Tough question

[Mrs Behavin]

Does anyone happen to know what the normal range is for a blood sugar? I have to test mine a couple times a day for about 3 wks and I sure as shit forgot to ask the doc what the normal was! I have tried calling and I am waiting for a return call back but just in case I dont get a call back, I was gonna see if any of you guys know. Because I have to check it for the 1st time tonight after dinner. JOY!

 

[lemon]

your post mimicks your avatar very well, heh heh

 

[AUDRAA]

fasting is 70-99 hun

 

[Darkstar]

non fasting is anywhere between 90-130 depending on weight

 

[Mrs Behavin]

so fasting means checking it before eating?

 

[AUDRAA]

depending on how long ago youve eaten or drank anything with sugar yes. Thats the lab values we use anyway

 

[Tim]

This was taken off a medical site....


The amount of glucose (sugar) in your blood changes throughout the day and night. Your levels will vary depending upon when, what and how much you have eaten, and whether or not you have exercised. The American Diabetes Association categories for normal blood sugar levels are the following, based on how your glucose levels are tested:

• A fasting blood glucose test. This test is performed after you have fasted (no food or liquids other than water) for eight hours. A normal fasting blood glucose level is less than 110 mg/dl. A diagnosis of diabetes is made if your blood glucose reading is 126 mg/dl or higher. (In 1997, the American Diabetes Association lowered the level at which diabetes is diagnosed to 126 mg/dl from 140 mg/dl.)
• A "random" blood glucose test taken at any time. A normal blood glucose range is in the low to mid 100s. A diagnosis of diabetes is made if your blood glucose reading is 200 mg/dl or higher and you have symptoms of disease such as fatigue, excessive urination, excessive thirst or unplanned weight loss.
• Another test called the oral glucose tolerance test may be performed instead. For this test, you will be asked, after fasting overnight, to drink a sugar-water solution. Your blood glucose levels will then be tested over several hours. In a person without diabetes, glucose levels rise and then fall quickly after drinking the solution. In a person with diabetes, blood glucose levels rise higher than normal and do not fall as quickly. A normal blood glucose reading two hours after drinking the solution is less than 140 mg/dl, and all readings between zero to two hours are less than 200 mg/dl.

Diabetes is diagnosed if your blood glucose levels are 200 mg/dl or higher.

 

[Mrs Behavin]

Thanks guys for your help! I greatly appreicate it sooo much! I sure wouldnt have know the answers myself.
And Tim, I took your information and printed it out for future reference. Thanks!

 

[Mrs Behavin]

I checked it just now before I ate and it was 120. Is that alright?

 

[AUDRAA]

its fine

 

[Mrs Behavin]

its fine

oh good! thanks!

 

[Haus]

when i checked mine it was at over 200. i was like in tears litterally. but that was after i drank and half gallon of ice tea. waited over 2 hours to check again and i was floored. it was at 89. so i dunno.

 

[elluko]

A little machine at the pharmacy told me mine was 112. or around there.

 

[Mrs Behavin]

when i checked mine it was at over 200. i was like in tears litterally. but that was after i drank and half gallon of ice tea. waited over 2 hours to check again and i was floored. it was at 89. so i dunno.

Do you have to check yours on a daily basis Haus? Or do you have diabetes?

 

[Haus]

no i just checked it just for the hell of it.

i checked it when my mom got out of the hospital and had to keep an eye on her glucose level.

so i used a couple of her strips and the first one said over 200 and then 2 hours later with out eating or drinking anything it was like 89.

i checked it cause i go pee ALOT sometimes. but usually only when i sit down so im thinking its a bladder problem. like pressure is being put on my bladder and its making me pee alot. sometimes 10-15 time a day.

 

[elluko]

like pressure is being put on my bladder and its making me pee alot. sometimes 10-15 times a day

Wow! That is a serious problem! I only go around 3-4 times a day.
Bladder of Steel!

 

[AUDRAA]

no i just checked it just for the hell of it.

i checked it when my mom got out of the hospital and had to keep an eye on her glucose level.

so i used a couple of her strips and the first one said over 200 and then 2 hours later with out eating or drinking anything it was like 89.

i checked it cause i go pee ALOT sometimes. but usually only when i sit down so im thinking its a bladder problem. like pressure is being put on my bladder and its making me pee alot. sometimes 10-15 time a day.

well haus if you had just eaten and depending what it was, 200 is definitly possible

 

[Haus]

well haus if you had just eaten and depending what it was, 200 is definitly possible

i drank a half gallon of ice tea. i was thirsty.