Blood Glucose Levels…?

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010 at 7:32 pm

I’ve recently bought a blood glucose electronic monitoring system. It’s the One Touch Ultra Smart. I heard I should invest in one of these and make sure my blood sugar is okay. I have never been actually diagnosed with being pre-diabetic, but I want to monitor it. I probably was pre-diabetic before I recently lost 80+ lbs. Things are much different now with my body, blood pressure, I’m assuming blood glucose levels,etc.

Today I used it for the first time. I skipped breakfast (bad I know… busy morning). So I ate for the first time around noon, with a light lunch. Then I checked my blood at about 4:00 and I had a glucose reading of 84mg/dL.

I was getting quite hungry so I went and made dinner and decided I would come back to check it again, after eating. If it matters.. I had homemade chicken noodle soup. I made it with whole wheat egg noodles, low sodium broth, etc. The rest is just veggies and chicken. It’s pretty healthy. I also had a 1/2 sandwich with whole wheat bread and turkey.

Right after lunch (now at about 5:00) it was 120mg/dL.

I am just getting an idea about blood levels… but I guess why I am posting this is because I am not sure about that spike. It’s not too high, but why the spike so much?

I will be checking it again in the morning (fasting check). Also I will be doing random checks, and I’ll have to see how it goes.. but I would like to know what you all think of going from 84 to 120… is that normal?

Any insite would be much appreciated!

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4 Comments

Scrappy P says:

March 31, 2010 at 7:32 pm

Healthy readings should be anywhere from 90-120. 84 is just out of that range and nothing to worry about. 120 after eating is also fine. The best time to check your sugars to see what a meal has done though is 1-2 hours after eating, not right away. And it’s normal for the sugars to go up after eating.

The things that you watch when eating anything is the carbohydrate count. That’s what makes your sugars go up and down.

84-120 4 hours after eating would be normal. It most likely would have even been a little higher had you tested it around 2 PM.

Even though you are not diabetic, maybe have a read through some of the articles in the link I’ve provided. It’s geared for Diabetics, but contains a lot of useful information about blood sugars, nutrition, and carb-counting.

Cheers and best of health

By the way, that’s an excellent meter you bought. I have the exact same one. Works like a charm, holds a ton of readings and other info, and also has a software program you can download, enabling you to connect your meter to your computer and make all kinds of graphs and charts with your results!
CureDiabetes says:

March 31, 2010 at 7:32 pm

yes thats totally normal.
it changes periodically.
your fine :]
kim g says:

March 31, 2010 at 7:32 pm

THose are perfect levels. The only time you should worry is if you haven’t eaten for 8 hours and test yourself and it is over 140. That is bad. But so far you seem right on. Normal glucose range is 70 – 110.
NorkEL says:

March 31, 2010 at 7:32 pm

a spike for me is 100 turning into 400 after a meal.
84 to 120 is not a spike at all you have absolutely nothing to worry about

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At 3am (while sleeping), it is ideal to be between 70 and 110.

While fasting, it is ideal that you stay in the 70 to 100 range.

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