How Low?

[marshall444]

For a non diabetic who is being told I am close to being one. (Thats how I sum up what the Dr's say) What is the lowest sugar reading I should have?
It has been going into the low to high 70's. Even not long after eating or drinking a coke or something.

[4519]

Low to high 70's are in the non-diabetic range - however, some people don't do well with those low numbers. If you stay low after eating then it is doubful that you are close to being diabetic.

[duck]

Are you asking what a "normal" reading for that perfectly healthy person is? 70 is the magic number, but if you read here a lot, you'll see that there is a LOT of variation to that. Just this week someone posted that a normal person was hooked up to a constant glucose monitor, and the reading was in the high 30's, I think. Also, after a meal, it is not unheard of for a 'normal' person to be in the high 100's, depending on carb content, etc.

Did that make it more confusing? lol

[mg_2204]

Also, after a meal, it is not unheard of for a 'normal' person to be in the high 100's, depending on carb content, etc.

Tested my daughter once, just for fun... after she had friends over. They had a massive dose of fizzy drinks and sweets and crisps etc which the most part they went to the shops to buy. 12 mmol/L (216 mg/dL)!!!! I said whoa! I made a huge fuss about it. I tested again an hour later and she was 4.5 mmol (81 mg/dL). Can't be good to scare the **** out of her pancreas like that. Had a little talk with her. I find it more and more hard because she eats more and more junk...

[yu qinghua]

Hi,2204,
Don't worry too much,at least diabetes has no connections with eating sweets.