I am not diabetic, but I had my blood sugar tested.  I was wondering if 97 is a good blood sugar level?\n\nThanks!
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70 mg/dl - 115 mg/dl is considered normal to our hospital
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Total cholesterol should be less than 200, yours is normal. Fasting glucose should be at least 80-120. Have breakfast, lunch, dinner & 2 snacks. Avoid skipping meals, it might decrease your glucose level. \n\n5'7" for female should be:\nrough approximation: for every 5 ft allow 105 pounds, then 5 pounds for every 1 inch, therefore, 105 + 35 = 140-150 would be fine. It would depend on your frame, if you are small, medium or large frame. I guess you are a little overweight even if you are of the large frame. Am not sure with your jean size, we have small, medium & large jeans here in the Philippines.
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ask your phsician to check "fasting glusose level"\n\nI'm not an m.d., but used to have "hypoglycemia"
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Yes, a blood sugar reading of 92 is great, but that does not mean that your daughter is not diabetic. In order to determine this for sure, consult with your doctor and have an A1c test done on your daughter. As a type 2, you know that the A1c test will give you an average for about 120 days. This will help determine whether or not your daughter's levels are running high consistently or if the 92 that you got on your own was an indicator of normal blood sugar levels. \nOther blood test will also help determine whether or not she is diabetic. \n\nWhile decreased healing is one symptom of diabetes, it could also be the symptom of something else... infection, etc. If the sores are there longer than they should be, then get them checked out by a doctor ASAP to avoid serious complications (infection, scarring, etc.). \n\nGood luck and best wishes...
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when your blood sugar levels are not in good control you will not feel well. its doesnt matter if they are HI or LOW. you need for them to stay in balance at all times. the only way to achieve this goal is the check you blood sugar level at least 4 times daily and write them down on a chart or in your blood sugar guide chart. this way you can visually see a pattern of HI's and LOW's. then you can act at once if they start of get out of control. its also a good idea to keep track of extra activities that you will engage in during the day and rainey days where there wasnt much activity during the day. this will help you to see if you have explained HI's or LOW'S or if you just need an insulin adjustment. this will also help your dr. to determine the right steps in taking better care of you diabetes also.
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Always pleased to further the resaerch into diabetes and it's effects. I have been diabetic for 10 years now and still struggle with the fact i have it. I thinl there should be some kind of couselling form newly diagnosed diabetics but... yeah send those questions on. joelle@melvern.co.uk
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target level is below 180 but ideally below 140 (but this will carry a higher risk of hyoglycemia).\nnever make it below 80 or even 100 as hypoglycemia will be a real danger.
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i have been taking glucophage 2 a day for years. the research shows that as medicines go it is quite safe. it works by sensitising the receptors on the cell walls to take up sugar from the blood that the cells cannot do without glucophage. it DOES NOT pump out more insulin like a diferent kind of diabetes medicine. excess insulin in the blood damages cells so glucophage is good. just take your blood tests now and then to check your liver function just in case. andrew g is wrong. it does not cause sugar death and it is almost impossible to go into a coma like the wrong dose of insulin can do. sugar swings are smoothe. other meds that pump out insulin are worse than glucophage
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Follow the advice I took and things should return to normal shortly after getting your blood sugar stabilized. I actually had a couple of episodes where things went dark and blurry before getting diagnosed. Just get yourself on a serious health kick and you'll be fine in no time. You should find all you need to get started on my little diabetes info webpage...\nhttp://www.geocities.com/seabulls69/Type_II_Diabetes.html
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You could have reactive hypoglycemia.  80 is on the lowish side but not hypoglycemia per se. You can suffer hypoglycemic symptoms if your blood sugar drops quickly, so the number isn't always relevant.  When you go to a doctor, ask for a glucose tolerance test, and an insulin test.  I told doctors for years that I suspected I had hypoglycemia, and they would take my blood sugar once and say it was normal.  After taking a glucose tolerance test I found out I had it.
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First, it sounds like you definitely need to see your doctor. You MUST get your blood sugars under control Since you said that you are on the pump (so am I), you need to track when your blood sugars are so low and so high. Show this to your doctor/nurse or whoever helped you to program your pump to it's hourly basal rates. It sounds as if they are at the wrong rates.\n\nSecond, from what I have been told for as long as I can remember, the blood sugars should not go below 70 or 80, or else it is considered low blood sugar. I personally cannot go below 80 or 90. It all depends on the person, their lifestyle, their eating habits, how much they weigh, and many other factors. The highest the blood sugar should be is 120. You should have gotten, when you had help learning about how to use your pump, a formula to figure out how much insulin to use when you have high blood sugars (how high the blood sugar is minus the amount you want to be at divided by a number they figured out for you to divide that number with). Even being on the pump, you still need to keep tabs on everything, even more so. \n\nWhen are you having your lows? Is it after having insulin for foods you have eaten? Maybe you gave too much insulin to cover the foods (I have done this many times). Is it during stressful times? \n\nWhen are your blood sugars so high? Is it after taking care of a low blood sugar? You could have eaten too much while taking care of a low or took care of it, then didn't have insulin to cover the food you ate after the blood sugar got back up to where it belongs (I have done this too). Is it during stress?\n\nAre the highs and lows happening at one certain time of day? Are you going without food, giving you a low, then eat too much, giving you a high? Are you eating different amounts and or kinds of food than you did when you first got your pump? If so, then you will need to readjust the basal rate and your bolus amounts.\n\nThere are soooooooooooo many factors to figure into finding out when and why the blood sugars are doing what they are doing.\n\nOnce you have seen your doctor (with all of your results and notes) and you have your blood sugar under control, it should be easier to figure out what is going on with your toes.\n\nI know this is a lot of information, and I hope it helps, but there are just sooooooo many factors to consider. Good luck!
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When you eat simple carbohydrates such as the sweets you described you have a sudden elevation of your blood glucose or blood sugar level and you will feel really good.  Have you ever heard of a sugar buzz?  That's what they are referring to.  You may not always have this feeling but if you do, the problem is that it does not last long, because the body responds by the pancreas producing  a lot of insulin to stabilize the high sugar level.  This is a normal reaction by the body to maintain homeostasis or normalcy.  The problem the the sudden drop of blood sugar, you have feelings of sleepiness and being very tired.  \nThis is a normal body function.  But sometimes with diabetics this process is over exaggerated or doesn't work at all. So it you haven't done so already you probably should have a fasting blood glucose level to make sure everything is ok.  Talk to your doctor about it.  But what you are describing  sounds like your body  doing its job.  It's just always good to check things out.
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A quick way to check is to use your mother's glucometer and quickly check you finger stick glucose.\n\nFast overnight and check it in the morning. If its above 126, you should go to your doctor and some blood work done.  The other criteria is a casual blood sugar (a blood sugar at any point of the day irregardless of meal) of 200 or more.  By the way, people with sugars between 126 and 200 usually are asymptomatic.  Diabetics start to urinate alot and drink more when their glucose is above 200.
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No that is way way too low.. You need to eat something or drink some orange juice fast, even candy. You MUST talk to your doctor about this. You may be bottoming out. Try to keep record of the time of day this is happening.. My Mom had this problem and twice she fell out in a diabetic coma. She could have died if no one was there.. You could too.. \n\nThis is a must.. It should not be that low...\n\n NOW ONE MORE THING.. IF YOUR METER IS OUT OF WHACK OR THE STRIPS ARE OLD, YOU CAN GET FALSE READINGS FROM THAT. TAKE YOUR METER TO THE DOCTOR WHEN YOU GO AND THEY CAN TEST IT FOR YOU.. IT MAY NEED BATTERIES.. Oooops, Sorry I didn`t mean to yell.. {:-)\n\nGood luck and God bless  <><
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Everyone is different. My son has type 1, I don't have diabetes. In my case, it would be the same as before I ate.
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if you are on the heavier side....meaning you have some extra weight on you than a high SGPT is normal.....the enzyme your body produces will be higher if you have some extra weight. \n\nYou should check out the articles on WEBMD.COM but I would not worry.....45-47 does not seem that high.
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Doctor...doctor...doctor....go see your doctor or a nutritionist!\n\nAre you on oral meds?  How long have you been diagnosed with DM?  After a certain amount of time, if your diet doesn't control your blood sugars, your doctor may consider treating you with oral medication.  What is your weight like?  That could be a factor, too.