Type 2 diabetes is a medical condition that mainly affects blood sugar levels. If you have this condition, you may have multiple complications as a result of high blood sugar (BSL). According to the American Diabetes Association, high blood sugar, or hyperglycemia, is considered a major risk factor for the development of multi-organ complications in diabetes. If you have type 2 diabetes, it’s best to always keep BSL within normal limits.
Many diabetic patients ask their doctor: "How high is high?"
According to the National Diabetes Information Exchange Center, a blood sugar value of 180 mg / dl (10 mmol / l) or more can be considered too high. If you have a high level, it means that you do not have enough insulin in your body to control blood sugar levels - often as a result of the food you ate.
Suggested blood sugar levels:
- fasting blood sugar ... 70 to 100 mg / dL (or less than 5.5 mmol / L)
- 2 hours after a meal ... 70 to 145 dl (or less than 7.9 mmol / l)
- random BSL ... from 70 to 125 mg / dL (or less than 7 mmol / L)
What are the possible causes of high blood sugar?
1. Do not take recommended diabetic drugs is one of the most common causes of high and uncontrolled blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetics. Let's face it; almost all diabetics miss their medication from time to time. To prevent this, it is best to set your mobile phone or alarm clock and let it remind you that you are taking the medicine at the appointed time. In addition, do not forget to let your family or the people with whom you live and your close friends at work know when you should take medicine. This way, someone will give you a friendly reminder in case you forget.
2 Do not control what you eatBeing on an antidiabetic drug does not mean that you can eat what you want, whenever you want, and your medicines will take care of everything else. According to the National Diabetes Information Center, eating too much food is considered one of the main culprits of hyperglycemia. And, of course, eating too much carbohydrates is another factor. In addition to observing the calorie content, you still need to monitor the carbohydrate content in your food, whether you are taking medication or not.
3. Sedentary lifestyle. Your skeletal muscles are the primary burners of energy in your body. The transformation of a sedentary lifestyle causes blood sugar to remain unused and float in the blood, hence your high BSL.
When your levels are high all the time, your blood sugar levels are out of control, and you need to see your doctor right away and adjust both your medications and your diet.
Other causes of high blood sugar include:
- hundreds of drugs and herbs cause either hyperglycemia or hypoglycemia. Always ensure that you see a doctor who is treating your type 2 diabetes, any medications or supplements that you are taking.
- stress and infections can also affect these levels.
- higher after exercise: the adrenaline that your body makes during exercise leads to an increase in your sugar. Usually this is temporary, and in general exercise reduces blood sugar levels.
