Patient's question:
Because of a certain illness, I have been unable to stop taking medication for a long time. Due to the medication, my endocrine system has become problematic. Now, I want to stop taking the medication and regulate my body. How should I treat hyperglycemic shock?Doctor's answer:
I'm glad to help you with your questions. The diagnostic criteria for diabetes are a fasting blood glucose level greater than 7.0, and a two-hour post-meal blood glucose level greater than 11.1 mmol/L. If a diabetic does not control their blood glucose well and experiences high blood sugar again, it is not called shock but rather confusion. In this case, it is necessary to go to the hospital as soon as possible for intravenous insulin and fluid therapy to lower blood glucose promptly. Additionally, it is important to carefully monitor blood glucose levels. Repeated episodes of high blood sugar confusion pose a serious threat to life, including the risk of diabetic ketoacidosis.