mid 90s to around the 130s. she says that is not good enough. i noticed that on the test strip containers it says "control range" 106 through 141. this morning my fasting blood sugar was at 121. i feel fine. does it have to be at exactly 90 every morning?ok, so what is normal?
micksmixxx - Your doctor is insisting that you gain better control of your fasting blood glucose levels, my friend, because she knows the damage that can occur when they're not controlled.
ReplyDeleteGive it a few years, and you'll be visiting your doctor because you've developed neuropathy (nerve-ending damage), nephropathy (kidney damage), blindness, strokes, heart attacks, etc.
All the time your blood glucose levels are higher than the 'normal' range damage is being done to your organs, blood vessels, and nerves.
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A 'normal' fasting blood glucose level for a non-diabetic is within the range 70 to 99 mg/dL. Having said that, the higher your blood glucose level indicates how close you are to developing pre-diabetes or even full blown type 2 diabetes. This is why your doctor is requesting you to aim for lower numbers, my friend. It sounds like your doctor has your best interests at heart.
Tabea - Normal is 80-100. Normal is good - anything higher than normal could lead to horrible diabetes complications years down the line.
ReplyDeleteThat's the trouble with high blood sugars. You feel fine, so you think you are OK. But over the years, high blood sugars damage all organs in the body. Once you start feeling crap, it's too late to do anything about it, as the damage has already been done.
syl c. - Your glucose levels are not normal. You have unstable blood glucose levels and are a prediabetic. Your doctor's concern is that your glucose levels are reaching the diabetic level. This is a problem. It does not have to be exactly at 90 in the morning but it should be less than 100 and you seem to be having above 100 readings quite regularly. You might be eating too many carbs in the evening and you're body is not able to get rid of the extra glucose during the night.
ReplyDeleteWith prediabetes, your balance between glucose and insulin has been thrown off. The pancreas may not be able to produce enough insulin after a meal to "clear" the incoming glucose from the blood. Or cells may be insulin resistant. When cells are insulin resistant, they won't allow the insulin to escort glucose from the bloodstream into them. Too much glucose in the blood is also called high blood sugar or hyperglycemia (high blood sugar). A low blood sugar level is called hypoglycemia (low blood sugar).
If you have prediabetes, you're at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes as well as the serious medical problems associated with diabetes, including heart disease and stroke. With prediabetes, you are at a 50% higher risk of heart disease and stroke than someone who does not have prediabetes.
Normal blood sugar levels measure less than 100 mg/dl (milligrams per deciliter) after the fasting glucose test.
Prediabetes: Blood glucose levels of 100-125 mg/dl after an overnight or eight-hour fast is diagnosed as prediabetes. People with these results are considered to have impaired fasting glucose.
Diabetes: Diabetes is diagnosed when the blood glucose is 126 mg/dl or above.
There are no symptoms with prediabetes as there may be no symptoms with type 2 diabetes. that is why damage is done so early in the undiagnosed state, for many people. You need to change your diet and exercise, if not, you will be diagnosed as a type 2 diabetic and need medication in order to control your blood glucose levels. Your doctor should refer you to a dietitian to set up meal planning in order to find a suitable diet for your individual needs. You must get your glucose levels down as your numbers indicate prediabetes. I just can't understand why your doctor didn't give you a diet plan, exercise plan or refer you to a dietitian.
Hope this helps.
Nana Lamb - Your doctor needs to go back to school and learn to be realistic!! RUN DON'T WALK! Find a new doctor who is an expert in Diabetes Control.
ReplyDeleteMy new doc - a Physician's Assistant - is totally unrealistic about my numbers too. He is insisting that my fasting numbers be under 125!! This hasn't happened in more than 10 years unless I go HYPO during the night or wake up and have a snack at 2 am then it isn't a fasting number!!
I am gonna have to do the month of waking at 2 am and recording that number then trying to go back to sleep til 5. Then another month of eating a snack at that time after recording the number then trying to go back to sleep.
Then no doubt, he will be fussing about my sleep patterns and insisting again on sleeping pills or antidepressants, neither of which can I take.
So I will probably quit doing any "fasting" recorded testings. I will wake, take my meds, eat my early snack to go with my insulin, then call the before breakfast test my first of the day!! That will put it in the range he wants.
90 is totally unrealistic for any hour of the day!!!
Noccie - No. It will never be the same number every morning and getting 90 every day is not going to happen. 130 is too high. Ideally it should be between 80 - 100, but getting 110 - 120 isn't bad, particularly if you have diabetes.
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