Hi all,
Just posting here because I wanted some clarification on pre-diabetes blood glucose levels and how I should approach my doctor.
As a note, I have a doctor's appointment next week with all my recorded fasting blood glucose levels using a finger prick test (glucoman). Type 2 diabetes runs in my dad's side of the family. I'm 22 yrs old 6 ft 3 and weigh 75kg.
I've never checked my blood glucose levels before, however my dad obtained a new machine about a month ago and I decided to take it for a test prick. I used the machine after about 12 hours of fasting and found it to be 5.5 mmol/L which I thought was a little high, since then I have done a finger prick test every week after waking up and before eating, my morning blood glucose levels seem to always be within 5.5 mmol-6.2 mmol/L (~8 hours after eating) which I think is pre-diabetes range.
However, weirdly, my blood glucose during the day is around the same range, even a couple of hours after eating. The highest reading I have seen is 6.5 mmol/L and that was in the morning before eating. The lowest reading I have seen is 5.3 mmol/L.
I should note that I am a bit of a night owl so I usually eat dinner at 8-9pm, snack between 12-1am and sleep around 3am, waking up at 10:30amish, I'm not sure if this has an impact?
So my questions are: how exactly does prediabetes function, is it a constant elevated blood glucose or can it dip between normal and prediabetes level day to day? Is it possible to have high blood sugar in the morning and less during the day? And lastly what should I ask my doctor in terms of testing to get a good indication of my real blood glucose levels.
Thank you
Just posting here because I wanted some clarification on pre-diabetes blood glucose levels and how I should approach my doctor.
As a note, I have a doctor's appointment next week with all my recorded fasting blood glucose levels using a finger prick test (glucoman). Type 2 diabetes runs in my dad's side of the family. I'm 22 yrs old 6 ft 3 and weigh 75kg.
I've never checked my blood glucose levels before, however my dad obtained a new machine about a month ago and I decided to take it for a test prick. I used the machine after about 12 hours of fasting and found it to be 5.5 mmol/L which I thought was a little high, since then I have done a finger prick test every week after waking up and before eating, my morning blood glucose levels seem to always be within 5.5 mmol-6.2 mmol/L (~8 hours after eating) which I think is pre-diabetes range.
However, weirdly, my blood glucose during the day is around the same range, even a couple of hours after eating. The highest reading I have seen is 6.5 mmol/L and that was in the morning before eating. The lowest reading I have seen is 5.3 mmol/L.
I should note that I am a bit of a night owl so I usually eat dinner at 8-9pm, snack between 12-1am and sleep around 3am, waking up at 10:30amish, I'm not sure if this has an impact?
So my questions are: how exactly does prediabetes function, is it a constant elevated blood glucose or can it dip between normal and prediabetes level day to day? Is it possible to have high blood sugar in the morning and less during the day? And lastly what should I ask my doctor in terms of testing to get a good indication of my real blood glucose levels.
Thank you