... insulin control, I use a spreadsheet with the calories for all of my meals. It shows proteins, fats and carbs. It shows the glycemic index and load of all foods in my pescetarian diet. ... (5 replies)
... What you described regarding his medication sounds like a sliding scale of insulin. ... (5 replies)
... Hi everyone. I am 24 and today at my job there was a health fair where one can be tested for hiv, blood sugar levels, and blood pressure. I had my blood sugar level checked. They just pricked my finger and put it on a strip which was read through a tiny device. The result was 120. ... (3 replies)
... First of all, don't forget that it can take up to 6 weeks for the metformin to get up to full strength in your system. ... (3 replies)
... So I buy those blood glucose monitor and strips and then do what? ... (9 replies)
... Susie...if I were you I would purchase a Blood Glucose Monitor and the Glucose Strips and I would keep that on hand at all times. Sounds like you do have diabetes but instead of being hyperglycemic... ... (9 replies)
... or so before i eat something higher in carbs so when it does go up it will still be below the 140 mark that i hear you do not want to go past that number or out of that range... ... (26 replies)
... There are many blood glucose meters on the market. In fact, if you do a search on this board, you can probably find previous posts about this. One of the considerations will be cost...both the initial cost of the meter and the cost of the test strips. ... (1 replies)
... That's insane. The ONLY way to diagnose diabetes is a long-term test, such as the HbA1c test. Let's say it's 103 degrees out on August 10 and the average temp for August is 84 degrees. Oh, must be global warming right? No, because the average over the 31 days in August was still 84.
I really don't like those one time, one-instance tests to diagnose a whole complex... (12 replies)
... Thanks, you guys have made me feel a lot better. I'm a little confused because I found this article online about how to test your own blood sugar. ... (12 replies)
... i was diagnosed with diabetes 4 weeks ago and started taking metformin about 2 weeks ago. my original fasting blood sugar was 361. slowly through a low carb diet and the medicine i am now down to a fasting 170. ... (1 replies)
... years ago. Fasting blood sugar first thing in the morning would average anywhere from 120 to under 100. ... (0 replies)
... The percentage is probably a reference to HbA1c, or glycosylated hemoglobin. Basically, the percentage of hemoglobin that has glucose attached to it, a proxy for how high your blood glucose has been on average over 3-4 months (the typical lifespan of a red blood cell).
Non-diabetics should have less than 6%, which corresponds to an average blood sugar of 120 mg/dL. ... (3 replies)
... readings....medications, food, exercercie, health, stress, weather, hormones, emotions, time of day. It's a juggling disease and everyday is a new day with new struggles and new BS readings. ... (5 replies)
... Sickness, particularly infections, can indeed cause blood sugar to rise. When I get a cold, mine goes up. ... (5 replies)
... Back in July I went to the doctor and he said my blood sugar was 110 and a1c was 6.3. I had an infection. I recently went into the hospital and my blood sugars are in the normal levels. I have been checking my glucose levels and in the last couple of months, the most was 120. ... (5 replies)
... test showed me at 9, and my fasting blood sugar was 158. ... (5 replies)
... well speaking of panic attacks i think i had a major one yesterday... ... (17 replies)
... but of course that's not something I'll be able to do when I switch to taking 750 twice a day. ... (0 replies)
... Not being a doctor, my information should be of little value. A type 2 diabetic taking medicine for a long time may be able to go off their medicine for a little while before the actual numbers start rising. ... (17 replies)
