The blood sugar can go up or down fast, thats why you need the meds to Keep it under control. Test often at first and write them down. Dont panic unless it goes real low or real high. if your real highs are 170 its not too bad I go over 300 sometimes.

okay. I am currently not on any meds.

Your A1C is higher than mine. Just watch the Carbs.

I think we need more information. For example, you say you were eating 'how you normally eat' - what does that mean specifically? What did you eat before those readings, and generally? Some foods can cause spikes even hours after eating. Are you counting carbs, if so how many did you have that day? Did you do any exercise, planned or unplanned, or miss some exercise you normally do? Could you have been unwell and not realised it?

Also do not discount mechanical failure. If your meter requires calibration, then calibrate it, make sure the strips are in date, wash your hands before testing.

But sometimes however hard we try, there is no rhyme or reason to this condition, you just get odd readings sometimes. The important thing is that these are odd, not common, and that you know what to do if you get them.

an A1C test is the average amount of sugar molecules that are clinging to your blood molecules and it will change every day since the blood can only handle the 90 days

so say you had numbers of 90, 171, 110, 210 for one day, your daily average would be 145.

Now when you test you of course can't guaranteed that at the time you tested that would have been your highest reading.

The meter basically is to give us a guideline of how we are doing and yes the doctor can test you and you test also at the same time, you could get a different reading. Their meter is more complex and not at all like ours and they have to send out to the factory for calibration physically where as our meters only have to be accurate within so many percents. But don't panic and worry, only worry when you can't get the numbers under the 140-160 or what the doctor would like 2 hours after a meal...in time you will be able to tell what you feel better at and set your own goals, but don't cut the carbs to the point of starving your body.

As long as your A1C stays below 7, you're doing well.

But...you said..."2 hours 'AFTER' dinner it has been between 103-114 mostly I had a 171 and 161 once." You DON'T check your sugar level AFTER meals...you check it BEFORE meals.

I have Type 2 Diabetes. They check my A1C once a month, and I check my blood sugar three times a day. I'm on meds, plus, on two kinds of insulin.

us on meds only have been told to test 2 hr after since it helps us make right choices of carbs etc, my nephew on insulin for type one is told before along with knowing carbs for pending meal so he can make adj for his insulin needed.

if you tested before only, then you would not know that the meal you ate just spiked you to almost 200 (or other) 2hr after eating. Your blood also registers this in regards to your A1C

Article below does mention both of course but in 17 years and many doctors I have been told 2 hours after is more import to know how my diet does in controlling and to know about the spiking etc


http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/blood-sugar/DA00007

This site is also interesting

http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/

Keeping a food log and testing after you eat is a sure way to stay on top of you numbers.

I disagree with you PapaRon, when my numbers are off I do check after I eat, my Doc wants to know what raises my sugars, then I can adjust my insulin the next time. Everyone metabolizes their food differently so what works for you may not work for me.
Checking an A1C every month would be costly. I get mine every 3 months. The Machine that the Doc uses in his office and the home tests may not be accurate, that is what my Endo said, having blood drawn at the Lab is a more accurate method. Last year I had him test with his machine it was 6.4 the next day I had blood drawn and it was 7.2 that is a big difference.

Keep a food log/your numbers so you can take it to your next Doc appt.

Thanks for the advice..I ran out of supplies and been calling since Tuesday. and its Friday still no prescription called the office and cvs and nothing. What should I do?

What did you run out of?

strips and lancets

Lancets are cheap you can get them at Wal-Mart, and pharmacy without a script and you can buy strips without an prescription, they just cost more.

I keep a Wal mart Prime and some strips on hand just in case myself.

why pay for them full price when I have insurance.and no job yet

True, but if you can't get a script from your doctor(which you implied) then buy them or do without.

The Walmart brand is about $9.00 for 50 strips, their lancets are about $5.00 for a box, and the meter is about 15.00, good to have a spare for times like this.


(PapaRon - why in the world would the heck would your doctor test the A1C once a month? does your insurance allow that? standard is 3 months)