This entry was posted
on Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 at 5:09 pm and is filed under High Blood Pressure Treatment.
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
Both comments and pings are currently closed.
2 Responses to “Ok my question is about accuracy of alcohol blood test when you sugar is in the 500’s?”
I dont know about the alcohol thing, but if his blood sugar was that high, it’s almost certain he was headed towards a coma unless he had just taken a major insulin shot. That on top of the effects of the alcohol plus all the carbs that are in alcohol could very easily cause a fatal accident. Untreated high blood pressure as well could have caused a stroke.
I dont know when your husband passed, but I am sorry for your loss, and hope you are doing better.
ETA: According to this website, extreme high BG can give false high readings:
November 14th, 2009 at 7:02 pm
Darren Citizen
I dont know about the alcohol thing, but if his blood sugar was that high, it’s almost certain he was headed towards a coma unless he had just taken a major insulin shot. That on top of the effects of the alcohol plus all the carbs that are in alcohol could very easily cause a fatal accident. Untreated high blood pressure as well could have caused a stroke.
I dont know when your husband passed, but I am sorry for your loss, and hope you are doing better.
ETA: According to this website, extreme high BG can give false high readings:
November 15th, 2009 at 9:56 am
Glenn Flora
A sugar level of 500 is dangerous and could result in losing consciousness as well as uncontrolled high blood pressure.