Check your blood sugar now
Drink water
Stop eating carbohydrates and sugary foods
Take a short walk if you feel well enough
Take your prescribed diabetes medication exactly as directed
Take insulin if it was prescribed for high blood sugar and use your correction dose plan
Recheck your blood sugar after 15 to 30 minutes if you are treating a high reading
Avoid alcohol
Avoid sugary drinks, juice, and snacks
If you have ketones, nausea, vomiting, severe weakness, confusion, trouble breathing, or very high readings, seek urgent medical care
If your blood sugar is low instead of high, treat it with fast sugar immediately