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In response to "Too much or too little blood sugar can cause you to lose consciousness -- nm*" by amoxy

Oh wow. I thought too high just meant damage to eyesight, foot circulation issues, etc. -- nm

Posted by Bacon (aka redmond) Mar 23 '16, 20:26

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A possible issue that occurs when blood sugars are too high or out of whack is called diabetic ketoacidosis (dka). DKA can lead to death. -- (link) - kelly Mar 23, 20:29 4
- Fruity odar on the breath can be a symptom. That is one I never heard of -- nm - Bacon Mar 23, 20:54 3
  - Oh yeah, there's a definite change in odor when my blood sugar is high. - kelly Mar 23, 21:03 1
    - Woah -- nm - Bacon Mar 23, 21:15
  - I haven't really experienced that but then I also make an effort to not be near a pt's breath. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 23, 21:02
Those are all long term issues from high sugars... but super high sugars in the short term can result in diabetic ketoacidosis which can be deadly. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 23, 20:28

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