am i becoming diabetic? or just paranoid?
katrissa2000 asked:
Of course ill always seek advice from my doctor, but I wanted to ask some people on here who might know, so i can rest tonight.
i have been having issues with my blood sugar lately (i have a home testing thing because i was diagnosed as “hypoglycemic” years ago. And while I have had a couple of low blood sugar episodes, I’m kind of confused on what is normal for a fasting blood glucose result. during the day after normal meals (i generally stay low carb..kind of always have) and my blood sugar RARELY even touches 150. My fasting blood sugar levels are a little higher than they used to be for me. It used to be that my fasting sugar was 77, and now its up to 106 ish. is this a sign im being more predisposed to diabetes? I hear that the highest for a fasting result should be 95, but I don’t know how accurate that source was.
Of course ill always seek advice from my doctor, but I wanted to ask some people on here who might know, so i can rest tonight.
i have been having issues with my blood sugar lately (i have a home testing thing because i was diagnosed as “hypoglycemic” years ago. And while I have had a couple of low blood sugar episodes, I’m kind of confused on what is normal for a fasting blood glucose result. during the day after normal meals (i generally stay low carb..kind of always have) and my blood sugar RARELY even touches 150. My fasting blood sugar levels are a little higher than they used to be for me. It used to be that my fasting sugar was 77, and now its up to 106 ish. is this a sign im being more predisposed to diabetes? I hear that the highest for a fasting result should be 95, but I don’t know how accurate that source was.
Anyway, my fasting is usually 100 now, one hour after a normal complex carb meal is less than 120 (around 98-106) and my sugar levels at the two hour mark are either the same or a little lower.
I generally eat complex carbs, high protein, and about 5-6 small meals a day…so are my tests accurate, or do I need to buff up my carbs for three days and test AGAIN to find real glucose tolerance results?
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Unfortunately, your idea of finding “real glucose tolerance results” from what you do at home is nonsensical … unless you’ve found a way of giving yourself a measured amount of glucose … normally 75 grams … and then drawing your own blood, to be tested in a pathology laboratory.
To be frank with you, you need to see your doctor, explain your symptoms to him/her, and s/he will determine whether or not you warrant further testing. It is then that you’ll have a GTT (Glucose Tolerance Test) done.
I’m afraid I don’t know where you get the idea that you should be testing your blood glucose levels at one hour after you eat. This would be a pointless exercise in the home setting as the glucose level would still be high. (Diabetics are told to test their blood glucose levels 2 hours post-prandial (after eating).)
The fasting blood glucose levels for a non-diabetic would be in the range 70-99 mg/dL.
In a non-diabetic, the post-prandial blood glucose level would not be expected to raise above 140 mg/dL. There are, however, times when this can occur, such as illness/infection, and times of extreme stress.
Your fasting blood glucose level of 106 mg/dL indicates that you may now be pre-diabetic, but it MUST be a practising MD (Medical Doctor) to make an official diagnosis of this.
I do hope that you’ll see your doctor to have yourself checked out.
Be well.
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I do agree with mick, but bare in mind that the home meters are only required to be accurate within + or – 20%. That 106 could actually be an 86, but it could also be a 126. You shouldn’t try to diagnose yourself based on a home meter.
Don’t fret too much, though. If your numbers are around 100 fasting, you’re still in pretty good shape. If you do get the Pre-D diagnosis, you should be able to easily continue to control with diet and exercise. You may just need to cut your carb intake back a little further.
Good luck to you!