What is the Highest Blood Sugar Reading Recorded?

Incredible Type 1 Diabetic Blood Sugar Story 
I was diagnosed with Type 1 at 20 years old, not as a child. I did not believe that was possible. By the time I was diagnosed I was set in my ways and …

Traci's Ongoing Blood Sugar Story 
I am a young. Well, I should say I used to be young and a very active adult. I am now 23, diagnose with diabetes at age of 22. This has been a …

1200 blood glucose and no coma! 
My little brother was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at age 15 last year; his glucose was 1200 upon arriving at the hospital. He lost 10 pounds in five …

600+ Blood Sugar 
For the past few weeks my glucose levels have started rising. From an average of 130 to 600+ (meter maxed out). Now my vision is out of focus, terrible …

Amazing - Out For 2 Weeks With High Blood Sugar! 
I went to the hospital with my highest reading at 2030 and was in a coma and made a full recovery.I was in the hospital for two weeks before getting out. …

Blood Sugar Over 3600 
June 2006, Branson, Missouri Skaggs Hospital, my hemoglobin was over 2400 and actual sugar level above 3600. I was told this was the highest in the US …

310 Blood Sugar 
i m 58 years old weight 75 kg height 5'8'', from last few days i am not feeling good, my body itching, So i checked with doctor, when measure sugar he …

chris turk 
I was diagnosed as a type 1 diabetic last November. When I arrived at the hospital with all the major symptoms of the onset of diabetes I was admitted …

Young Man with Very High Blood Sugar Count 
A young man, age 28, is in intensive care, blood sugar was 2030, is this possible? He is in a coma and life supports.

Always Above 300 Blood Glucose Level 
always above 300, even with expensive medication over last 8 years.

1640... world record? 
So I was diagnosed with diabetes at Yale New Haven Hospital on September 5,2004, I'll never forget this date since it was the day of my sister's baptism. …

When I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes my blood glucose level was 2135(61) 
When i was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes my blood sugar level was 2135. I had been suffering from diabetic symptoms for 2 weeks. During that period i …

Dying of thirst - Really High Blood Sugar 
The very day I was diagnosed it was 840. I walked in to the doctors office and after my reading he said I don't see how you are not in a coma! Well …

Do I have Diabetes? 
I had a reading of 400 last evening before eating, 501 2 hrs after eating and 406 this morning before breakfast. have never been diagnosed with diabetes …

misssss;) - Badly Controlled Diabetes 
i basically have veryyyy badly controlled diabetes and i have frequently high readings. my highest is up right now and its around the 800 mark but i don't …

Kathy - Friend Has 700+ Blood Sugar 
A person I know says her blood sugar reading goes to 700 at the hospital. I'm trying to tell someone she would be In a coma or worse. She says this happens …

My Highest Blood Sugar Ever  
My story begins when I was diagnosed at the age of 8 years old with a blood sugar of 1600. I was at my dad's house and a virus attacked my system. …

Blood Sugar at 2060 
My uncle just went into a diabetic coma. His blood sugar is 2060. The physicians say its not looking good. He was not aware that he was diabetic and the …

highest blood sugar 
I'm 14 years old and I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes wen I was 3 years old. The highest blood sugar I have ever had was 630. I am usually in the good …

High Blood Sugar Readings - Nurse's Experience  
I'm a nurse and have treated countless diabetics. Hyperglycemia (an elevated blood sugar) left untreated or a pattern of hypoglycemic episodes can cause …

Mom was 1400 Blood Sugar in December 
My Mom (age 70) developed Pancreatitis around the first week of Dec. of this year. I did not find out until Dec. 7 when she had been unresponsive to phone …

OK all you adult and adolecent TYPE 1's READ THIS******!!!! 
HI there. My name is Heather. I have been type 1 diabetic since I was 19...and yes a little late for type one, but still possible! So try not to think...it …

I am 25 diagnosed diabetes with reading 505 
I went to doctor as i had acute acidity but unfortunately diagnosed on diabetes with 505 reading yesterday.Doctor is surprised that i didn't go to diabetic …

900 Plus! Blood Sugar Reading 
My sister was just diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. She was diagnosed with pancreatis,and after having her operation, she was sent home with a draining …

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Over 500 Blood Glucose Level 
This isn't the highest but its one I'm having right now. I hate when it gets this high because no matter how much insulin I take it takes hours and hours …

Extremely Lucky 
This just happened to me 4 weeks ago. I had been sick for the first 2 weeks of August. I went to my doctor. She gave me pengren and antibiotic. Told me …

High Blood Sugar 
I find this article somewhat funny as well. Obviously an actual diabetic could not have wrote this. I was ten years old when I was diagnosed. I lost 20 …

Matt Fischetti Jr - Juvenile Diabetes High Blood Sugar 
My 1 year old son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes on Jan 2nd 2010 at Saint Christopher's Hospital. His blood sugar was 1790. He survived and so far …

Above 500 Blood Sugar Level 
I am a female and I am now 55 years old. I have had type 2 diabetes for many years now. When I first discovered that I had diabetes I only had to take …

haha, funny 
Some boards have people claiming to have 400 or even 500 readings. I am not sure you would even be alive if they were that high! …

Diabetic 4 life - 390 Blood Sugar Level  
When I was admitted into the hospital, my blood sugar was 390. I was admitted for having DKA(Diabetic Keto Acidosis), which basically means all the blood …

Disturbingly High Blood Sugar Reading 
Editor's Note: This disturbingly high blood sugar reading was contributed by Cheryl. Thanks Cheryl! With regard to your post on the highest blood …

RN 
I often see patients in the ER that are over 1000. Certainly nothing to brag about or make a contest over- many of these patients will die from diabetes-related …

Detailed High Blood Sugar Experience 
Age 50, Caucasian male, type2 diabetic since 2001, average exercise, 283 lbs, 6'-2" hgt, not as active as younger years. Average glucose readings while …

Really High Blood Glucose  
I have been told I am type 1 1/2 a new type from the Diabetes Association because I wasn't born diabetic and now my life depends on insulin. I became real …

over 600 which is my meters limit 
Metformen made it worse. When i wake up it is really high usually over 260. I am chemically damaged,and have a auto immune MS like Anti Sulfa-tides …

1,864 - High Blood Sugar Level 
IN JULY OF 2004 I WAS FEELING QUIET ILL AND I WENT TO THE ER FOR HELP. THEY SENT ME HOME WITH A SAPOSTORY AND SAID THIS WILL MAKE ME BETTER. WELL THAT …

Family Members Reading of 600 Blood Sugar - Bad Consequences! Not rated yet
Before my grandmother found out that she was a diabetic 5 years ago, not thinking she was at risk because normally it skips a generation in our family. …

Over 2000 blood sugar and no coma! Doing Better Now! Not rated yet
I believe it was 2003. I went to my doctor complaining of stomach pains and was sent to the hospital for xrays. It was later diagnosed by my doctor …

My mom had a 500 Reading Not rated yet
2006, My mom (who was diabetic) had an episode and was rushed to Danial Freeman Hospital, Inglewood CA. She started out being very lethargic so I monitored …

Judith Priest - Tough Blod Sugar Readings since 1978 Not rated yet
I became a Juvenile Diabetic in 1974. Not called type 1 or type 2 back then -- at least I never heard any doctor refer to Type 2 Diabetes. I was non-compliant …

1,728 Not rated yet
When I was diagnosed at age 15 with Type I, the hospital recorded mine as 1,728. I was very sick for about a week, not able to keep any food down, extremely …

i'm so tired  Not rated yet
I am a type 1 diabetic so I am insulin dependent .. i use the same amount of insulin since I can remember. I still use the same amount but my blood sugar …

whoever wrote this is dumb. Not rated yet
First of all, I go above 600 about once a week and I'm only 15, I don't take too much care of myself I guess. I don't know my highest blood sugar ever …

Worried: Have Not Been diagnosed Diabetic, But Higher Blood Glucose Not rated yet
I recently got my CDL and was doing a physical for a company. They did my urinanalysis and said I had high sugar flow over - 3+, no clue what that means …

358 Blood Sugar - Never Easy Not rated yet
I was diagnosed as diabetic about 2 1/2 years ago, have never really reached a stable point with my blood sugars. Doctors apparently consider me a "complicated …

Sittercat - Gross and High Blood Sugar! Not rated yet
In oct of 2003 i was throwing up stuff that looked like cauliflower and i knew i hadnt eaten any, i went to a clinic here they said i had the flu and sent …

Mrs. Starbard - Still Trying to Lower Blood Sugar Not rated yet
I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes I am currently on metformin i am 67 yrs and my highest reading has been 270 this morning and was not fasting. my …

My husband Not rated yet
Well, My husband is alive and his levels have been over 400 for the past two weeks. His doctor has been adjusting his medication but it isn't working. …

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Mega High Blood Sugar Not rated yet
When fist found out i had diabetes in 1986 my blood sugar at the emergency room was 1600. I came in conscious and later passed out. In 1998 I was not taking …

Often High - Blood Sugar Not rated yet
I can promise my ex girlfriend would have readings over 4 and 5 hundred. We had to get a different meter because of it. Her original one only went to 400. …

Type I Diabetic for 11 years... Not rated yet
Bring type 1 for 11 years gives me the advantage of knowing my high glucose symptoms faster than the average diabetic with type 2 or who has been diagnosed …

Sherri - Worried About High blood Sugar Not rated yet
I'm diabetic and have ran out my meds except for my insulin and right now have now insurance so now /right now it is 575 and I'm worried.

One Person's High may be Another Person's Average Not rated yet
Glucose readings at 400 to 500, while high, are not unusual. My fourteen year old son was diagnosed with Type I Diabetes when he was eight. At least several …

Keeping it at 566 Not rated yet
I'm so burned out with diabetes...I'm tired of taking my meds, tired of measuring everything I eat...tired of people policing me around...so I keep mine …

2048 High Blood Sugar Reading Not rated yet
when I was diagnosed with Diabetes 11 years ago, my blood sugar was recorded as 2048, I was in a diabetic coma for 2 days and I have no memory of my life …

My Highest Blood Sugar Not rated yet
My highest has read HI which means over 600 and it as that way for months they said when they checked my A1c and I am 15...I was still conscious and didn't …

Kazbrat - Pre-Surgury Blood Sugar Surge Not rated yet
My first blood sugar test was done by a lab as part of a pre-surgery work up, I tested at 832. My doctor called me at home at 7pm the day he received the …

485 Blood Sugar Not rated yet
It doesn't matter what i take to lower the sugar, it continues to either be high or go up, now i am on insulin, blood sugar today was 310. It is a mystery …

Diabetes - Half My Life - Blood Sugar Not rated yet
On Dec 27th 1989 I walked in to my Local Emergency room with several symptoms Severe Hunger, Thirst, and Urination. After drawing blood and sending it …

1600 Blood Sugar Reading- August 2011 Not rated yet
My brother is currently in ICU rushed to ER three days ago, the lab results showed a reading of blood sugar reading of 1600. He is heavily sedated, receiving …

cedrica-type 1 diabetic Not rated yet
My BS is 407 at this moment. I just checked it on my Onetouch ultra mini blood glucose machine. I don't eat right. I don't take my insulin. I'm 18 years …

Highest Blood Sugar Level of 575 Not rated yet
I was detected to be diabetic about 9 years back.Had extreme stress due to some personal medical circumstances at home.(for wife) I lost lot of weight …

Higest blood sugar 477 Not rated yet
I'm having a real problem with my sugar levels. My highest lately has been 477, with an average of 365 over the last week. Finally talked my primary …

AngMom32 Not rated yet
Yes it is possible to have over 400 and still live. I have have had them consistently 400, 398 so on and so on. I should say though that I wasn't taking …

my darkest day Not rated yet
My name is Richard Stevenson and i was rushed to Hillsborough Oregon in nov. 27 1997 ,they gave me 5 minutes to live and told my wife at that time my glucose …

I was diagnosed when i was 15, last year. Not rated yet
I had been having the symptoms for about two months before we used my father's blood sugar meter to test myself. I actually even pissed in my bed a few …

782 Not rated yet
my sugar reading was 782 at the hospital before and reads over 600 all the time so what do you mean you'd be dead at a reading of 400 or 500? Don in Alabama. …

highest blood sugar reading Not rated yet
June 30, 2011 I was admitted to ICU with a blood sugar reading of 1253. I spoke with several internal medicine and endocrinologist concerning the extremely …

1230 Blood Glucose Level Not rated yet
Boyfriend went to er today and they said his reading was 1230 (the highest they have ever had). His blood was tested by the lab. He was DKA. I'm …

13 Years Old When Diagnosed  Not rated yet
i was 13 years old and i was extremely thirsty, tired and had to pee a lot so i went to the doctor to see if i was having an allergic reaction to a medicine …

High Blood Sugar Not rated yet
My father in law's blood sugar has been over 500 for 16 days in a row the nurses don't know what to do about it and neither do we.

Over 600 Blood Glucose and Pancreaitis  Not rated yet
I have a history of High Triglycerides which causes me to have frequent attacks of Pancreatitis. When I have a particularly bad period of Pancreatitis, …

Over 600 Blood Glucose Level Not rated yet
I have a history of Pancreatitis induced by High Triglycerides and a history of a farry liver. In my case, this is due to a genetic abnormality that causes …

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Got that Blood Glucose beat! Ice Cream and Pickles! Not rated yet
When I was first told by a doctor that I was Diabetic..My BGR (Blood Gulcose Reading) was 853! The doctor looked at me and said...."First off it is very …

500 kill you? I was diagnosed with 1,400 Not rated yet
When I was diagnosed in 2002, my blood sugar hit 1,400. So explain to me how you think 400-500 would kill you. Editor's Note: Lighten up. The article …

My High Blood Sugar Experience Not rated yet
My highest blood sugar was 537. I was diagnosed about 2 months ago and when I was that was the number that showed up. Sometimes, though, it gets to 400 …

High Blood Sugar - Not Liking Insulin Not rated yet
The thing I hate about insulin is that it causes weight gain. For the past few months, I started to reduce my insulin to a small amount or on some days …

DictionaryGirl - A!C of 18 - Ouch! Not rated yet
HbA1c of 18- yes, that is eighteen. Done by a hospital/laboratory in Carmel Indiana. I'm considering submitting this to Guinness, though I'm not "proud" …

Over 1000 Blood Sugar Not rated yet
So, I was sick for about 3 days, thought I had the flu, until i could not even keep water down and started vomiting just bile, decided to go to ER. …

ICU - 08 1835 Blood Glucose Levels - Ketoacidosis Not rated yet
Didn't know I was diabetic..had symptoms of thirst & confusion..taken to the ER...had a glucose level of 1835 according to the ER physician & ketoacidosis...went …

Glucose Level = 566 Not rated yet
I'm 54, white, male, and never previously diagnosed as diabetic, but I am on prescriptions for blood pressure and cholesterol, so I do a blood lab twice …

A1c of 11.7 and glucose of 404 Not rated yet
I was diagnosed as a type 2 diabetic 11/19/09 while I was working as a paramedic on an ambulance. I had started to urinate more often and always seemed …

Don't Believe it Can't Happen Not rated yet
I had a kidney/pancreas transplant in Dec. '00 after 3 years of Dialysis. I was 29, and had diabetes since I was 8. My kidneys gave out after my daughters …

Diagnosed 30 years ago at Almost 1900 Blood Sugar Reading Not rated yet
I was diagnosed at 13 after being sick for more than 30 days. I was repeatedly mis-diagnosed with the flu. I had lost 40 pounds and was either pasty white …

Survived to Tell the Story - 1400 Blood Sugar Reading Not rated yet
My mother Gwen Winkler was in a coma with a 1400 sugar count. She was in the coma for two days. Her doctor said that if she came out of the coma she …

Glucose Reading - 2164!! Not rated yet
I was out of state for my sister's Army Boot Camp Graduation Ceremony and I had lost my bag that held both my novolog and lantus. At age 15, I foolishly …

Often 600+ Blood Sugar Range Not rated yet
I'm a 16 year old male from Minnesota. I have often found myself in the 600+ range.

Alexa Painter had blood sugar of 2495 upon diagnosis of TYPE 1 Diabetes Not rated yet
My daughter Alexa Painter holds the highest blood sugar record for a TYPE 1 DIABETIC with the Guinness Book of World Records, which was 2495. This was …

587 High Blood Sugar - Really Not rated yet
You say people wouldn't be alive...well I am...and my reading is 587 after breakfast (eggs). This is not abnormal for me and they are working to help …

946 high help Not rated yet
Frighten;y high 946!. At first I was a newbie diabetic but now after two months with type 1 I feel like an overcomer and triumphant. Everyone calls me …

1600 blood sugar reading Not rated yet
When my daughter was eleven yrs old she had what I thought was a severe case of the flu for five days. After finally taking her to the doctor, mainly because …

I was diagnosed at 46 and my highest reading ever was 145. Not rated yet
I went for a routine physical on 12/8/10 and was called by my Doctor's office on 1/12/11 (yes!!, over a month later!!!) with the results. Fasting level …

My Mom's Sugar Reading Was 778 Not rated yet
Hello: My mom's blood sugar reading was 778 every doctor in hayander was shocked and no doctor was handling case of my mom. It was very serious. …

Not From Smoking, Diabetes! Not rated yet
I walked in the doctors office and told them I was sick. Could barely hold my head up. After a while, they told me it was just because I had quit smoking. …

Harold 1860 Reading Not rated yet
I was admitted in the hospital I am not sure of the exact date right now,but I have the paper work some place. It was 1860 parts per.I actually had small …

Highest Blood sugar reading! Not rated yet
My Dad had a blood sugar reading in the Hospital last night over 2,000. No one in the hospital has ever seen a blood sugar reading this high. The test …

CGMS malfunctioned. Not rated yet
594 is the highest reading I've ever gotten. I was wearing a CGMS that malfunctioned, it kept telling me I was low and I kept eating... finally I tested …

Too High Not rated yet
So much for the assumption that 4 or 500 would kill you. Last year I went to the hospital and they kept me overnight for high blood sugar and the reading …

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concerned21 Not rated yet
For the past few days I have been going to the bathroom a lot, drinking a lot and feeling weak. Decided to check my sugar and it was 550. Waited until …

RETIRED at 50 Not rated yet
This article scares me cuz right now 3 hours after eating i have a glucose level of 487...a couple of months ago i was feeling like i had the flue so i …

My High Blood Sugar Reading Not rated yet
As hard as it is to believe, I have had my blood sugar run well into the 500 range, at one time on very many occasions. What felt like normal to me was …

Crab Not rated yet
My highest reading was 686, (this # came from the emergency room equipment). I was on vacation and was experiencing all the symptoms; Thirst, bad vision(Ketones), …

my husband was in ICU Not rated yet
my husband was admitted into the ICU at our local hospital just three days after our wedding with a blood sugar of 836.

Susan - My High Blood Sugar Not rated yet
I have had them in the high 400s.

High Blood Sugar Reading Not rated yet
My primary care doc got some lab results back from the Hematologist and I was advised that the blood sugar reading at the Hematologist was only 438. Primary …

VERRYYY!!! LUCKY TO BE ALIVE Not rated yet
Well Im 10 And I was dehydrated like all the time and had 2 Qts Of Water Everyday and soon i was urinating every 30 minutes and my mom wanted me to see …

Amazed Not rated yet
My brother is in ICU recovering from a diabetic coma where his blood sugar had to be measured at a lab because it was so high - over 1600! The docs all …

us and them Not rated yet
I was an us. you know, the people who didn't know much about diabetes other than the jokes of limbs falling off, sugar, type I and type II, testing strips …

310 sugar level Not rated yet
I got a blood test today. Fasting blood sugar is 310. Last year, it was 105. I am worried. COMMENTS: Jul 04, 2010 by: Anonymous Start exercising …

jay's wife - High Blood Sugar Not rated yet
I home from the hospital. turns out my husband had a blood sugar reading of 596... He stayed,but I'm worried. We didn't know he had diabetes.Having to …

medical social worker Not rated yet
429...first time i realized i was diabetic..began having severe thirst and consumed about 3 quarts of water in less than an hour..began urinating all over …

My Highest Blood Sugar Not rated yet
The reason is quite simple. These numbers are from lab tests when I was in ICU, DKA (Diabetic ketoacidosis)at age 52 and diagnosed type 1. You are right …

Diagnosed at 17% a1c Not rated yet
3 months later, with diet, exercise, and stress management it was down to 12%. Still a ways to go, but I will get there.

Mine was much higher Not rated yet
My name is James. Last year when I was 23 I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. My vision got extremely blurry. I lost 50 lbs over the course of the year. …

487 Blood Glucose Reading Not rated yet
never even knew.... son's mother just bought a meter at Costco and I asked her to check me.....I spent 3 days in hospital! and now the learning begins... …

My dads Blood Sugar... Not rated yet
I just got done checking my dads blood sugar and normally its in the 200's as a normal, and tonight it was reading 'HI' meaning over 600. Last time it …

my grandparents diabates story.. Not rated yet
I love my grandparents they are so special to me... Two years ago they found out they had diabetes. They were so scared. I will never want to lose them, …

Diagnosed at age 24 Not rated yet
In December 2008, I was diagnosed with Type "1.5" diabetes. My body still produces very trace amounts of effective insulin, but I do take injections. …

Managed Not rated yet
I've finally got my type II diabetes under control! I had to change my eating habits a bit(eliminated sodas, white bread, and late night snacks), take …

595 High Blood Glucose Level Not rated yet
Well highest was 595 going down though. Got to get back on the grind and start to excercise more and eat right. Editor's Note: While short annd sweet. …

409 Blood Sugar Reading Not rated yet
My brother is a non insulin dependent diabetic. He stepped on a needle that got lodged in his foot, he was unaware that the needle was in his foot because …

Lucky to be Alive! High Blood Sugar! Not rated yet
I was fifteen years old when I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes (5 years ago). I was sick for the week prior to my diagnosis and lost a lot of weight …

One of the Highest Blood Sugar Readings in the Country Not rated yet
i was only 11 years old and had gotten very sick i was rapidly losing weight and going to the bathroom constantly i went a week or two of not knowing what …

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Yes, you can have a BG of 400+ and still function Not rated yet
I was diagnosed as having type 2 diabetes about 6 months ago. I began to have blurred vision, an increase in the number of times I urinated, and intermittent …

My highest lood sugar levels Not rated yet
My highest blood sugar levels were something over 600 because the meter reads HIGH when its over that so I do not know how much over. That was 2 times …

High Reading Not rated yet
When I wax diagnosed with diabetes in 2006, my reading pegged the meter in the emergency room. They sent a blood sample to the lab and it came back 1056. …

My diabetes diagnoses story. PLEASE READ! Not rated yet
Just this pass Thankgiving 2009, I was feeling very tired and drained. I started urinating 10-15 times a day. My solids never came out, only liquids. I …

Glucose over 500 Not rated yet
September 1st, my non diabetic husband staggered around the parking lot delirious and collapsed on the pavement. When the EMT took him to the ER, the nurse …

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