My uncle he is 48 years old and he just got his blood sugar test back. It said his blood sugar was 1000 and the doctor said that that was very high. What is the normal blood sugar level for him?? What is the normal range if he is 5ft 10in, 220 lbs.? Is this life threating? What are causes of high blood sugar other than consuming alcohol that could cause such a high reading?
his measruement IS correct. he has been to about 3 doctors to get his blood sugars checked within 2 weeks and they all read 990, 1000, and 1000. he is not in the hospital yet but he is feeling very ill for about a year, give or take.

I know cinnamon, vinegar, or alcohol can reduce blood sugars. I took a friends advice and tried a spoonful of coconut oil. You can spread it on a piece of bread and eat it that way. But it does work ! Just look up coconut oil and there is a lot of good health qualities by using it !! Good Luck. It will help to lower blood sugars. Just make sure to test before and after to see how much you should take.

A friend of mine is not taking medication for diabetes because he has no money or insurance. He drank apple juice to try to keep his sugar level good and then he tested positive for alcohol. Could this be true?
I was getting ready to have him go to the free clinic when this occurred; he was living at a homeless shelter and they kicked him out; I don’t know where he is now but he does realize how important it is that he gets some medication/treatment for his diabetes.

I asked a while ago but never really understood so I’m back at it.

Is the reason you are told to limit alcohol with Glucophage (metaphormin) really that your sugar might drop too low because wine lowers the blood sugar?
Wow! You guys are all so smart.

The reason I ask is that I do enjoy wine but avoid it. Don’t avoid much else unfortunately I’m asking now tho cuz I plan, God willing, to take a trip to Paris and I refuse to go there and not drink wine. I think it’s illegal or something. I might get arrested.

I drank some liquid and alcohol about 9p and then i had the test at 7am. prior to 7am, i had some heavy exercise at my gym. So then I find out my test results are that i am 111. should i get retested because of the exercise and drinking something around 9p (or was that fine?) i’m not sure how the fasting part works.

I use a home blood glucose meter to monitor my diabetes. I read that I should wipe my finger with alcohol before sticking myself, in order to sterilize the area. I’d like to use Bactine instead because it would deaden the pain. Is there any reason that I shouldn’t do that?

I have been testing my parents blood sugar for some time now and for some reason or other every time that I test them, mom always says that I am doing it wrong. She will tell me that I need to rub alcohol on her finger first, or that if it is still wet it will not give a correct reading. If I squeeze her finger that it will not give the right reading. That I’m not using enough blood or I’m using too much blood. Once the strip is full and the machine will beep so I don’t know how I can get too much or not enough, most of the time she says it is not enough. She has even told me that you can’t use the same finger every time as well. I want to know from start to finish what are the steps in doing the blood sugar test. I do mean from turning the machine on and until you shut it off, which in this case their machines shuts off by their self after so many seconds goes by once the strip is pulled out. Please tell me what all has to be done to get the correct blood sugar reading. Please help!!

Are there any drinks besides alcohol that also lowers blood sugar in the body??

I’m asking because my boyfriend is recently diagnosed with Diabetes. The past two months, with all the Metformin, Avandia, Lantus, Novalog, needles, gauze, alcohol, meter strips, etc. We are struggling. His health insurance only provides 00 gross towards prescriptions PER YEAR. We are very quickly coming up on that 00 and it hasn’t even been 6 months. I’m curious to know, are we doing something wrong? Why can’t we afford this treatment? It seems like a good many Americans have Diabetes, how does everyone else afford the many prescriptions? We’re freaking out, because we don’t have the money for rent, gas, food, etc. We feel like the Diabetes treatment has to come first, but all these co-pays for specialists and prescriptions has drained our wallets, we can’t buy food, nevermind entertainment. How does everyone else afford this?! What can we do?