Hi everyone. I just have some questions I’ve been wondering about.
1- is a fasting blood glucose reading of 4 to 5 normal? Last few weeks mine has always been between that, but mostly closer to 4.
2- is it normal for black coffee with 1/2 a sweetener to raise my blood sugar from 4.4 to about 6.4 within 2 hours and having consumed nothing else?
3- when I test my blood sugar before a meal, then take my novorapid and test again 2-3 hours after a meal it usually reads pretty well the same, sometimes a little lower afterwards, yet 5 hours later it is way up. As an example it may be around 6 before and 2-3 hours after the meal but 10 five hours later.
4- is it normal to feel light headed and nauseous and disoriented when blood sugar goes below 5.5? This has been happening to me for the last month.
I was just diagnosed last July and had a rough start getting my numbers under control. December was especially bad where I couldn’t get a reading under 15 no matter how little I ate or how much medication I took. As of January 9th, my numbers have greatly improved and are mostly between 4.5 and 8. I am on 4x500 metformin a day, 28 units of levemir, and 2 units of novorapid per serving of carbohydrates. I also think I must have had high numbers for at least 10 years, because I had always been very thirsty wich stopped once i was diagnosed back in July and started medication.
Thank you for any answers or advice anyone has, it is greatly appreciated. I am still learning everyday.
1- is a fasting blood glucose reading of 4 to 5 normal? Last few weeks mine has always been between that, but mostly closer to 4.
2- is it normal for black coffee with 1/2 a sweetener to raise my blood sugar from 4.4 to about 6.4 within 2 hours and having consumed nothing else?
3- when I test my blood sugar before a meal, then take my novorapid and test again 2-3 hours after a meal it usually reads pretty well the same, sometimes a little lower afterwards, yet 5 hours later it is way up. As an example it may be around 6 before and 2-3 hours after the meal but 10 five hours later.
4- is it normal to feel light headed and nauseous and disoriented when blood sugar goes below 5.5? This has been happening to me for the last month.
I was just diagnosed last July and had a rough start getting my numbers under control. December was especially bad where I couldn’t get a reading under 15 no matter how little I ate or how much medication I took. As of January 9th, my numbers have greatly improved and are mostly between 4.5 and 8. I am on 4x500 metformin a day, 28 units of levemir, and 2 units of novorapid per serving of carbohydrates. I also think I must have had high numbers for at least 10 years, because I had always been very thirsty wich stopped once i was diagnosed back in July and started medication.
Thank you for any answers or advice anyone has, it is greatly appreciated. I am still learning everyday.
