Can anyone tell me what normal glucose blood levals are or should be?

Question

I have diabetes and I have been searching web site after web site and I cant find anywhere what blood glucose levals should be before a meal and after a meal.

Answer 1

In the UK between 5-7 is the normal range.

Answer 2

According to the book, A First Book for Understanding Diabetes" by Dr. P. Chase, M.D., states that for diabetics, 12 years and up, 90-150 is target range when no food has been eaten for two hours or more, and bedtime overnight is 90-150.
Goals for a person 12 years and up, should be 70-150, while a person without diabetes blood sugar is 70-120.
Counting carbs is a good habit to start for diabetes management.
Websites that have been a tremendous help for my family has been, the JDRFand the American Diabetes Association.

Answer 3

In the Uk it is 4-7mmol/1 before meals and up to 10mmol/1 two hours after meals. I do not know what country you are from but I have been advised to use Diabetes UK. Blood pressure should be 149/80 or below. As to blood fats the triglyceride level should be less than 2-3 and total cholesterol less than 5. HbA1c levels should be 7% or less and waist circumference for men should be less than 102cm and for women 88cm. I hope that this information proves useful to you.

Answer 4

I have a son with diabetes (type 1) so I can tell you, you want your blood sugar to be anywhere in the range of 90-180. as long as you are under 200, that is the healthiest. lower than 90 with type 1, I don't know about type 2, but with type 1, lower than 90 is hovering near seizure territory. higher than 180 isn't immediately dangerous, you just have to worry about keeping your A1C number below 9. after a meal you will be higher while your body digests a meal, but that is what the humalog insulin is designed for ..to counteract what you ate. do you count carbs? that usually tells you how much insulin you need to keep your glucose levels in control. you really s hould be seeing an endocrinologist every t hree months to keep your diabetes in control.

Answer 5

Blood Sugar Management
http://www.dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowContent/blood_sugar_management/

Diet Guidelines
http://www.diabetes911.net/readit/chapter10.shtml

Answer 6

You need to talk to your endocrinologist about this. When I was a child, my doctors wanted my blood sugar higher (I was super sensitive.) Now, as an adult Type 1 diabetic, they wanti it around 100. YOU NEED A DOCTOR. Only an endocrinologist can take all your information and help you reach this number. If you don't have access to an edocrinilogist, then ask for a diabetes educator. Currently, I'm 33. I was diagnesed when I was less than one year old. All these answers are valid, but _please_ ask your doctor.

Answer 7

A normal blood glucose level is between 90-120

Answer 8

I'm a diabetic too and I believe 104 to 130 is acceptable before a meal and 2 hours after a meal. Of course it depends on what you've been eating. Food higher in sugar and carbs will make it go higher.

Answer 9

Here in Canada the normal readings are between 4 and 8. But different areas of the world have different ways of measuring the glucose levels so check with your local area and doctor.

Answer 10

I'm 13 and I'm (type 1) Diabetic. I try to keep my blood sugars between 80-150. As one other girl said, 90 isn't "near seizure territory". My 15 year old brother who's blood sugar had been 19, and he didn't have a seizure. In fact, my brother has had a seizure. When we gave him a blood test, it said LO because it was unreadable. 90 isn't bad and is in range of blood sugars. Don't listen to that garbage. I would know.