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Boggs shared on Instagram that Raelynn wears a continuous glucose monitor, but on the night that Spy detected her high blood sugar level, she had just put on a new monitor that was still calibrating, meaning her blood sugar levels were not being checked at the moment.

Additionally, Boggs said Raelynn, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2022, was sick at the time with the flu. According to the Joslin Diabetes Center, an illness like the flu is one factor -- along with others like food, stress or not enough insulin -- that can cause high blood sugar.

High blood glucose, also known as hyperglycemia, is considered \"high\" when it is 160 mg/dl or above, according to the Joslin Diabetes Center.

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