where can i find what my level of glucose means?
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normal blood sugar levels are somewhere around 70 to 110 …
you are fine … if you are hypoglycemic, you register like 40 in the mornings and within 20 minutes of a mostly sugar and refined carb meal …
fasting blood sugar and post-meal blood sugar can fluxuate based on what you eat … oh, and if you are borderline, start skipping dessert and eat whole wheat or unprocessed foods … just had a very healthy and physically fit friend cross over to diabetes and he had 2 flaws: family history and a love of dessert … get rid of the sugar and white-refined carbs – NOW
usually hypoglycemia shows in low blood sugar at any time or right after a sugary meal or snack …
if they said you were close to being diabetic, then that means your blood sugar was high … the opposite of hypoglycemia … (diabetes is hypERglycemia)
now, on to the work-out light headedness
if you work out good and propper, you will use the energy stores in your muscles … this store is a substance called glycogen, it is readily turned into energy … notice it is not sugar or fat that is the ready energy source … wiki metabolism to learn more … basically you need fuel and water for a good work out … if you have worked out to exhaustion, then light-headedness is expected … if it is so bad that you can’t drive home, then you need to let up a bit … a good work out will burn all of the glycogen out of your muscle stores and your body will have to work to replace it … just learn your limits so you are safe to drive home …
If there is a trace of Diabetes, don’t fool around. Get the best advice possible. get whatever tests you require and treat the problem post haste. The disease can have disastrous effects which you do not want to contemplate. My golfing buddy has been treating his condition for more than 35 years. He is a doctor. He checks his sugar at least 6 times in an 18 hole round and always has food he brings onto the course which helps stabilizes his condition.
Diabetes means having glucose levels above 90 when fasting or over 120 2 hours after eating. hypoglycemia is low blood sugar though, and doesn’t necessarily mean you have diabetes. Some people get low blood sugar when they skip meals or are hungry. Insulin resistance will cause you to have hyperglycemia (high blood sugar). Insulin allows your body to use the food you eat for energy, it unlocks the cells to allow the sugar to get in them, without insulin the sugar sits in the blood stream and can make you have high blood sugar. symptoms of this are excessive thirst, urination, fatigue. sores or infections that dont go away so well, itchy skin and weight loss. Low blood sugar can cause dizziness, shaking sweating irritability and nausea. Not everyone is the same in the way they handle high or low blood sugars though, so if you think something is not rightyou should get checked. orthostatic hypotension, or low blood pressure, like if you were sitting and got up too fast for your blood pressure to regulate can also cause the symptoms you mentioned. I have had diabetes for 18 years, and am a nursing student, but you know your body better than anyone if something doesn’t feel right get it checked good luck, GOD bless
There are various methods to determine blood glucose level. Some tests give you accurate diagnosis of diabetes or pre-diabetes, while others will tell you how well you are managing your diabetes.
Fasting Blood Sugar Test:
Measures the blood sugar level after 8 hours fast or overnight. Normal fasting blood glucose level is less than 100mg/dl. If your fasting blood glucose level is from 100mg/dl to 125mg/dl then you will have impaired blood glucose level also known as Pre-Diabetes. If your blood glucose level is above 125mg/dl then your doctor will diagnose as a patient of diabetes. To confirm the diagnosis, your doctor may repeat the fasting blood glucose test on any other day. If you have blood glucose level of 126mg/dl or higher in two consecutive tests, then you may have diabetes. If you have blood glucose level greater than 200mg/dl and you have symptoms of diabetes like increased thirst or hunger, frequent urination, weight loss, blurred vision etc, then you may be diagnosed with diabetes mellitus without confirming it with second test.
Random Blood Glucose Test:
Random blood Glucose test gives your blood sugar at any time in a day. Normal random blood sugar level should be less than 200mg/dl. If your random blood glucose level is between 140mg/dl to 200mg/dl then you will have pre-diabetes.
Oral glucose tolerance test
This test measures your response to sugar. First we measure fasting blood glucose level, and then glucose solution is given, after that we measure blood glucose after 1 hour and 2hours. A normal blood glucose level after an oral glucose tolerance test is less than 140 mg/dL. Level between 140 mg/dL to 199 mg/dL suggests pre-diabetes. A blood glucose level of 200 mg/dL or higher two hours after you drink the glucose solution may suggest that you have diabetes mellitus.
Glycated hemoglobin (A1C) test
This test is not for diagnosing diabetes, but it shows you how well you have controlled your sugar in last 2 or 3 months. Normal value is less than 7%, however if it is more than 7 then you and your doctor should think of changing your treatment of diabetes.
Always Remember, your blood glucose measurement alone is not enough to differentiate between type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Your doctor may do some other tests to find out which type of diabetes you have.
Good luck. Diet and exercise.