Nurses General Nursing
Published Jul 1, 2012
I had a pt today in for DKA with an Hga1c of 32!!! I didnt even know that was possible! According to a chart I read online his average BG over the last 3 months was 870! Thats just insane to me! How high have you guys seen?
travkitty
62 Posts
1600 in a frequent flier in our ED & ICU. Type 1 Diabetic who just insists on not using his pump. Every other week he comes in at death's door, we get him stable, ship him to ICU for a week with his sugars looking awesome, then he's back over 1000 a week later. Idiot. When EMS calls with a 20-something, male diabetic, we're all like, "I bet it's Fred (name changed)." I feel like smacking my head against the wall each time. So many resources for someone who really doesn't give a crap. I posed the question of ordering an inpatient psych consult for him next time because he seems passively suicidal if you ask me.
Simba&NalasMom, LPN
631 Posts
I think I had a guy once in LTC whose BG at the hospital was around 1200 or so. Crazy.
JDZ344
837 Posts
What's the lowest you have all seen?
(People who like me, get confused with the US/UK measurements of blood sugars can convert them here BTW: http://www.diabetes.co.uk/blood-sugar-converter.html)
I've seen them in the mid 30s (US) and asymptomatic.
xoemmylouox, ASN, RN
3,150 Posts
That is insane. The highest I have seen was 850.. I'm speechless..
jmdRN
68 Posts
hmm highest I've seen is 80mmol/l (1440 in US) on admission to our ICU.
Lowest was