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What is the normal range for US

Mckenzie
Mckenzie
I am from Canada, so our normal range for diabetes or glucose normal level are between 4 & 6.

Could someone tell me what is the normal range for the States?

I've notice that some of talking 200, 120, ect...

It would greatly help me when I read some of your posts.

Thank you
Mckenzie
one day at the time.
deleted_user
deleted_user
The non-diabetic range is no lower than 70 mg/dl at any time, no higher than 110 when fasting, and no higher than 140 2 hours after a meal.
deleted_user
deleted_user
4 & 6 are the non-diabetic three month A1C test numbers
Mckenzie
Mckenzie
When I take my sugar level in the morning with my monitor, I need to be between 4 & 6.

Here the normal range is that!

What I am inquiring about is, what is your normal range here in the States.
deleted_user
deleted_user
By 'normal' I don't really know what you are talking about - for non-diabetics or diabetics. For a diabetic good control numbers would be no higher than 100 before a meal, no higher than 140 2 hours after a meal and in the morning its a toss up because some have the dawn phenomenon.
deleted_user
deleted_user
mine is 159 to 179 before eating anything, I just got diagnosed last Friday and it says the norms are 70 to 125 so I have some work to do to get my sugars down, I think getting my gallbladder out will help, I am not sure, I am going to read the post on the gallbladder next Hi Mckenzie!!! we are both in the same groups it seems, we are both sickies for right now, we will get better.
Cynthia
deleted_user
deleted_user
Mak, we dont code like you do up in Canada, we have meters that read the actual blood sugar numbers, what machine do you use?
lostonrye
lostonrye
Hi, I think the British measurement is 5 - 6 is an ok level. That's fasting level. The US equivalent is 75 - 125
over 6.5 is getting to be pre diabetic, 7 fasting level is considered a diabetic diagnosis.
so I think the US diabetic reading is over 125.
It takes a bit of working out and there are some very informative American we sites out there.
Mckenzie
Mckenzie
Hey Cynthia, I can't believe this, you were also newly diagnosed with diabetes?

As you know, since doing treatment I never did feel good after that, well the whole time I was diabetic, and my PCP didn't check me for it, since early 2007, so this is why I was so ill all the time.

Now I am alive and well, finally.

Thanks, for the reading that is what I was asking, but for some reason I wasn't understood.

The meter I am using is from Accu-Chek, Aviva.
So when I check my blood level in the morning, it should be between 4 & 6, when I eat I was told to wait 1.5 hour, then take it again, and it should be back in the normal level, if not well I take a walk and it regulates by the time I come back.

I am doing quite well, following a very strict diet, exercising, walking, drinking loads of water, and finally feel alive after all these years.

How are you feeling hun?

ps: Thanks to all who took interest in this post.

Love & Respect.
Mckenzie
One day at the time.