Help need help with blood glucose levels.?

Question

Two weeks ago i was told i have diabetes but have troble with monitoring my blood sugar. i can't seem to remember whats high and whats low and whats ok. Can anyone help me out please?

Answer 1

7 is good.
4 is to low. Eat.
13 Is way to high.

Between 7 and 10 is OK but between 7 and 8 you will feel best.

Check with your doctor for confirmation.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

BG (blood glucose) monitoring is the most inconvenient part of having Diabetes but it must be done. The readings depend on which part of the world you live. In US the readings are in mg/dL. Other places, it's m/mol. The numbers are different. MMol are from 3-7, I believe. In US, it's 80-120. I live in US, so I am concerned with the 80-120 range. I don't know the conversion but there is one.

With that in mind, what is important is that you should check your BG about 2 hours after meals on average. You should also check when you feel "different" and when you don't feel right. The important point is to check. I check about 8 times per day. Sometimes I do 10 or 11 times. I am taking two insulins per day and I want to know that everything I am doing is working.

You should check your BG, since you are new to all this, after meals. If your reading is high, modify what you eat or the time you eat. You can also try watching the carbs - known as carb counting - as that appears to be the most effective against your BG readings. Good luck and hang in there. The main thing you want to do is control your diabetes and not have it control you. It will if you don't stay on top of your readings.

Answer 4

reference range (not called normal range anymore) is for fasting 4 - 7 mmol, in a diabetic you would likely show hypo symptoms below 3 and hyper above 20, but 20 is far too high for anyone to remain at. you should aim for a level of between 6 - 12, and check your own level daily, Boots and other chemists sell small machines for that along with the necessary strips etc. You should be monitored regularly by your doctor with a HbA1c test as this will indicate whether you levels have been well controlled or not, also they should do a urine test for microalbumin regularly as this can pick up and very early signs of incipient kindey damage while it is still reversible. It really depends on the type of treatment you are having, if you are on tablets or diet you will never go hypo, if on tablets it is highly unlikely unless you take an overdose and don't eat. If you are on Insulin then you need to be monitored and monitor yourself much more closely.

Answer 5

Are you in the UK?

The numbers might be different in the USA because they measure things differently. If so check with your doctor and write it down somewhere and keep it with your blood glucose monitor.

Between 4 and 7 mmols per L is good control (UK)
Up to 10 is OK occasionally but you should try to reduce it over time.
One high reading is not a problem, you probably know what you did / ate that sent it up, dont do it again!

Less than 4 means you should eat something to raise the level quickly then eat a longer acting carbohydrate to keep it up.

If it is high at the same time each day, before breakfast for example, you need to talk to your doctor or specialist nurse and your treatment may need changing.
The same goes if it is low at the same time each day.

These are called 'trends' and are more important than 'one off ' readings in long term sugar control.

Just keep checking and writing down the results and then you can show the doctor or nurse who will help and advise you.

Answer 6

If you are in the UK, then the range for normal blood glucose level is 4-7mmol. This range should be the target at anytime, e.g. before a meal.

BUT, 2 hours after a meal, the range for normal blood glucose level is 7-9mmol. This is because it takes longer for diabetics to take up glucose.

If you go below 4mmol, you will suffer from hypoglycaemia aka hypo. The symptoms are headache, confusion, abnormal behaviour, numbness etc.

Always make sure you have something sweet with you in case you need it.

If you go over 7mmol (or 9 after a meal), you will suffer from hyperglycaemia aka hyper. The symptoms include thirst, frequent urination, and tiredness. These may not appear fast.


Tell you what........
Do you have a diary to record your blood sugar levels?
If you do, why dont you write down the normal level on a page, so that everytime you check your blood sugar you can refer to that page to see if your blood sugar is normal or not.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Using the system utilized in the US, between 80 and 120 is good; that is typically considered the normal non-diabetic blood-sugar range. Anything over 180 is definitely high. Anything under 70 is considered low.

Answer 9

The highs of blood sugar are 110 and over. Because I do not know your height weight, etc. I can only recommend that you keep your levels at 70.
You should really contact your physician for questions regarding diabetes since you are newly diagnosed. You could also reference the american diabetes association website for more information, but contacting you dr. would be your best bet. remember asking questions is never stupid especially when it comes to your health & well being.

Answer 10

Between 4 and 7 is good. Anything above 11 can be damaging to you if its like that too often.

The ideal values are:
4 to 7mmol/l before meals.
less than 10mmol/l 90 minutes after a meal
around 8mmol/l at bedtime.