600s in the hospital for patient in active DKA

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Aug 26, 2024
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gaspasscoug All-American

600s in the hospital for patient in active DKA

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gaspasscoug

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Last login: Sep 17, 2024
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CB, what's the highest blood sugar you've ever seen??

Penske Material Don't worry about it

Aug 25, 10:20pm

Those are all extremely high. Normal range is usually 80 - 120.

ManicBlue

Aug 25, 10:23pm

My T1D son gets up there occasionally. Fortunately not often

Bar7h

Aug 25, 10:25pm

That's high.

Aug 25, 10:25pm

Mine was in the high 400s when I was admitted to the hospital for KTA

RebelScum

Aug 25, 10:25pm

Over 700. 5 yr old daughter when she was diagnosed w t1d

Forbidden Fruit

Aug 25, 10:26pm

650

TNT

Aug 25, 10:26pm

A CBer reported his daughter had......1300? Which is just mind boggling

TNT

Aug 25, 10:26pm

I have seen a reader come back saying HIGH not giving a number.

crimedog

Aug 25, 10:27pm

Me, too. Last patient of the day and I drove him to the ER. Was impairing him.

eyes4byu

Aug 25, 11:27pm

Turned out it was mid 700’s

eyes4byu

Aug 25, 11:28pm

Nephew was 1,750. My son was in the 600’s when he was diagnosed with T1D.

Aug 25, 10:27pm

How can you not be in a coma at 1750?

TNT

Aug 25, 10:28pm

Crazy high . Wow

Forbidden Fruit

Aug 25, 10:29pm

He went into a coma for 5 days. Had permanent kidney damage. Nobody had a clue he was T1D until he went crazy

Aug 25, 10:32pm

Heartbreaking

TNT

Aug 25, 10:33pm

Truly. I write this with dust in my eyes. It’s hard watching his twin bro live a beautiful life with a young family and

Aug 25, 10:36pm

350

Genghis Spreads

Aug 25, 10:28pm

900. Yes, those are very high. Too high. The day my daughter was

Aug 25, 10:33pm

1800s.

Aug 25, 10:37pm

Did they live?

Aug 25, 10:38pm

Yeah some of these non compliant type 1 diabetics can really start to become resilient in the face of some high sugars.

Aug 25, 10:41pm

and then get symptomatic hypoglycemia when their levels are in the 200s.. crazy.

cougfanz

Aug 25, 10:47pm

Makes sense though. When you are used to high it doesn't take much to feel low

TNT

Aug 25, 10:56pm

When my daughter gets sick and won’t eat, she tanks quickly and nights are rough

Forbidden Fruit

Aug 25, 11:00pm

How old is she?

TNT

Aug 25, 11:02pm

5

Forbidden Fruit

Aug 25, 11:06pm

What’s the lowest you have seen from a conscious patient?

Aug 25, 11:13pm

Hmm good question. I’m not sure, but I’ve had some really old people in the 40s that I know were still alert.

Aug 25, 11:15pm

TNT has noticed it varies

TNT

Aug 25, 11:26pm

In 40’s

eyes4byu

Aug 25, 11:30pm

12

Reasonable1

Aug 26, 1:12am

I’ve been 36. Hit in the high 30s a couple of times

Tim Riggins

Aug 26, 8:58am

My T1D mother. She routinely get's in the 50's, but it's never a sudden drop.

Powerbait DPM

Aug 26, 9:08am

My uncle was over 800 and didn't last many months thereafter

moorer23

Aug 25, 10:49pm

Dka incoming

1984coug

Aug 25, 11:29pm

Probably got kidney damage by now. 125 or below is my target.

Cougarbib

Aug 25, 11:53pm

6 yo girl at 700. Was hospitalized immediately.

lightmann

Aug 26, 12:34am

600s in the hospital for patient in active DKA

gaspasscoug

Aug 26, 1:05am

1500

Reasonable1

Aug 26, 1:12am

I hit 475 and they sent me to the hospital for an

Born2Fish

Aug 26, 3:14am

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