you have low blood sugar, check it. If you aren’t able to check it, go ahead and treat it. Untreated low blood sugar can be dangerous, so it’s important to know what to do about it and to treat it immediately. What should you …
When giving insulin injection the nurse should? The optimal sequence for injection technique should be: Make a lifted skin fold if necessary; Insert the needle into the skin at a 90° angle; Administer insulin; Leave the needle in the skin for at least 10 seconds after the insulin has been injected; Withdraw the needle from …
Afrezza, inhaled insulin has been recently approved by Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It is a new, quicker acting inhalable insulin with a different and safer pharmacokinetic profile in comparison to previously failed inhaled form of insulin. Is there an insulin that you can inhale? Insulin human inhaled is a man-made insulin that is breathed …