“What can happen if your blood sugar is too high?”

THIS IS A QUESTION THAT IS DIFFICULT TO GIVE A SHORT ANSWER TO. BECAUSE SO MANY VARIABLES INVOLVED. IT DEPENDS ON; EXACTLY HOW HIGH; HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN HIGH; OTHER SYMPTOMS WHICH ARE POSSIBLY NUMEROUS. IF YOUR BLOOD SUGAR GETS HIGH, IN GENERAL THE CLASSIC SYMPTOM ARE CONSTANT THIRST AND CONSTAN URINATION. IF YOUR SUGAR GETS HIGH ENOUGH, YOU CAN END UP IN DKA, THE SEVERE END OF THE SPECTRUM, AND THESE PTS NEED TO BE IN HOSPITAL. THERE ARE ALSO SEVERAL PROBLEMS THAT MAY DEVELOP WITH LON TERM HIGH BLOOD SUGAR. THE LIST IS LONG. GET YOUR SUGAR TESTED, THEN GO FROM THERE. YOU CAN ALWAYS GOOGLE SYMPTOMS OF HYPERGLYCEMIA FOR INF AS WELL

High blood sugar causes frequent urination, dehydration, which becomes a vicious cycle changing mentation and stressing the kidneys. Hyperosmolar Syndrome is serious

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You can develop diabetic ketoacidosis or hyperosmolar state