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

Posted on Wed, 14 Dec 2016

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 (1 hour 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

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