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Managing Hyperglycemia Effectively

Hyperglycemia is treated by following the meal plan, taking diabetes medication as prescribed, maintaining physical activity, regularly checking blood glucose levels and increasing checks when levels are high, checking for ketones when levels are over 14.0 mmol/L or symptoms are present, and seeking emergency treatment if hyperglycemia or ketoacidosis symptoms worsen or vomiting and diarrhea occur frequently.

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Managing Hyperglycemia Effectively

Hyperglycemia is treated by following the meal plan, taking diabetes medication as prescribed, maintaining physical activity, regularly checking blood glucose levels and increasing checks when levels are high, checking for ketones when levels are over 14.0 mmol/L or symptoms are present, and seeking emergency treatment if hyperglycemia or ketoacidosis symptoms worsen or vomiting and diarrhea occur frequently.

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HOW IS HYPERGLYCEMIA TREATED?

General guidelines for managing hyperglycemia include: Drink extra fluids to help prevent dehydration. Continue to follow the meal plan to the best of your ability. During times of illness when people are unable to eat solid foods, they should continue on a suitable liquid diet. Take diabetes medication as prescribed. Maintain appropriate levels of physical activity. Regularly check blood glucose levels. Increase the frequency of these checks when blood glucose remains above the target level or continues to go higher. Increase the frequency of blood glucose checks to every two to four hours when an infection such as a cold or flu is present. Check blood or urine for ketones when the blood glucose level is higher than 14.0 mmol/L before a meal or when the symptoms of ketoacidosis such as nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain are present. Get emergency medical treatment when hyperglycemia continues to worsen or there are symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis or the person vomits or has had diarrhea two times or more in four hours.7

KEY POINT: Self-monitoring of blood glucose regularly with a meter


will identify increased levels of blood glucose. People also need to know what action to take to get these levels back into their target range.

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