Diabetes Sick Day Guidelines & Checking for Ketones
When you’re sick, even if just with a simple cold, your blood glucose may rise. It's important to follow these diabetes sick day guidelines.
Call your health care provider if:
- unable to hold down food or fluids or have persistent diarrhea for several hours
- experiencing abdominal pain for several hours
- urine ketones measure above trace
- blood glucose levels are higher than normal after taking extra insulin (if recommended in your sick-day plan)
- taking oral medication for diabetes, and your blood glucose remains above range before a meal and stays high for more than 24 hours
