Diabetes Type 2 Support Group
Type 2 Diabetes is a condition in which the body either does not produce enough insulin or does not make efficient use of it. Insulin is a hormone needed to convert food into glucose, a sugar that the body uses for energy. Without enough insulin, glucose can accumulate in the blood, and can cause serious health problems such as heart disease and strokes and organ damage...
what is high blood sugar
if you take sugar in morning what should it be
what should it be after you eat
what is considered high
what is too low and what should you watch for.
Thanks Steve
if you take sugar in morning what should it be
what should it be after you eat
what is considered high
what is too low and what should you watch for.
Thanks Steve
Normal person should be 70-120
Pre-Diabetic fasting 100-125
Anything over 126 now is diabetic
2 hours post meal should be less then 140
Diabetic fasting up to 130
After meals or post should be less then 180
Used to be anything over 150 starts doing damage to your insides slowly. I think now they say it is 140.
Steve, Meters are different, they have so many out now if you have two it helps to check against the other if your questioning numbers.
Also if your numbers are higher then you like after eating, in some cases you can walk and bring it down. Always a good idea to walk after a meal anyway if you can.
Well you don't have to walk, you can run, ride a bike,swim, skate what ever you like to do..Exercise is the key in my world...
Lows we talked about I think, you know the feeling, everyone is different and feels things at different levels sometimes. I have been at 400 and felt fine, have been 63 and felt fine. Have been at 70 and felt like passing out and have been at 200 and had the worst headache. So that is why the meter becomes your buddy to let you know when and if your body doesn't.
Hope that helps some.
According to recent standards set by the American Diabetes Association, typical ranges for diabetics are:
A1C
less than 7.0%
Preprandial plasma glucose (before a meal)
70130
Postprandial plasma glucose (after a meal)
less than 180
Blood pressure
less than 130/80
LDL
less than 100
Triglycerides
less than 150
HDL
less than 40
For fasting blood glucose levels, the ADA recommends:
less than 100 is normal in non diabetics
less than 126 is normal in pre diabetics
Obviously these numbers would be different in non diabtics.