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Your apparently pretty well knowledgeable about blood sugar testing so you need to be congratulated for that.

However if you were non-diabetic, your blood sugar should never go as high as 220mg. Having said that, I believe you do need to be checked through proper diagnostic blood tests (home readings should never take the place of a A1c and a fasting blood sugar for a proper diagnosis and since you just got your blood sugar monitor the question that begs to be asked is if you calibrated it with control solutions prior to testing.

If your numbers continue like this for the next couple of days you should set up an appointment with your health care professional for a diagnostic test.</description>
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<p>Your apparently pretty well knowledgeable about blood sugar testing so you need to be congratulated for that.</p>
<p>However if you were non-diabetic, your blood sugar should never go as high as 220mg. Having said that, I believe you do need to be checked through proper diagnostic blood tests (home readings should never take the place of a A1c and a fasting blood sugar for a proper diagnosis and since you just got your blood sugar monitor the question that begs to be asked is if you calibrated it with control solutions prior to testing.</p>
<p>If your numbers continue like this for the next couple of days you should set up an appointment with your health care professional for a diagnostic test.</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
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These are definitely on the high side, 220 is very high for a healthy non-diabetic. A random (non-fasting) blood glucose over 200 indicates diabetes, however, this was not a lab test, so it can&#039;t be used to diagnose. 

If I were you, I&#039;d ask for an HbA1c test, and a Glucose Tolerance Test because it does sound like you may have diabetes or prediabetes. 

In the meantime, since you have the meter, test your blood sugar before breakfast, then eat your normal breakfast and test at 30 minutes, 1 hour, 1.5 hours, and 2 hours. See what your results are. Do this for a couple of days. Then just test before breakfast, and 1 hour after. Keep the results in the log that came with your meter and take it with you to your doctors office. 

Show these readings to your doctor when you get the lab-work done. 

Meter readings are not as accurate as lab-work and you can&#039;t diagnose diabetes with a home meter, (they can be off as much as 20% either way)  but your doctor should definitely see the results you are getting. He will take that together with your lab-work to make a determination. 

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<p>These are definitely on the high side, 220 is very high for a healthy non-diabetic. A random (non-fasting) blood glucose over 200 indicates diabetes, however, this was not a lab test, so it can&#8217;t be used to diagnose. </p>
<p>If I were you, I&#8217;d ask for an HbA1c test, and a Glucose Tolerance Test because it does sound like you may have diabetes or prediabetes. </p>
<p>In the meantime, since you have the meter, test your blood sugar before breakfast, then eat your normal breakfast and test at 30 minutes, 1 hour, 1.5 hours, and 2 hours. See what your results are. Do this for a couple of days. Then just test before breakfast, and 1 hour after. Keep the results in the log that came with your meter and take it with you to your doctors office. </p>
<p>Show these readings to your doctor when you get the lab-work done. </p>
<p>Meter readings are not as accurate as lab-work and you can&#8217;t diagnose diabetes with a home meter, (they can be off as much as 20% either way)  but your doctor should definitely see the results you are getting. He will take that together with your lab-work to make a determination. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
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I would say you have yourself pretty well diagnosed. Here are the real numbers :Normal Fasting Blood Sugar
A normal fasting blood sugar (which is also the blood sugar a normal person will see right before a meal) is:

83 mg/dl (4.6 mmol/L) or less. 

Many normal people have fasting blood sugars in the mid and high 70 mg/dl (3.9 mmol/L) range. 

Though most doctors will tell you any fasting blood sugar under 100 mg/dl (5.6 mmol/L) is &quot;normal&quot;, there are several studies that suggest that testing with a fasting blood sugar in the mid 90 mg/dl (5 mmol/L) range often predicts diabetes that is diagnosed a decade later. 

Post-Meal Blood Sugar (Postprandial)
Independent of what they eat, the blood sugar of a truly normal person is:

Under 120 mg/dl (6.6 mmol/L) one or two hours after a meal. 

Most normal people are under 100 mg/dl (5.5 mmol/L) two hours after eating. 

And now you know....

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<p>I would say you have yourself pretty well diagnosed. Here are the real numbers :Normal Fasting Blood Sugar<br />
A normal fasting blood sugar (which is also the blood sugar a normal person will see right before a meal) is:</p>
<p>83 mg/dl (4.6 mmol/L) or less. </p>
<p>Many normal people have fasting blood sugars in the mid and high 70 mg/dl (3.9 mmol/L) range. </p>
<p>Though most doctors will tell you any fasting blood sugar under 100 mg/dl (5.6 mmol/L) is &#8220;normal&#8221;, there are several studies that suggest that testing with a fasting blood sugar in the mid 90 mg/dl (5 mmol/L) range often predicts diabetes that is diagnosed a decade later. </p>
<p>Post-Meal Blood Sugar (Postprandial)<br />
Independent of what they eat, the blood sugar of a truly normal person is:</p>
<p>Under 120 mg/dl (6.6 mmol/L) one or two hours after a meal. </p>
<p>Most normal people are under 100 mg/dl (5.5 mmol/L) two hours after eating. </p>
<p>And now you know&#8230;.</p>
<p>Kitty.</p>
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I&#039;m no expert but,those numbers look pretty good to me. I never test before 2 hours. Your numbers went up from eating but came steadily down after that meaning your body supplied the insulin to bring it back to normal. After a few days of testing if you are still concerned  or having that dizzy feeling by all means consult with your doctor. Best of Luck.</description>
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<p>I&#8217;m no expert but,those numbers look pretty good to me. I never test before 2 hours. Your numbers went up from eating but came steadily down after that meaning your body supplied the insulin to bring it back to normal. After a few days of testing if you are still concerned  or having that dizzy feeling by all means consult with your doctor. Best of Luck.</p>
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<p>Has your doctor diagnosed you as a diabetic?</p>
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your blood sugars seem fine. It doesn&#039;t sound like your diabetic. If you keep feeling sick or dizzy, you  should  talk to your doctor, but honestly I just think you have a high metabolism. Just to let you know carbs give you energy quickly but make sure to eat a lot of protein as well because that sustains you longer.</description>
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<p>your blood sugars seem fine. It doesn&#8217;t sound like your diabetic. If you keep feeling sick or dizzy, you  should  talk to your doctor, but honestly I just think you have a high metabolism. Just to let you know carbs give you energy quickly but make sure to eat a lot of protein as well because that sustains you longer.</p>
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