Can dehydration elevate blood glucose levels?

I had nothing to eat or drink with the exception of one Diet Coke 36 hours prior to my blood work. It was nearly 100 degrees both days and I know I was dehydrated. I've read that elevated glucose can cause dehydration but can dehydration cause the increased glucose reading?

I'm not diabetic and have never had the A1GC test. My fasting glucose came back abnormal so I am just curious if dehydration can elevate it.

Absolutely.

What do you think is the easiest way to treat DKA?? That's right...IV rehydration.

Not only can dehydration elevate your sugar, it can send it to dangerously high levels...leading to DKA, coma and death.

Does that answer your question?

EMT

36 hours seems like a long time to fast and not have any liquid intake and yes insulin does not work well in a dehyradated state so it is possible that your dehydration caused the high sugar

It is very, very important for a diabetic person to be well hydrated. If you do not have enough fresh water in the body your blood sugars concentrate and stick together. Hard to tell much of anything.

One diet coke for 36 hours prior to a blood test is really not good!!! That said, make sure the doctor has that number and ask him or her what difference that might have made for you. Probably not any because they probably ran an A1c test on you. That is a test that tells them absolutely what your sugars were over the last three months time, not just that day.

So there is no getting off the hook here. The more you cooperate with this disease the better your life and your illness will act for you.

Just cooperate and do what they say!!! The consequences of acting like it's not happening are too horrible to believe.

Hi Friend
Don't get dehydrated.

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