Blood Glucose levels for a normal person for testing??

[sumo]

Hi,

My MIL is here and she is worried that she is diabetic.. (She is planning to visit the doctor soon for a physical check up)

I have a Accu-Check Aviva machine and does any one know what are the cutoff readings for a normal person.

What is the range for early morning fasting blood glucose and also after having a meal?

TIA
-Sumo

[carisal]

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Normal blood glucose levels typically register between 70 and 150 mg. The level in someone's body will change during the day and is affected by many factors including what time of day it is as well as what your most recent meal was (or was not). ...

Normal Blood Glucose Levels - What Are Normal Blood Sugar Levels?

[sumo]

Normal Blood Glucose Levels - What Are Normal Blood Sugar Levels?

Thanks for the link..

[mars1990]

Is she show other signs of diabetes?
*frequent thirst
*frequent hungry
*frequent urination?
Those are usual signs.
Also, blood sugars peak approx. 2 hours after a meal. Our doctors office wants to see a fasting blood sugar of 90 or less.
Hope she is well and feels better soon!

[MommyAngela]

I'd like to add that if she is above 180-200 for *any* reading, she should see a doctor as soon as possible. Continued high blood sugars can cause long-term damage, and there are so many options today for treating type 2 diabetes (which would be my guess, given her adult age.)

I hope you see nothing but good results, and she feels better quickly.

[Mothernature]

This is a really tricky question. Only an A1C can tell if she is diabetic. Like my husband, she may have normal fasting numbers (in the 90's) but spike through out the day. This is the tell tale sign she is insulin resistant and becoming diabetic.

My husband has been told twice he is not pre-diabetic when his blood sugar was 130 and has a 6% A1C. Most diabetics will disagree. Once your body starts moving in that direction, it is nearly impossible to stop. All type 2's can do is delay.

Mars is incorrect. Blood sugar does not peak after two hours, it is one. There are times with certain food that my sugar will peak at 2 hours post prandial; it is not the norm.

[mars1990]

Actually, I do not believe I was incorrect as far as when a doctors office would want to know BS results postprandial. Sure, if you eat foods with a high sugar content you will spike higher in less than 2 hours, however, it takes the body longer to start breaking down complex carbs and the 2 hour mark is when most doctors will want a number. In any case, postprandial BS's are complicated and controversial at best.
To support my case:

Paul Jellinger, MD, past president of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE), is a firm believer in the importance of postprandial testing. In 2001, when Jellinger was president of AACE, the organization issued a consensus paper on diabetes treatment that discussed postprandial testing.

"What we came up with was a number of new guidelines for postprandial testing," Jellinger tells WebMD. "We made a recommendation that a person's postprandial blood sugar, taken two hours after eating, should not exceed 140 mg/dL."

Of course, everyone is different and should follow their own doctor's advise.