... I haven't had any alcohol for about 5 days and the two days prior I ate pretty conservatively because I knew I had the physical coming up. This whole situation is just alarming to me, I would have been less shocked if I was told I had cancer! ... (7 replies)

... I was wondering if someone could help me with this. My gran is 84 and has been feeling very poorly the last few days. Her sugar level was high at 11.9 a hour before her insulin. ... (2 replies)

... Before glucose gets into the urine, it has to go through the kidneys. And blood glucose has to exceed the "renal threshold" for this to happen. For most people, the renal threshold is about 180. Only then is excess glucose eliminated through the urine. ... (2 replies)

... Propranolol ... has diuretic properties, which causes excretion of water. Sugar dissolves in water, gets carried out , so relative dropped. ... (2 replies)