normal levels are unsustainable for a diabetic due to the poor conversion of sugar?
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I am not entirely certain I understand what you're asking. If you feel like you are "not yourself" or that you feel dizzy, confused, or lethargic when your blood sugars are testing between 80 and 150, then you need to meet with your doctor or nurse practitioner right away. You should check your meter to ensure it is working properly and giving  you correct readings. Because if your blood sugars are in a normal range, you should feel normal.\n\nHowever, if your question is about why it is so hard to maintain blood sugars in a normal zone, that is an entirely different issue. There are so many factors that go into maintaining good blood sugar levels. However, if  you feel that you are constantly fluctuating and going high, then dropping too low, the first thing to do is to test right before and then 1 hour after each meal. If your blood sugar (BS) right before meals are too high then your NPH, Lantus, or pump basal dosage are too low (or vice versa, if your BS is too low then your dosage is too high). However, if your BS before meal is good, then look at your tests after meals. If your BS is going too high after meals, then you are either not counting your carbs in your meal correctly or your ratio of insulin to carbs is too low (and vice versa, if your BS is dropping low after meals then your ratio could be too high). \n\nThe most important point is that, Yes, a diabetic can maintain good control over blood sugars. It takes effort every day, every meal, every snack. But the benefits of keeping good control are huge--like keeping your eyesight, your fingers and toes, a healthier heart, etc.
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Glycosuria is common in both, but depends on the level. At a plasma glucose up to about 240 mg/dL (give or take a few), the Kidney reclaims all the glucose, so above that, the glucose spills into the urine and drags water with it. In IDDM, glucose easily goes above 240, but in NIDDM, it is possible that the glucose is only slightly elevated, such that glycosuria (and even polyuria) may not happen. This is why NIDDM has more complications at diagnosis - the glucose has been elevated long enough to cause DAMAGE, but not high enough to cause SYMPTOMS. In IDDM, the sugar rises high enough to cause symptoms, and quick enough to diagnose and treat BEFORE complications.\n\nMake sense?
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What are you trying to ask?\nYes. You will die without insulin.
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Talk to your doctor. Unquenchable thirst is a major indicator for diabetes. You may need to be tested.
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You may never get it, or you may get it tomorrow. If you are fit and exercise and are keeping active, you are no doubt burning all the carbs and sugars before they turn around and bite you in the butt. However, you may build an intolerence to your insulin, and if that happens, you will no longer be able to get rid of those sugars quickly. Diabetes is a silent preditor, so if I were you, I would simply watch the amount of sugar consumed and find out what the healthy amount of carbs and sugar are consumable for someone your age and weight and height. Moderation is always the key. Why push luck?
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It depends on the severity, the age of onset, and the type.  I assume you are asking about type II diabetes in an older person.  If the person is still producing sufficient insulin to control glucose when the diet is stabilized, then
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The key is to eat a balanced diet of carbs vs proteins vs fats.  Usually we recommend that diabetics avoid high sugar foods such as regular colas, syrup (sugar free is okay) and moderate their intake of sweets and baked goods.  Have you been to see a registered dietician or diabetic nurse educator?  Either would be very helpful in helping you to acclimate and succeed at managing your diabetes.  I wish you the best.
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Low blood sugar is caused by not intaking enough carbohydrates for the activities your body is doing.\nThe best way to deal with it is to have something to eat, something with carbohydrates in it that are released slowly, sugar or glucose is no good cos it diminishes really quick and you're worse off than you were.\nBananas are good I have one every afternoon.\nIf your sugar levels really are low you should see a doctor to find out why this is happening as it really isn't good for your health and if it went low enough can lead to you going uncoscious or even a coma
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If you have good kidneys it gets rid of some of that glucose but it isn't as simple as that and it takes awhile for the sugar to get out of your system. It takes vitamin B1 out of your body to metabolize the sugar too and as diabetics can tell you, the high sugar levels though temporary can be harmful. It can also depress your immune system to eat a lot of sugar. Still, we all need some sugar just not too much.
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As a nurse, I would have to agree with BOTH of the previous respondants. Being under 100 hardly constitutes hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), particularly as your body has gone all night without any caloric intake containing glucose (sugar). You may also wish to consult your physician regarding this information if you are having any syptoms of hypoglycemia.
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It seems to me that you have very mild diabetes if your fasting blood glucose is around 130. You are barely on the scale to be diagnosed... but, you can definitely control your diabetes with your diet. \nFirst of all, avoid eating sweets, or at least avoid eating sweets in excess. Some sweets are allowed, but within the bounds of moderation. \nSecondly, watch your carboyhydrate intake. Foods like potatoes and pasta and breads are loaded with carbs and will raise your blood sugar really quickly. Do some research on carb counting and see if that might help. \nAlso, avoid soft drinks. If you have to drink a soft drink, drink diet. \nThere are lots of great resources out there online about diabetic meal planning, carb counting, and diabetes in general, so check those out. Consult with your physician / healthcare team and a dietician to work out an individualized meal plan for you.
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HGB a1c or Glycosylated hemoglobein reflects the average blood sugar level for the past 3 months.\n\nNormal level is between 4.3-6 % of total hemoglobin.\n\nMake sure, you ask your doctor what your target level is, as for newly diagnosed patients, the level can still be high although diabetes can be under control.\n\nIt is better to always use the same laboratory, as values can vary among different ones.
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yeah i have no idea where you get 7.2. but you won't read this if your sugar is 7.2 right now.  Normal reading is 70-110.  This can fluctuate from stress like surgery or exercise (either up or down) and from food.   Your doctor can administer the oral glucose tolerance test, test a fasting sugar, and draw a HbA1c with is the average of the last 3 months of blood sugars.  In fact that 7.2 sounds more like that test.  If you are diabetic, you will start to see excessive eating, this due to your bodys cells telling you that they have glucose to process because it is all in you bloodstream and is unable to get into the cells due to lack of insulin.  Excessive urination, from your body's safety mechanism for purging glucose from the body throught the kidneys along with ketones when the sugar gets really high.  Finally excessive drinking, from being dehydrated from all the urination, also it lowers the bodys pH from ketosis. (ketones in blood).  For your last question about the speed of sugar entering the bloodstream, sugar and carbs entering the blood stream is delayed or slowed by anything that takes longer to digest (fats or protein) For example, a bag of skittles would raise you blood sugar faster than that chocolate.
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Most Dr. say the avarage should run between 80 to 180 if you are below 80 you get what my family calls weak trembles. (Eat a small spoon of sugar to get it up quick then eat a meal, sandwhich, fruit and veg) If you get above 180 you are too high best thing to do then is to drink lots of water, and take your insulin which your Dr. should have set your amounts at and eat a small orange or something so you don't drop to far. Diabietes is very tricky. My oldest has had it from the time she was 10, she is 22 now. My daughter wants me to add when you are high drink 8 oz glasses of water every 30 min. It also depends on your Dr as what your blood sugars are. Type 1 and Type 2 carry different sugar levels.
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Normal results may vary from lab to lab. Many conditions can change your blood glucose levels. Your health professional will discuss any significant abnormal results with you in relation to your symptoms and medical history.\n\nFasting blood glucose: 70-99 milligrams per deciliter or less than 5.5 mmol/L\n\n2 hours after eating: 70-145 mg/dL (less than 7.9 mmol/L)\n\nRandom (casual): 70-125 mg/dL (less than 7.0 mmol/L)
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Of course not.  Sugar is sugar.  Both honey and sugar (processed or not) are simple carbohydrates, which is what a diabetic should stay away from.  Staying away from sugar is easy.  It's staying away from other carbohydrates that is difficult.  If you have a sweet tooth, you can buy sugarless Recees peanut butter cups, Hershey chocolate bars, and Russell Stover Pecan turtles.  All are no sugar and low glycemic.  As for the idiot who answered a couple of answers before me, Mighty God's name is not Al.
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Yes there is a limit. You are drinking way too much if you are diabetic. Think about cutting back.