What are the symptons of high blood sugar?

Question

Could it cause a "numbness" feeling all over, in particular, in the hands and feet?

Answer 1

High blood sugar (hyperglycemia)

High blood sugar occurs when the sugar (glucose) level in your blood rises above normal. Eating too many calories, missing medication (insulin or pills), or having an infection or illness, injury, surgery, or emotional stress can cause your blood sugar to rise.

High blood sugar usually develops slowly over a period of hours to days. However, missing a dose of insulin can cause a rapid rise in blood sugar levels. Blood sugar levels just above the safe range may make you feel tired and thirsty. If your blood sugar level stays higher than normal for weeks, your body will adjust to that level, and you may not have as many symptoms high blood sugar.

Unless you don't monitor your blood sugar regularly or don't notice the symptoms of high blood sugar, you will usually have time to treat high blood sugar so that you can prevent high blood sugar emergencies. Three things can help you prevent high blood sugar problems:

* Test your blood sugar often, especially if you are sick or are not following your normal routine. You can see when your blood sugar is above the safe range, even if you don't have symptoms of high blood sugar such as increased thirst, increased urination, and fatigue. Then you can treat it early, preventing an emergency.
* Notify your health professional if you have frequent high blood sugar levels or if your blood sugar level is consistently staying above the safe range. Your medication may need to be adjusted or changed.
* Drink extra water or non-caffeinated, non-sugared drinks to prevent dehydration.

If your blood sugar continues to rise, your kidneys will increase the amount of urine produced, and you can become dehydrated. Complications of high blood sugar can cause serious problems, including coma and death. Over time, high blood sugar can damage your eyes, heart, kidneys, blood vessels, and nerves.

Answer 2

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

Hyperglycemia causes symptoms at a very wide range of levels from person to person. Some individuals will tolerate levels of 1000 mg/dL or more with only vague complaints. The more important question is how to get your dibetes under control. You should be on a basal and a bolus insulin. The only insulin which is appropriate for use today is called analog insulin. The types of basal analog insulin are detemir (Levemir) and glargine (Lantus). The types of bolus analog insulin are aspart (NovoLog), glulisine (Apidra), and lispro (Humalog). There are 2 combination forms of analog basal / bolus insulin but I do not favor their use: Humalog Mix and NovoLog Mix. If you are on any other insulin this may be your problem. Your physician should have taught you how to adjust the dosage of your basal insulin every 3 to 5 days based upon your glucose readings. Your bolus insulin dosage is determined by the premeal glucose level and the carbohydrate load of the meal that you are about to eat. Again your physician - or a diabetic nurse educator - should have explained all this to you. It sounds to me as if you need to see your physician as quickly as possible to achieve better diabetic control. Any competent physician should have been able to get your diabetes under control in 3 to 6 months not 15 months. If I may be of further assistance please let me know. I wish you the very best of health and in all things may God bless. JR

Answer 6

Are you asking in terms on Diabetes..... well if you are wondering in terms of Diabetes.... then the one and major major sign is when you urinate you have a fruity smell to your urine.... that is a sign that the enzymes and hormones (mainly insulin) which your body produces naturally unless you have diabletes melidits ( aka as common diabetes as we know it) The main point of insulin to come from is the pancreas. Is the pancreas is not producing it then all of the glucose that your body can not absorb which is usually a lot will then be taken away and gotten rid of through your waste.... so on top of all of the symptoms listed else where also make sure your waste is not smelling sweet like fruit or you may have a problem/

Answer 7

Numbness in the hands and feet is a LONG TERM complication of untreated high blood sugar. The nerves are destroyed (neuropathy).


If this happened suddenly: the tingling maybe a sign of a high level of potassium.

Answer 8

That sounds like poor circulation but can also be a diabetic symptom.


The presence of these symptoms is associated with hyperglycemia:

* Polyphagia - frequent hunger, especially pronounced hunger
* Polydipsia - frequent thirst, especially excessive thirst
* Polyuria - frequent urination, especially excessive urination
* Blurred vision
* Fatigue
* Weight loss
* Poor wound healing (cuts, scrapes, etc.)
* Dry mouth
* Dry or itchy skin
* Impotence (male)
* Recurrent infections such as vaginal yeast infections, groin rash, or external ear infections (swimmer's ear)

Frequent hunger without other symptoms can also indicate that blood sugar levels are too low. This may occur when people who have diabetes take too much oral hypoglycemic medication or insulin for the amount of food they eat. The resulting drop in blood sugar level to below the normal range prompts a hunger response. This hunger is not usually as pronounced as in Type I diabetes, especially the juvenile onset form, but it makes the prescription of oral hypoglycemic medication difficult to manage.

Symptoms of acute hyperglycemia may include:

* Ketoacidosis
* A decreased level of consciousness or confusion
* Dehydration
* Acute hunger and/or thirst
* Impairment of cognitive function, along with increased sadness and anxiety

Answer 9

The presence of these symptoms is associated with hyperglycemia:

* Polyphagia - frequent hunger, especially pronounced hunger
* Polydipsia - frequent thirst, especially excessive thirst
* Polyuria - frequent urination, especially excessive urination
* Blurred vision
* Fatigue
* Weight loss
* Poor wound healing (cuts, scrapes, etc.)
* Dry mouth
* Dry or itchy skin
* Impotence (male)
* Recurrent infections such as vaginal yeast infections, groin rash, or external ear infections (swimmer's ear)

Frequent hunger without other symptoms can also indicate that blood sugar levels are too low. This may occur when people who have diabetes take too much oral hypoglycemic medication or insulin for the amount of food they eat. The resulting drop in blood sugar level to below the normal range prompts a hunger response. This hunger is not usually as pronounced as in Type I diabetes, especially the juvenile onset form, but it makes the prescription of oral hypoglycemic medication difficult to manage.

Symptoms of acute hyperglycemia may include:

* Ketoacidosis
* A decreased level of consciousness or confusion
* Dehydration
* Acute hunger and/or thirst
* Impairment of cognitive function, along with increased sadness and anxiety

Answer 10

High blood sugar can have absolutely no symptoms at all.

Or, it can cause confusion, blurry vision, difficulty urinating, frequent urination, extreme thirst, and many other symptoms, and it can also cause neuropathy (numbness) in the extremities.

If you think you have high blood suger, get your blood tested right away.

Only a blood test can tell you for sure.

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