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Hi,
I am new to the forum.
Two and a half years ago my a testing of my fasting blood sugars read 5.8.
My doctors then arranged a Glucose Tolerance Test which came out fine:
5.5 Fasting
5.5 2 Hours
I just had my cholesterol and blood glucose tested again and my blood glucose are now 5.
However, I didn't have the blood drawn until 16 hours after a meal.
I have checked with the lab, my doctor, a nurse and a Diabetes Hotline if the 16 hours would give me an incorrect result and they all said it shouldn't. I might be 5.2 or 5.3 but that's about it.
Also before the blood was drawn the doctor tested my levels on a metre and they were 6.2. Clearly the monitor was inaccurate. I also have a monitor at home and whenever I have tested myself have never been over 5.8.
I'm really worried that I fasted too long and this may have affected the result. Does anyone know if the amount of time fasting (i.e. 12 or 16) makes very much of a difference?
I really regret not taking up healthier eating habits back in January 2012 when I got the result of 5.8/5.5 but am now going to stop eating certain foods like biscuits, cakes, pasta, rice and bread (bad carbs basically).
My weight has been stable during this time and I work to work every day which takes 35-40 minutes. I also walk home but some days don't feel like it an catch the bus.
I don't want to become pre diabetic and more so diabetic. My father was diabetic and there is diabetes on my mothers side (she had blood work done the same day and was 5.1). I am nearly 52 and weight about 84kg, though I have lost a couple in the last two weeks. My aim is to get to 70kg.
Does anyone know how rapidly blood glucose drop when fasting?
I am new to the forum.
Two and a half years ago my a testing of my fasting blood sugars read 5.8.
My doctors then arranged a Glucose Tolerance Test which came out fine:
5.5 Fasting
5.5 2 Hours
I just had my cholesterol and blood glucose tested again and my blood glucose are now 5.
However, I didn't have the blood drawn until 16 hours after a meal.
I have checked with the lab, my doctor, a nurse and a Diabetes Hotline if the 16 hours would give me an incorrect result and they all said it shouldn't. I might be 5.2 or 5.3 but that's about it.
Also before the blood was drawn the doctor tested my levels on a metre and they were 6.2. Clearly the monitor was inaccurate. I also have a monitor at home and whenever I have tested myself have never been over 5.8.
I'm really worried that I fasted too long and this may have affected the result. Does anyone know if the amount of time fasting (i.e. 12 or 16) makes very much of a difference?
I really regret not taking up healthier eating habits back in January 2012 when I got the result of 5.8/5.5 but am now going to stop eating certain foods like biscuits, cakes, pasta, rice and bread (bad carbs basically).
My weight has been stable during this time and I work to work every day which takes 35-40 minutes. I also walk home but some days don't feel like it an catch the bus.
I don't want to become pre diabetic and more so diabetic. My father was diabetic and there is diabetes on my mothers side (she had blood work done the same day and was 5.1). I am nearly 52 and weight about 84kg, though I have lost a couple in the last two weeks. My aim is to get to 70kg.
Does anyone know how rapidly blood glucose drop when fasting?