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[www.keralites.net] Signs of High and Low Blood Sugar

 

Singns of High and Low Blood Sugar

Know how to watch for and manage high and low blood sugar levels. Keeping blood sugar within healthy ranges is important with diabetes.


 
 
 
high and low blood sugar signsOne of the challenges of managing diabetes is maintaining consistent blood sugar (glucose) levels. Even with diligence, some situations can cause high blood sugar, or hyperglycemia, while others can bring on low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia.
There's a lot you can do to minimize blood sugar ups and downs andavoid complications by monitoring your blood sugar levels with a glucose meter. How often to test depends on many factors, including the type of diabetes you have, any complications you're facing, and the therapies you're on, says Amber Taylor, MD, director of diabetes at the Center for Endocrinology at Mercy Hospital in Baltimore, Md.
It's also important to know the signs of both high blood sugar and low blood sugar, and what actions to take to bring blood sugar levels back to a desired range.
About High Blood Sugar (Hyperglycemia)
Common signs of high blood sugar include frequent urination, feeling thirsty, eating more food but not gaining as much weight as usual, fatigue, dry or itchy skin, and more frequent infections, says Athena Philis-Tsimikas, MD of the Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute in La Jolla, Calif.
A blood sugar reading above 180 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) is considered above normal and can bring on these symptoms, although it's possible to have high blood sugar without any symptoms, Dr. Philis-Tsimikas says. A reading above 300 mg/dL is considered severe. If your blood sugar is above 250 mg/dL for two days, Philis-Tsimikas advises informing your doctor and asking for specific recommendations for treatment. Having blood sugar levels above 300 mg/dL for more than a week can lead to more severe symptoms such as nausea, drowsiness, blurred vision, confusion, and dizziness, especially when standing up from a sitting or lying position.
Ways to treat high blood sugar include:
  • Taking your prescribed medications as directed
  • Eating fewer carbohydrates with your meals
  • Exercising regularly with your doctor's guidance
About Low Blood Sugar (Hypoglycemia)
When your blood sugar drops rapidly or when the reading falls between 50 to 70 mg/dL if you take medications for diabetes, Philis-Tsimikas says you may experience early symptoms of low blood sugar such as shaking, sweating, rapid heartbeat, headache, hunger, weakness, fatigue, impaired vision, anxiety, irritability, and dizziness.
Blood sugar values that drop below 50 mg/dL are considered severe and can lead to more significant and dangerous symptoms such as difficulty concentrating, confusion, loss of consciousness, and seizures. If you experience more than two blood sugar readings below 50 mg/dL in a week, notify your doctor and go over your treatment plan.
To treat blood sugar below 70 mg/dL, Philis-Tsimikas recommends ONE of these options:
  • Drink one-half to one cup of juice, skim milk, or regular soda OR
  • Chew five to six hard candies OR
  • Take four glucose tablets OR
  • Swallow one tube of glucose gel
Then, check your blood sugar in 15 minutes. If it's still below 70 mg/dL, eat more sugar. If your symptoms don't stop, call your doctor or seek medical attention. If your blood sugar returns to normal, be sure to eat at your next scheduled meal or snack.
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[www.keralites.net] Fwd: {Younique} Aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan

 

Aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan
 

 
A Professor was traveling by boat.

On his way he asked the sailor :
"Do you know Biology, Ecology, Zoology, Geography, physiology ?

The sailor said no to all his questions.

Professor : What the hell do you know on earth. You will die of illiteracy.

After a while the boat started sinking.

The Sailor asked the Professor, do you know swiminology escapology from sharkology ?

The professor said no.

Sailor : "Well, sharkology crocodilogy will eat your assology, headology you will dieology because of your mouthology. 

 

 
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Residents gather amongst the devastation in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan on November 13 in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan, packing maximum sustained winds of 195 mph (315 kph), slammed into the southern Philippines and left a trail of destruction in multiple provinces, forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate and making travel by air and land to hard-hit provinces difficult. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
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A Filipino woman cries while air force soldiers try to hold back residents from entering the airport while a military C-130 plane prepares to take off at the airport in the super typhoon devastated city of Tacloban, Leyte province, Philippines, Nov. 12. (Dennis M. Sabangan/EPA) #
 
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Residents pass by a row of dead bodies in an area devastated by Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 11 in Leyte, Philippines. (Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images) #
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Survivors stand among debris and ruins of houses destroyed after Super Typhoon Haiyan battered Tacloban city in central Philippines November 10. (Erik De Castro/Reuters) #
 
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A mother cries in relief upon boarding a Philippine Air Force helicopter, Nov. 11 following Friday's typhoon Haiyan. (Bullit Marquez/Associated Press) #
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Residents retrieve umbrellas prior to lining up for relief supplies at Tacloban airport Nov. 11 following Friday's typhoon Haiyan that lashed this city and several provinces in central Philippines. (Bullit Marquez/Associated Press) #
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A pregnant woman cooks a meal inside a building overlooking destroyed houses after Typhoon Haiyan battered Tacloban city in central Philippines November 10. (Erik De Castro/Reuters) #
  
 
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A crowd of Filipinos are seen passing an abandoned dead body on the side of a street in the super typhoon devastated city of Tacloban, Leyte province, Philippines, Nov. 11. (Francis R. Malasig/EPA) #
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An evacuee cries for a relative while boarding a US military evacuation flight at the airport in Tacloban in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 12. in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images) #
  
 
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A resident looks at houses damaged by typhoon Haiyan, in Tacloban city, Leyte province central Philippines on Nov. 10. (Aaron Favila/Associated Press) #
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Typhoon Haiyan survivors walk through the ruins of their neighborhood on the outskirts of Tacloban, central Philippines on Nov. 13. (David Guttenfelder/Associated Press) #
 
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Residents hug each other after reuniting for the first time after super Typhoon Haiyan hit Tacloban city, central Philippines Nov. 11. (Romeo Ranoco/Reuters) #
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A body wrapped in cloth labeled only with a name is left on a pew at St. Michael The Archangel Chapel in Tacloban, central Philippines, Nov. 12. (Wally Santana/Associated Press) #
 
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A body of a dead man is seen at the bay of Tacloban, eastern island of Leyte on Nov. 10. (Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images) #
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Residents carry relief goods along the bay in Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines, Nov 10. (Aaron Favila/Associated Press) #
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Filipinos carry a victim in the super typhoon devastated city of Tacloban, Leyte province, Philippines, Nov. 9. (Francis R. Malasig/EPA) #
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A girl peeks out from a makeshift shelter in Tacloban, on the eastern island of Leyte on Nov. 10 after Typhoon Haiyan swept over the Philippines. (Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images) #
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A young survivor uses a plastic cover to protect him from rain as he passes by a damaged Boy Scout statue at typhoon ravaged Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines on Nov. 12. (Aaron Favila/Associated Press) #
 
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A man wearing a t-shirt displaying the message 'never give up' walks over debris with other survivors as they pass through an area devastaed by Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 12 in Leyte, Philippines. Four days after the typhoon devastated the region many have nothing left, they are without food or power and most lost their homes. (Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images) #
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Two people ride bikes through an area devastated by Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 12. in Leyte, Philippines. (Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images) #
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A woman carrying a child cries as other survivors of Typhoon Haiyan wait to board a C130 aircraft during the evacuation of hundreds of survivors of Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 12. in Tacloban, Philippines. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images) #
  
 
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A young boy cycles past a coffin amid scenes of devastation in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 13. in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images) #
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A father carries the lifeless body of his daughter on the way to the morgue after super typhoon Haiyan hit Tacloban City in Leyte province, central Philippines Nov. 10. (Nino Jesus Orbeta/Philippine Daily Inquirer via Reuters) #
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Soldiers zip up body bags after families have identified their relatives who perished during Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban city, central Philippines Nov. 13. (Edgar Su/Reuters) #
  
 
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Residents walk past damaged houses in Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines on Nov. 10. The city remains littered with debris from damaged homes as many complain of shortages of food and water and no electricity since Typhoon Haiyan slammed into their province. (Bullit Marquez/Associated Press) #
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Residents carry furniture taken from a hotel in Palo, eastern island of Leyte on Nov. 10 three days after devastating Super Typhoon Haiyan hit the area on Nov. 8. (Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images) #
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Survivors carry bags of rice from a warehouse which they stormed due to shortage of food at typhoon-ravaged Tacloban city, Leyte province central Philippines on Nov. 11. (cAaron Favila/Associated Press) #
  
 
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An elderly woman is evacuated from the airport in Tacloban, Nov. 13, in Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines. (Wong Maye-E/Associated Press) #
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Newborn baby Bea Joy is held as mother Emily Ortega, 21, rests after giving birth at an improvised clinic at Tacloban airport in Tacloban city, Leyte province in central Philippines on Nov. 10. Bea Joy was named after her grandmother Beatrice, who was missing following the onslaught of Typhoon Haiyan. Ortega was in an evacuation center when the storm surge hit and flooded the city. She had to swim to survive before finding safety at the airport. (Bullit Marquez/Associated Press) #
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An aerial view shows signs for help and food amid the destruction left from Typhoon Haiyan in the coastal town of Tanawan, central Philippines, Nov. 13. (Wally Santana/Associated Press) #

 
 

 

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