... 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)
... test showed me at 9, and my fasting blood sugar was 158. ... (5 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)
... 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)
... i had a hard time finding a post from you but now i did and i asked this same question of JJ cause i know she is type 2 and closer to what i have but you are a fountain of info too and so i wanted to ask you too. ... (34 replies)
... Make sure you eat mostly protein, not carbs. I asked my Dr. if the peanut butter half sandwich was ok and she said fine, as it was a lil of both. ... (8 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)
... a few weeks ago i had a faasting blood sugar done and it was 361. i am not so convinced about the weight thing. i think u can understand why. ... (9 replies)
... You are right, it's 126. I made an error in coverting. For me it's 7.0 (x18) = 126.
My mental math was not working when I wrote that. I will go back and edit my post (4 replies)
... It used to be that two fasting bg's of 126 or higher were enough for a diagnosis of diabetes but apparently they' ve lowered that to 120 or higher. Thanks for this info, Itotito...I wasn't aware that it had changed. ... (4 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)
... Yes. During the beginning period of your therapy, your body goes through "cycles" of adjustment to the intake of your Amaryl. ... (4 replies)
... the pancreas kicks out insulin, making it possible for the sugar in your blood to go into the cells and enabling the cell to function. ... (6 replies)
... No, not really. A healthy person's A1c will stay below 5.5 (average bs of 118), but they use 6.0 (136) as the "alarm" cut off, because at or above 6.0 always means something is off, while say, 5.7 won't always mean something is off.
Really, you can't honestly think an average blood sugar of 136 is normal when the suggested range is 80-120. (6 replies)
... Anything from 80 up to the above numbers is considered normal...probably even from 75 up. You may have gotten the shakes because your blood sugar, while not below normal, may have been lower than you needed for whatever you were doing, or it may have gone down rapidly. ... (1 replies)
... I was diagnosed with type 2 about 3 months ago after gaining a massive amount of weight within the span of approximately 2 years. From November 2003 to currently of January 2006 I went from 170 to 300 at a height of 5'9. ... (4 replies)
... ered a low carb meal. I have the book The Diabetes Solution ordered from the library. How do you balance protien and carbs. My goal is not to lose weight. My blood pressure gets too low. I am 5'8" and 150lbs. I want my weight to stay the same, but I also want to lower my blood sugar. ... (12 replies)
... Just came back from the doctor. After fasting blood sugar level was at 120. I was on 40mg of Benicar for high blood pressure for approximately 10 months and due to losing about 30 lbs. I am now going to try 20mg. ... (2 replies)
