Type 2 Blood Test

[Fatman70]

A few weeks ago, I under went a fasting blood test. The result was 301 (which I don’t understand) but I was told to go a diet to lose weight and to take tablets for 3 months.
I tested my blood a few moments ago just for curiosity and it showed 6.1??
Can someone shed some light? Is it good or bad???

 

[bulkbiker]

You need to know which units you are measuring in..
Your 301 sounds like it could be US style measurement mg/dl whereas your 6.1 is mmol/l UK style
you can convert here
https://www.diabetes.co.uk/blood-sugar-converter.html
Where are you based? What kind of meter do you have and where was your fasting test done?

 

[Fatman70]

I am based in Dubai and I am using Accu Chek mobile meter

 

[Prem51]

It sounds like your original blood test gave the results in mg/dl and that would be 16.7 mmol/L which is high.
Your meter reading of 6.1 mmol/L is much better.
You should be aiming for readings of between 4-7 mmol/L before eating and not higher than 8.5 mmol/L two hours after eating.

 

[bulkbiker]

I am based in Dubai and I am using Accu Chek mobile meter

Ok so the standard units of measurement for blood sugar in Dubai are mg/dl which explains why you got 301 as your first reading. The meter you have is reading in mmol/l so either use the conversion tool I linked to above or multiply your readings by 18 to convert.

 

[Fatman70]

Ok it’s the 29th April 2018, since my last post a few weeks I have been very strict on the food I eat on a day to day basis and also started to walk approximately 12,000 steps per day.
Last last 2 days blood tests have been 5.4 and today 5.0 before eating. Feeling pretty cuffed