Blood readings

[andyv]

I have just started using my new code 3 and I am starting to try and read and judge the results
I have just done a pre meal test and it came back as 137 MGDL, could someone who has a
Knowledge of the readings tell me if this is good or bad,

 

[Anglo_dude]

Hi Andy,

Looks like you have it set for the US readings? There is a useful converter here:

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/blood-sugar-converter.html

What is a good reading depends on what type of diabetes you have, I'm guessing type 2 as you've posted in that forum.

Your reading converts to 7.6 which is a little high for a pre-meal reading, but not scary as a one off reading.

Typically it should be between 4 and 7 before eating and aim for no more than about 8.5. Once you have a few readings take an average and plug them into here to get a feel for where you should be:

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/hba1c-to-blood-sugar-level-converter.html

Welcome to the forum, this place has been absolutely fantastic for me to get a feel for where I should be and helping to discover what is good for me.

Everyone is different, you just need to find what works for you.

 

[June_C]

Another very quick way to convert Mgdl to mmol is to divide Mgdl by 18.

 

[andyv]

Thank you very much, it's appreciated the site is very welcoming and really good to know that other people are willing to help ️