These are the over-generous NHS guidelines
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes_care/blood-sugar-level-ranges.html
The conversion to mg/dl is here
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/blood-sugar-converter.html
It is a good plan to set your own targets, and you have to remember the higher you are before you eat, the higher you will be afterwards. If you keep the rise from before to after to under 1.5mmol/l you are doing great. (2mmol/ is the maximum)
People set their own targets quite often to absolutely ensure that they never go anywhere near to being over the official guide lines. Some people know their own body well enough to set targets suitable for them which can be quite stringent when compared to others. You are at liberty to do the same. I suppose that the poster above has such good control that 8.5 seems too high.Hi @Bluetit1802,
Can I just ask why you say the NHS guidelines are over generous? I have only been diagnosed for 7 weeks and haven't met with my consultant to discuss personal targets yet but have been using the NHS guidelines for now. I did think they seemed high myself compared to the targets I was given when I had gestational diabetes but assumed they were safe numbers because they were recommended by the NHS!
how long after you eat should it take for your BS to be down to the normal range?
Have a search for Dr Bernstein, he has been type 1 for donkeys years, is now in his 80's, fit as a butchers dog. He explains why he believes you should aim for the same tight control as a non-diabeticHi @Bluetit1802,
Can I just ask why you say the NHS guidelines are over generous? I have only been diagnosed for 7 weeks and haven't met with my consultant to discuss personal targets yet but have been using the NHS guidelines for now. I did think they seemed high myself compared to the targets I was given when I had gestational diabetes but assumed they were safe numbers because they were recommended by the NHS!
Hi @Bluetit1802,
Can I just ask why you say the NHS guidelines are over generous? I have only been diagnosed for 7 weeks and haven't met with my consultant to discuss personal targets yet but have been using the NHS guidelines for now. I did think they seemed high myself compared to the targets I was given when I had gestational diabetes but assumed they were safe numbers because they were recommended by the NHS!