Topic
Hypoglycemia & Hyperglycemia
Recognizing, preventing, and managing low and high blood sugar.
Recognising and Treating a Low
Low blood sugar becomes a real possibility in LADA once insulin or a sulfonylurea starts, and treating it correctly takes about fifteen minutes.
Why Lows Become More Likely
Hypoglycemia risk climbs through the course of LADA as insulin production falls, treatment intensifies and the body's own defences weaken.
Managing Highs and Corrections
High readings in LADA need a cause identified before a correction is given, and stacking doses too closely together is the usual way lows follow highs.
Ketones and DKA Risk in LADA
Ketoacidosis is uncommon at LADA diagnosis but becomes a genuine risk as your insulin production falls, so knowing the warning signs matters.
Sick-Day Rules
Illness pushes blood sugar up even when you are eating less, so the rules for sick days in LADA are to check more often and never stop insulin.