What are normal blood sugar levels? If you are not diabetic & not controlling your diet?
I had Gestational diabetes diagnosed at 24 weeks of pregnancy. Treated through diet control with BS monitoring. At 31 weeks, my fasting BS was around 6, and UK consultants wanted to start me on insulin. I asked for one last hospital-done fasting BS, got 5.3 and declined to start insulin as I was leaving the country for job re-location. (Baby was measuring small/average for #/weeks of pregnancy).
My morning results were the main problem and during the pregnancy I often had pre-meal readings below 4 and almost always below 5.5. I could only get a morning FBS < 5.5 with a 12 hour fast.
Once in Switzerland, my obstetrician (who was reputed to have GD experience) seemed much less concerned with my BS levels. Baby was born OK (CS) without low BS levels after birth and just 3.2 kg birth weight. OB regards his work as done.
Now I need to find a GP and organise follow-up care in Switzerland and I would like to know what 'normal' BS levels are, for a non-diabetic, not practising diet/carb control, to give myself a point of reference. I can't seem to find out what "Normal" blood sugar results are.
I have been sporadically taking my fasting BS (last few sensor sticks from UK), results between 5 - 6.7, and not controlling my diet as carefully. As tempting as it is to stick my head in the sand, I want to try to take responsibility for my eating and not leave it to annual fasting BS tests (as after my last GD pregnancy 5 years ago). Any sources of information gratefully received.
I had Gestational diabetes diagnosed at 24 weeks of pregnancy. Treated through diet control with BS monitoring. At 31 weeks, my fasting BS was around 6, and UK consultants wanted to start me on insulin. I asked for one last hospital-done fasting BS, got 5.3 and declined to start insulin as I was leaving the country for job re-location. (Baby was measuring small/average for #/weeks of pregnancy).
My morning results were the main problem and during the pregnancy I often had pre-meal readings below 4 and almost always below 5.5. I could only get a morning FBS < 5.5 with a 12 hour fast.
Once in Switzerland, my obstetrician (who was reputed to have GD experience) seemed much less concerned with my BS levels. Baby was born OK (CS) without low BS levels after birth and just 3.2 kg birth weight. OB regards his work as done.
Now I need to find a GP and organise follow-up care in Switzerland and I would like to know what 'normal' BS levels are, for a non-diabetic, not practising diet/carb control, to give myself a point of reference. I can't seem to find out what "Normal" blood sugar results are.
I have been sporadically taking my fasting BS (last few sensor sticks from UK), results between 5 - 6.7, and not controlling my diet as carefully. As tempting as it is to stick my head in the sand, I want to try to take responsibility for my eating and not leave it to annual fasting BS tests (as after my last GD pregnancy 5 years ago). Any sources of information gratefully received.
