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5. A Note About Meter
Accuracy
6. Is My Blood Sugar Normal?
First, a quick note on how we measure blood sugar.In
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the USA, blood sugars are measured by weight in
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milligrams per deciliter, abbreviated as mg/dL. Most
everyone else uses millimole per liter, abbreviated
mmol. If you are in the USA, look at the big numbers,
most everyone else look at the small numbers.
sugars.
these numbers.
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dont automatically panic if you check your blood
sugar
and its 140 mg/dL (7.7 mmol) and a few
minutes later its 150 mg/dL (8.3 mmol), a change of
under 10 mg/dL or 1 mmol. This may just be the
meter. Look for trends over time to truly understand
happening.
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You can check out this chart comparing blood glucose
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Robert McEachern
5 years ago
5 years ago
I am a type 2 for a yer now and took my A1C from last January fo
10.6 down to 5.2 in November and my readings average between
5.5 and 6.2. I am on meds but not insulin. I have lost 25lbs thru
diet (no sugars or very little), lots of fibre and exercise. The best
advice I have had so far is to eat more fresh fruit and veggies
with 25 to 30 grams of fibre a day and keeping more active about
10 to 20 minutes a day and I try to do this and once a week to a
heavy work out for about 30 to 45 minutes to keep the heart in
shape and the weight off.
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I'm not sure in your case why they would be high but in my
case when I eat any kind of fried foods my bs rise very high.
I've read that the body stores the fat from high fat foods and
releases glucose to store it (or something like that). Now I
have lots of baked - a long time so it's crispy- foods. I've also
noticed that now I'm having some challenges with high starch
vegetables. Age may contribute to the challenges as our
bodies may absorb foods differently now. Good luck.
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Sunny
4 years ago
Your son could also have something called MODY, since your
husband is also diabetic it would make sense that they may
both actually have that instead (especially if your husband
seems to be very easily managed and not suffer many, if any
complications). MODY is a genetic condition that is not very
well known of by most doctors, there are several different
types. Unfortantly since it is an expensive genetic test it is
difficult to get tested for it. My doctor had to argue with my
insurance company for 2-3 years before they would cover it for
me and he had so much evidence to support his theory that
what I had was indeed MODY
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Munchousen syndrome?
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Baratam Paparao
5 years ago
Randall Morris
2 years ago
Caitlin
5 years ago
James Flaxman
3 months ago
Hi all I have a question my blood sugar was 5.5 before lunch after
lunch it dropped to 4.5 is this normal ? I also drink 3 litters of
Coke a day. They seem very low for this ? Any help would be
good.
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Just done a test and got 8.0 got a head ache and feel very
week and sugestions
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Carol G Coker
6 months ago
Lily Ouelle
10 months ago
MIke
3 years ago
My blood sugar is at 20 despite medication should I seek medical
advise
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AvatarErik Why don't you talk AvatarVern Sounds like you had
about Type 2, where for a plan, I think everyone that
many, it can be stopped, uses a pump should have a
reversed, or put into backup plan. I have two old
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