Mum was taken into hospital jaundiced. She has had scans which appear to be clear and has been found to have an infection, be very badly dehydrated and her blood sugars are very high - UK readings of 29.9 yesterday and 20.4 today. I don't understand how this happened because all her checks and blood tests come back very good and she is a model patient so has anyone any idea why her levels are so high?
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Mum in hospital
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A doctor did a presentation on the science behind achieving healthy blood sugar levels and it will give most likely you the reason as to why this has happened to your mom. Would you be interested in seeing it? PM me.
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HerCrazierHalf
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I can't even come close to explaining 29.9 (~538 mg/dl). My understanding is that besides food a few things can lead to higher blood sugar levels. Stress and illness are usually the big ones. Also, you may want to look into possible interactions between her diabetic medications and any new medications, including over the counter stuff like pain killers and such. They can decrease the effectiveness of certain medications.
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faroukfarouk
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I hope your mother will be doing better. Also, that you'll have opportunity to minister the Scriptures in comfort and encouragement.
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thank you so much for your responses. there is some improvement and blood sugar levels are down to 11.5. I am 100 miles away and understand she is still nil by mouth and still on several drips. she has had a chest infection and we have had a recent death in the family, so maybe these are contributory factors
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Thank you to all who replied and helped. Mum was in hospital 5 weeks. It turns out she has haemolytic anaemia and this was a contributory factor in her high sugar levels and her jaundice. She is home now, still very weak and having weekly infusions and may need further blood transfusions. Last week her blood test results revealed that she is now starting to make red blood cells, which is really good news 
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