BG numbers

[LizR]

I'd like to post my BG numbers and get some opinions from the members.
April 08 - 109 A1c - 6.0
Sept. 08 - 96 A1c - 5.9
Jan 09 - 120 A1c - 5.7
The above are all fasting numbers.

Last week I had a blood test for something else which was not fasting and the number was 89.

I'm overweight by about 25-30 lbs. and have been low carbing for about a month. I've only lost about 6# and am discouraged. I exercise a bit more than I did before - maybe 3 times a week of cardio. My last cholesterol test was about 240, w/ LDL of 174, Trigs of 67 and HDl of 59. I was just switched from ramipril for hbp to metoprolol for quick heartbeat control.

I'm awakened most nights about 4-5am with strong, quick heartbeats which leave me up and exhausted for the rest of the day. I don't want a sleeping pill or told that it's just anxiety (I'm a female so male doctors think we're just emotional), I want to know how to control the fast heartbeat by knowing what is causing it.

My father had type 2 and controlled it with diet.

What are your opinions based on my profile?

[MODY-RN]

What is your heart rate when you feel it pounding? Have you ever checked your blood sugar when you feel this way?

[EeyoreButterfly]

Those numbers are firmly within the prediabetic range, and that 120 is creeping up there into the diabetic range. If you don't have a meter, get one and test! There is a very good chance that with numbers like that your post prandials are already well over 200. I almost never have fastings over 100 but my post prandials are routinely over 200.

Pick a meter that you like and order one. Almost every company will give you a meter and ten strips for free. No need to pay for one. Do that for a week or two and see where you numbers are. You need to get yourself to a doctor! There are things that you can do now to turn this around and delay the onset of full blown diabetes.

[Ronin]

Hi Liz!

From what I have read and can assume from the medications you are taking, you seem to have what is being classified as "The Metabolic Disorder." Therefore, I highly recommend you read and use the book Know Your Numbers: Outlive Your Diabetes by Richard Jackson and Amy Tenderich.