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Type 2 diabetes (Adult onset)
- If you take diabetes tablets or insulin, continue your usual dose.
- If you cannot eat your usual meal, try eating small frequent
snacks. Suitable snacks include: toast, crackers, boiled rice, soup,
banana, low fat custard or ice-cream.
- Drink plenty of fluids. High blood sugar levels, vomiting and diarrhea
can all lead to dehydration.
- If your blood sugar level is less than 15 mmol/l, drink
fluids such as ordinary lemonade, apple juice, cordial or sweetened
tea or coffee.
- If your blood sugar level is more than 15 mmol/l, drink
unsweetened drinks such as water, mineral water, diet lemonade, weak
tea or clear soups.
- Test your blood sugar level more frequently e.g. every 2-4 hours
and record all results.
- Contact your doctor, or go to a hospital emergency department if:
- your blood sugar level remains more than 17 mmol/l
- you cannot keep down any food or fluids
- you become drowsy
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