Managing Your Blood Sugar
Know the basic steps for managing your diabetes. Poorly managed diabetes can lead to many health problems. Know how to: Monitor your blood sugar (glucose) Find, buy, and store diabetes supplies If you take insulin, you should also know how to: Give yourself insulin Adjust your insulin doses and the foods you eat to manage your blood sugar during exercise and on sick days You should also live a healthy lifestyle. Exercise at least 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week. Do muscle strengthening exercises 2 or more days a week. Avoid sitting for more than 30 minutes at a time. Try speed walking, swimming, or dancing. Pick an activity you enjoy. Always check with your doctor before starting any new exercise plans. Follow your meal plan. Take your medicines the way your health care provider recommends. Checking your blood sugar levels often and writing down the results will tell you how well you are managing your diabetes. Talk to your doctor and diabetes educator about how often you should check your blood sugar. Not everyone with diabetes needs to check their blood sugar every day. But some people may need to check it many times a day. If you have type 1 diabetes, check your blood sugar at least 4 times a day. Usually, you will test your blood sugar before meals and at bedtime. You may also check your blood sugar: After you eat out, especially if you have eaten foods you don't normally eat If you feel sick Before and after you exercise If you have a lot of stress If you eat too much If you are taking new medicines Keep a record for yourself and your provider. This will be a big help if you are having problems managing your diabetes. It will also tell you what works and what doesn't work, to keep your blood sugar under control. Write down: The time of day Your blood sugar level Th Continue reading >>
How Bad Is A 151 Glucose Level?
Talk to other moms, share advice, and have fun! Send me email updates about messages I've received on the site and the latest news from The CafeMom Team. By signing up, you certify that you are female and accept the Terms of Service and have read the Privacy Policy . I did my 28 week glucose test last week and yesterday I got a call that my levels were high, 151, and that I need to come in for their 3 hour test....fun :/ So, is 151 really high or not too bad? I know nothing about diabetes so educate me :) You must be a member to reply to this post. If you're pregnant, that's high. If you're not pregnant, it's well within the range of normal. Keep in mind that approximately 2/3rds of the women who "fail" the 1 hour glucose challenge sucessfully pass the three hour test. And I have failed then passed with my other two pregnancies. I wonder why that is.... If you're pregnant, that's high. If you're not pregnant, it's well within the range of normal. Keep in mind that approximately 2/3rds of the women who "fail" the 1 hour glucose challenge sucessfully pass the three hour test. To pass you needed to be under 140. My one hour this last pregnancy was 141 and then I also failed the 3 hour. I ended up on insulin my last month. It has to do with how quickly your body metabolizes sugar and what sort of procedure your OB's office follows for the 1 hour challenge. Because the "pass" number is so low for pregnant women (between 120 and 140 depending on the office), many women who metabolize sugar perfectly normally **look** "diabetic" after one hour. Doing the challenge on an empty stomach, fasting, changes the results too. I have hypoglycemia so I always pass the 1 hour challenge easily. My body goes through carbohydrates much faster than normal. But I have to eat righ Continue reading >>
Is 151 After Eating Normal Blood Sugar?
I Ate A Real Good Meal And Im Not A Diabetic So Is This Good Or Bad Could Somebody Let Me Know please Are you sure that you want to delete this answer? It depends on when you took it, but 151 doesn't seem too bad. Testing sooner than 2 hours after a meal can result in a "false high" that should be treated as a random test. It doesn't seem you have too much to worry about, unless your levels were taken well after the 2 hour mark. Hope this helps! Source(s): diabetic dating a diabetic and babysitter to two type 1s Source(s): I Cured My Diabetes - Source(s): 30 Days Diabetes Cure - The reading of 151 is not bad for after eating. How long after did you check your levels? Also a one time reading isn't enough to determine if you've got a problem with your sugars running high or low so don't stress over a one time test. Below is a site that has the levels you should have at various times of testing. Keep a check for a few days fasting (at least 8 hours after last food and drink), 2 hours after a meal starts and at bed time. You'll soon see if you've got a problem this way. If you do, please go to the doctor soon as you can. I am writing to tell you what an incredible impact these methods had on my life! I have had type 2 diabetes for 27 years. For me, the worst part of this horrible disease is the severe pain I constantly get in my feet. The pain is so bad that I avoid standing and walking as much as possible. I've got to tell you that within the first month, my feet stopped hurting altogether and I can now walk totally pain free. Believe it or not, I even danced at my niece's wedding last month, something I have not done in a many years. I've been following the book for six months now and my blood sugar is well within normal range. I feel great! I recommend you use the Type Continue reading >>
Glucose Tolerance Tests
It seems as though every pregnant woman experiences nervousness prior to going through the dreaded glucose tolerance test between 24-28 weeks. It’s got a bad reputation among the mother community and now I completely understand why. When I was pregnant with my first child, I was terribly scared, but passed the 1 hour test with flying colors. Easy peasy. Fast forward to this pregnancy and it all changed. I failed the 1 hour. So, how does the 1 hour glucose tolerance test work, you ask? You fast from midnight the night before the test. Some practices will allow you to drink water during this fasting period, others won’t. Go to the doctor/hospital and drink a non-carbonated, artificially flavored/dyed beverage that contains 50 grams of glucose within 5 minutes. Then, you wait for 1 hour at the doctor’s office (bring a book!). They then draw your blood to test the blood sugar level. You usually get your results in the next 1-3 days. Results and what they mean: If you get higher than a 135 mg/dL then you have to come back another day and take the 3 hour glucose test. During this pregnancy with baby #2, I got a 151 mg/dL after the 1 hour glucose test. Three days later, I’m in for the 3 hour glucose test. How does the 3 hour glucose tolerance test work? You fast from midnight the night before the test. Some practices will allow you to drink water during this fasting period, others won’t. I opted to not drink any water, for minimal affect on my test. Go to the doctor/hospital and have your finger pricked to insure your fasting blood sugar level is between 70-105 mg/dL. (Mine was 77 mg/dL, enabling me to proceed with the test.) If so, they draw your blood for initial fasting levels. Then you drink a non-carbonated, artificially flavored/dyed beverage that contains 100 Continue reading >>
Blood Sugar: What Causes High Blood Sugar Levels In The Morning
There are two reasons why your blood sugar levels may be high in the morning – the dawn phenomenon and the Somogyi effect. The dawn phenomenon is the end result of a combination of natural body changes that occur during the sleep cycle and can be explained as follows: Your body has little need for insulin between about midnight and about 3:00 a.m. (a time when your body is sleeping most soundly). Any insulin taken in the evening causes blood sugar levels to drop sharply during this time. Then, between 3:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m., your body starts churning out stored glucose (sugar) to prepare for the upcoming day as well as releases hormones that reduce the body's sensitivity to insulin. All of these events happen as your bedtime insulin dose is also wearing off. These events, taken together, cause your body's blood sugar levels to rise in the morning (at "dawn"). A second cause of high blood sugar levels in the morning might be due to the Somogyi effect (named after the doctor who first wrote about it). This condition is also called "rebound hyperglycemia." Although the cascade of events and end result – high blood sugar levels in the morning – is the same as in the dawn phenomenon, the cause is more "man-made" (a result of poor diabetes management) in the Somogyi effect. There are two potential causes. In one scenario, your blood sugar may drop too low in the middle of the night and then your body releases hormones to raise the sugar levels. This could happen if you took too much insulin earlier or if you did not have enough of a bedtime snack. The other scenario is when your dose of long-acting insulin at bedtime is not enough and you wake up with a high morning blood sugar. How is it determined if the dawn phenomenon or Somogyi effect is causing the high blood sug Continue reading >>
A High Sugar Level After A Meal
Written by Sharon Perkins ; Updated August 23, 2017 Make sure your blood sugar doesn't rise too much after you eat. 4 Should You Skip a Meal if Your Blood Glucose Is High? It's normal for your blood sugar level to rise after you eat, especially if you eat a meal high in refined carbohydrates. But if your blood sugar rises more than most people's, you might have diabetes or pre-diabetes, a condition that indicates a strong risk for developing diabetes in the future. If you already have diabetes, you doctor will recommend keeping your blood sugar within a prescribed range. A glucose tolerance test, done one to three hours after you eat a high-carbohydrate meal, can check your blood sugar levels. When you eat carbohydrates, your body breaks down the sugars they contain into glucose. Your body can't absorb most sugars without breaking them down first. Simple sugars such as refined sugar break down very quickly; you absorb them rapidly into your bloodstream, which raises your blood sugar. In healthy people, the levels don't rise very high and they drop back to normal quickly. If you have diabetes, your levels after a meal will rise higher and stay high longer than levels in other people. This occurs because your pancreas either don't release enough insulin, the hormone that helps cells absorb glucose, or because the cells don't respond properly to insulin release. If your doctor suspects that you have abnormal glucose levels, he might suggest doing a glucose tolerance test. You are given around 75 grams of carbohydrate after fasting for 12 hours. At one- to three-hour intervals, your doctor draws blood and analyzes your glucose levels. A normal fasting glucose is 60 to 100 milligrams per deciliter; your levels should rise no higher than 200 mg/dl one hour after eating and n Continue reading >>
Normal Range For Blood Sugar Two Hours After Eating
Your blood glucose levels can determine whether you have or are at risk for developing diabetes, a condition in which your body no longer effectively processes and absorbs glucose from the bloodstream. Blood glucose levels fluctuate during the day, particularly after meals. Postprandial -- which means after eating -- glucose levels that rise beyond a certain level may mean you have diabetes or prediabetes. However, two-hour postprandial blood sugar testing is not recommended to screen for or diagnose diabetes. Video of the Day Two to 3 hours after eating a meal, blood glucose levels typically fall to normal fasting levels. For people without diabetes, this is typically 125 mg/dL or less, according to criteria established by the American Diabetes Association. If your 2-hour postprandial blood glucose level is higher than 125 mg/dL, your doctor will likely order one of the ADA-recommended blood tests for diagnosing diabetes. The options include a hemoglobin A1c test and an oral glucose tolerance test. Before developing type 2 diabetes, many people go through a phase called "prediabetes." With this condition, postprandial blood sugar levels are typically abnormally high -- but not elevated enough to meet the criteria for a diagnosis of diabetes. Modest weight loss, increased physical activity and dietary changes can often prevent prediabetes from progressing to type 2 diabetes. Continue reading >>
Type 2 Diabetes In Children
Print Diagnosis If diabetes is suspected, your child's doctor will likely recommend a screening test. A diagnosis of type 2 diabetes in children generally requires abnormal results from two tests taken on different days. There are several blood tests for diabetes. Fasting blood sugar test A blood sample is taken after your child fasts for at least eight hours, or overnight. Blood sugar values are expressed in milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) or millimoles per liter (mmol/L). In general: A fasting blood sugar level below 100 mg/dL (5.6 mmol/L) is considered normal. A fasting blood sugar level from 100 to 125 mg/dL (5.6 to 7.0 mmol/L) is considered prediabetes — which indicates a high risk of developing type 2 diabetes. A fasting blood sugar level of 126 mg/dL (7.0 mmol/L) or higher indicates type 2 diabetes. Glycated hemoglobin (A1C) test Your doctor might recommend this test if your child's fasting blood sugar test results don't indicate diabetes but the doctor still suspects it. The A1C test indicates your child's average blood sugar level for the past two to three months. Specifically, the test measures the percentage of blood sugar attached to the oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells (hemoglobin). The higher your child's blood sugar levels, the more hemoglobin your child will have with sugar attached. In general: An A1C level below 5.7 percent is considered normal. An A1C level between 5.7 and 6.4 percent is considered prediabetes. An A1C level of 6.5 percent or higher on two separate tests indicates type 2 diabetes. Oral glucose tolerance test A blood sample is taken after your child fasts for at least eight hours or overnight. Then your child drinks a sugary solution, and his or her blood sugar levels are measured periodically over the next few hours. In ge Continue reading >>
Is My Blood Sugar Normal?
New Member not diabetic but concerned about my levels Hello all, I am finding conflicting information online and I am hoping for some advice. I have not been diagnosed with diabetes. I have been having heart palpitations (not beating fast, but beating hard) for the past couple of months. My Dr. is ordering me a holister monitor to check out my heart, but my blood pressure and everything is good. EKG was normal. My concern is about a test I did at home 2 hours after a meal-- my blood sugar was 151 2 hours after the meal, and in 139 3 hours after the meal. I am wondering if this is normal for a "non-diabetic". I am also wondering if any of you all have had heart palpitations with diabetes. Thank you, and be blessed! Moderator T2 insulin resistant Using Basal/Bolus Therapy Various text books define the parameters of diabetes differently. Some of the published ranges are: 70-110, 80-120, 90-130. For most of us (not all) it does change from day to day and that is why we have Glucose Testing Kits. If you are in the USA you can get one and the test strips fairly cheaply at Wal-Mart. The numbers you quoted would be above the norm but that was one test. Much depends on how many grams of carbohydrates was in that meal. Just ask your doctor to do a HbA1c test (blood work) to show what your Blood Glucose Levels have been for the past 3 months and for an OGTT test that will test your Glucose Tolerance. Don't guess about it or stress, find out a firm diagnosis. I would say it would depend on what you ate before the test. To me it is a bit high, some do get heart palpatations I do but not when I go high others can. So if you could tell us what you ate at the meal you went to 151 it would help. I would say if nothing else I would sure keep my eye on it, I also would suggest testing 2 Continue reading >>
Diabetes: Numbers You Need To Know
6 Tips to Help if You're Tired of Your Diabetes Numbers You Need to Know When You Have Diabetes If you have diabetes , you know your blood sugar numbers are important. But your blood glucose level is just one of many numbers you should know. Here are 10 figures to talk about with your doctor, whether you have prediabetes , type 1, or type 2 diabetes . A1c: This common blood test can help diagnose type 1 and type 2 diabetes . It also shows your blood sugar level for the past few months. This can help determine if its under control. Your doctor may use the results to adjust your treatment plan. The test gives the results as a percentage. Someone who doesnt have diabetes has an A1c level below 5.7%. If your A1c level is above 6.5% two different times, your doctor may diagnose you with diabetes. A level above 8% means your blood sugar isnt under control. You may be likely to have complications. Blood glucose: A blood glucose meter can tell you your blood sugar at the time of the test. It uses a small drop of blood from your finger. How many times a day you test depends on the type of diabetes you have. Your doctor can tell you what type of meter is best for you. Your target reading is between 80 and 130 before you eat. Two hours after you eat, it should be below 180. Keep a record of your readings and share it with your doctor. Fasting blood glucose: Also called fasting plasma glucose (FPG), this test checks your blood sugar levels after you havent had anything to eat or drink for 8 hours. You usually take this test first thing in the morning. A normal result is less than 100 mg/dL (milligrams of glucose per deciliter of blood). A result of 126 mg/dL or higher generally means you have diabetes. Blood pressure : People who have prediabetes or type 2 diabetes are more likely Continue reading >>
Hidden Causes Of High Blood Sugar Levels In The Morning | Cleveland Clinic
What causes high blood sugar levels in the morning? Commonly known reasons why your blood sugar may be high in the morning include high-carb bedtime snacks and not enough diabetes medications. Yet two lesser-known reasons may be causing your morning blood sugar woes: the dawn phenomenon and the Somogyi effect. These causes of high morning blood sugar levels are a result of body changes and reactions that happen while you are sleeping. Your body uses glucose (sugar) for energy and it is important to have enough extra energy to be able to wake up in the morning. So for a period of time in the early morning hours, usually between 3 a.m. and 8 a.m., your body starts churning out stored glucose to prepare for the upcoming day. At the same time, your body releases hormones that reduce your sensitivity to insulin. In addition, these events may be happening while your diabetes medication doses taken the day before are wearing off. These events cause your body's blood sugar levels to rise in the morning (at "dawn"). A second possible cause of high blood sugar levels in the morning is the Somogyi effect, sometimes also called rebound hyperglycemia . It was named after the doctor who first wrote about it. If your blood sugar drops too low in the middle of the night while you are sleeping, your body will release hormones in an attempt to rescue you from the dangerously low blood sugar. The hormones do this by prompting your liver to release stored glucose in larger amounts than usual. But this system isnt perfect in a person with diabetes , so the liver releases more sugar than needed which leads to a high blood sugar level in the morning. This is the Somogyi effect. How is it determined if the dawn phenomenon or Somogyi effect is causing the high blood sugar levels? Your doctor w Continue reading >>
Diagnosis Of Diabetes
What is diabetes? Diabetes is a disease in which blood glucose levels are above normal. People with diabetes have problems converting food to energy. After a meal, food is broken down into a sugar called glucose, which is carried by the blood to cells throughout the body. Cells use insulin, a hormone made in the pancreas, to help them convert blood glucose into energy. People develop diabetes because the pancreas does not make enough insulin or because the cells in the muscles, liver, and fat do not use insulin properly, or both. As a result, the amount of glucose in the blood increases while the cells are starved of energy. Over the years, high blood glucose, also called hyperglycemia, damages nerves and blood vessels, which can lead to complications such as heart disease and stroke, kidney disease, blindness, nerve problems, gum infections, and amputation. Types of Diabetes The three main types of diabetes are type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes. Type 1 diabetes, formerly called juvenile diabetes, is usually first diagnosed in children, teenagers, or young adults. In this form of diabetes, the beta cells of the pancreas no longer make insulin because the body's immune system has attacked and destroyed them. Type 2 diabetes, formerly called adult-onset diabetes, is the most common form. People can develop it at any age, even during childhood. This form of diabetes usually begins with insulin resistance, a condition in which muscle, liver, and fat cells do not use insulin properly. At first, the pancreas keeps up with the added demand by producing more insulin. In time, however, it loses the ability to secrete enough insulin in response to meals. Gestational diabetes develops in some women during the late stages of pregnancy. Although this form of diabetes usually Continue reading >>
High Blood Sugar Symptoms: Causes, Signs, And Taking Control
High Blood Sugar Symptoms: Causes, Signs, and Taking Control If youve had diabetes for any length of time at all, youve probably seen lists of the signs and symptoms of high blood sugar dozens of times. Doctors and diabetes educators hand them out. Hundreds of websitesreprint them. Most diabetes books list them. You likely know some of the items on the list by heart: thirst, frequent urination, blurry vision, slow healing of cuts, and more. But have you ever stopped to wonder why these symptoms occur? How does high blood sugar cause frequent urination, make your vision go blurry, or cause all of those other things to happen? Here are some answers to explain whats going on in your body when you have high blood sugar. High blood sugar (called hyperglycemia by medical professionals) is the defining characteristic of all types of diabetes. It happens when the body can no longer maintain a normal blood glucose level, either because the pancreas is no longer making enough insulin, or because the bodys cells have become so resistant to insulin that the pancreas cannot keep up, and glucose is accumulating in the bloodstream rather than being moved into the cells. Learn More About Blood Glucose Management >> Blood glucose is commonly considered too high if it is higher than 130 mg/dl before a meal or higher than 180 mg/dl two hours after the first bite of a meal. However, most of the signs and symptoms of high blood glucose dont appear until the blood glucose level is higher than 250 mg/dl. Some of the symptoms have a rapid onset, while others require a long period of high blood glucose to set in. Its important to note that individuals differ in their sensitivity to the effects of high blood glucose: Some people feel symptoms more quickly or more strongly than others. But each Continue reading >>
My Blood Sugar Level Is 151 - Webmd Answers
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Is My Blood Sugar Normal?
Hello all, I am finding conflicting information online and I am hoping for some advice. I have not been diagnosed with diabetes. I have been having heart palpitations (not beating fast, but beating hard) for the past couple of months. My Dr. is ordering me a holister monitor to check out my heart, but my blood pressure and everything is good. EKG was normal. My concern is about a test I did at home 2 hours after a meal-- my blood sugar was 151 2 hours after the meal, and in 139 3 hours after the meal. I am wondering if this is normal for a "non-diabetic". I am also wondering if any of you all have had heart palpitations with diabetes. Thank you, and be blessed! Various text books define the parameters of diabetes differently. Some of the published ranges are: 70-110, 80-120, 90-130. For most of us (not all) it does change from day to day and that is why we have Glucose Testing Kits. If you are in the USA you can get one and the test strips fairly cheaply at Wal-Mart. The numbers you quoted would be above the norm but that was one test. Much depends on how many grams of carbohydrates was in that meal. Just ask your doctor to do a HbA1c test (blood work) to show what your Blood Glucose Levels have been for the past 3 months and for an OGTT test that will test your Glucose Tolerance. Don't guess about it or stress, find out a firm diagnosis. Continue reading >>
