text: is 183 a high number for someones blood sugar level?   i am a type two diabetic, and my blood sugar was 540 the first time they took it.  although, 183 is high, that can be controlled by what you eat.  if you cut the sugar out of most of what you eat it would be a good thing.  i mean the sugar you add yourself, as everything you eat has sugar in it.  and you need to watch your carbohydrates.    look on any can or box and it will tell you the carbohydrates in a serving.  i was told that i could have 45 carbohydrates per meal and 15 for each snack, only 3 snacks a day.  carbohydrates turn to sugar in your system.  this may help your blood sugar, but the wisest advice i can give is to see a doctor, i do not like to see them either, but had i not gone to one, i might have died from mine, and it is always better to know.  they can prescribe medicene in pill form to help keep your blood sugar low.  good luck to you.