what IS 'normal' BG levels?

[arlenecarol]

What BG levels will a person without diabetes have prior to eating (fasting rate) and +2... or if you have more data, i'd appreciate learning it too.

Thanks,

arlene

i'm really bewildered... my readings are good today...even though for lunch i really went 'wild'....a real sandwich, no salad for a change...and, are you sitting down, potato chips...AND a candy bar...(like a Kit-Kat)...i have no idea what possessed me to do this...but my BG is 119...it's dinner time so i'm going to check in 2 hours again. i really don't know what my body is doing....

[rzrbks]

Hope this helps you understand

http://www.virginiamason.org/dbBenaroya/sec68178.htm


What Are Normal Blood Glucose Levels?
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.

[arlenecarol]

thank you very much for this info.

it helps but doesn't explain to me what's going on with my situation.

it seems i've 'returned to normal'...

i've had great readings for the past couple of weeks..even though
i've sometimes deviated greatly from my earlier strict diet.

it seems that i'm better off eating some carbs rather than none at all.
i'm eating more veggies and smaller portions of protein.

one 'trick' that seems to help me a lot has been to eat some protein
before bed (2-3 hours after dinner). my fasting b/g levels in the morning
have been under 115 consistently.

i hope this continues!!

thanks again,
arlene

[rzrbks]

one 'trick' that seems to help me a lot has been to eat some protein
before bed (2-3 hours after dinner). my fasting b/g levels in the morning
have been under 115 consistently.

use the same "Trick" myself to control nightly B/G


According to Deus, the Phases of the Moons of Saturn are Truly Fine indicators of what your B/G patterns and reactions will be------as soon as you plot them and understand them, please clue the rest of us in :proud: :whistling