Blood sugar levels in diabetics?

Question

Here's the deal, Yesterday I was diagnosed with Diabetes. I'm only 21. My blood sugar levels were 307. Does any one know if you can tell what type of diabetes you have by the number? How would I know? I am currently looking for a doctor since I dont have one at the moment.

Answer 1

I was diagnosed on July 3rd. Let me suggest an EXCELLENT book for understanding the whole thing... and it's an easy read. Not overly clinical, written in laymens terms.

Conquering Diabetes
A Complete Program for Preventaion and Treatment
Anne L Peters, MD

a quote from the book I've found very interesting....
"People without diabetes never have blood sugar levels that are greater than 140 mg/dl, even after eating a sugary or high-starch carbohydrate."

I've heard people try to blow off higher readings saying... Oh it's nothing, I had a donut before testing... B.S. a normally functioning body would handle the carbs/sugar and the reading would be 120 or less... It's unfortunate that many people don't take the early warning signs of an occasional high reading more seriously and change their diets. Okay, rant over.

check out the book. and take care of yourself.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

As you will see from reviewing the second article it can be difficult to differentiate whether you have Type 1 or Type 2.
You cannot tell simply by the blood sugar level as they will be high in both.
The main factor is how much insulin your body makes. In Type 1 it will be much lower than in Type 2.
The basic test to assess the level of insulin is the C-peptide blood test. That will give you some idea about how low your insulin is.
It's good you are seeking a doctor as the higher your fasting blood sugar is above 126, the more it indicates you are low on insulin. The result is that you can develop a condition called diabetic ketoacidosis which can be fatal.

Answer 4

Blood glucose levels are no real indication of the type of diabetes you may have.A newly diagnosed person with type 1 diabetes will "possibly" have a higher blood sugar reading, just for the fact that their body is not producing insulin. But then again,if you just found out, it could be either type because you have to give the disease long enough to progress to tell if the pancreas quit making insulin alltogether, or wether it is producing insulin sometimes,or not enough. Also being newly diagnosed, you may go through what they call "the honeymoon phase".That is where your body will stop making insulin, and then start up again normally, or at an unregulated pace...eventually dropping back to zero insulin.It is totally untrue that someone above me said that type 1's are in the 600 range and type 2's are closer to your range....that means nothing. I am a member of www.diabetesforums.com which is a great place to meet and talk to other people about diabetes.There are a lot of great people there.Look me up if you join.Good luck.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Type 1 needs insulin
type 2 doesn't need insulin can be cured via tablets.

Here is the tip
very effective way to handle in order of importance

1) Food
2) Exercises
3) Medicine


SO medicine is only third rank
SO reduce your food change your food habits ( Eat less carbohydrates and No sugar at all)

Then exercises More the better at least half an hour to an hour minimum everyday. Walking is OK. Since you are young jogging will be better.

307 Is very high.
Reduce to under 150 all the time if possible

Do not starve.

Low Sugar is more dangerous than high sugar in the blood.

Low sugar will lead to coma or death immediately

High sugar will act on you slowly. Loosing legs, blindness etc are th long term effects

Answer 7

where did you have your test done? I can't believe they would let you leave without telling you what type you have and what you need to do. If you're type 1 you need treatment immediately! Diabetes is not diagnosed by numbers, it's diagnosed by the cause. Type 1's make no or little insulin, type 2's make insulin but are insulin resistant. Age DOES NOT have anything to do with what type you have. Many adults are diagnosed with type 1, which used to be associated with only the young, and type 2 is diagnosed in young people, and used to associated with older people. You should get to either a doctor or emergency room as soon as possible, like today. If you have type 1 diabetes it can progress VERY quickly and you could end up in a coma or worse, dead. Go to where ever it is you were tested and told you were diabetic and get answers...what type you are. If they just ran a glucose test tell them you want a C-peptide test and antibody test run. Do this ASAP!

Answer 8

I am writing to tell you what an incredible impact these methods had on my life! I have had type 2 diabetes for 27 years. For me, the worst part of this horrible disease is the severe pain I constantly get in my feet. The pain is so bad that I avoid standing and walking as much as possible. I've got to tell you that within the first month, my feet stopped hurting altogether and I can now walk totally pain free.

Believe it or not, I even danced at my niece's wedding last month, something I have not done in a many years. I've been following the book for six months now and my blood sugar is well within normal range. I feel great!

I recommend you use the Type 2 Diabetes Destroyer to naturally reverse your diabetes.

Answer 9

In general, there are two types of diabetes that are most commonly diagnosed. You have Type II diabetes. (In Type I diabetes, the pancreas does not make any insulin, what your cells use to bring sugar into itself for energy, and is usually diagnosed in childhood.) In Type II diabetes, as in your case, your cells no longer respond to insulin as effectively anymore, and therefore having a more difficult time bringing in the sugar to use.

A typical blood sugar level ranges from 80's to 120's, but that fluctuates during the day, depending upon how long it's been since you ate, activity level, etc. A high number (like 307) won't necessarily tell you for sure that you have diabetes. I'm sure you did a bunch of other testing before they determined that.

Best wishes in taking care of yourself. Type II diabetes can be kept under control by watching what you eat and dieting. Conversely, if you do not take care of yourself, you can cause a lot of damage to your body (to you heart and kidneys, among literally every other system in your body). My brother in law and mother in law both are Type II diabetics that do not take care of themselves and we just stand by sadly, watching, after all it's their lives.

Answer 10

You most likely have type two diabetes. I was diagnosed with type one diabetes when I was only 9 years old. Type one is rarely diagnosed in people over 20, but it has been known to happen.

I would explain more about the differences between type one and type two, but I don't feel like writing a book. If you have type two, chances are you will be on oral medication.If you have type one, oral meds won't work for you, and you'll need to be on shots.

You may have type two if you're overweight, or have family members that have diabetes.

You need to talk to a doctor to find out which type you have, we are unable to help you.

Diabetics need to get their blood sugars from around 80-140, but this range varies.