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Bonkjr

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I have been diagnosed as a Type 2 Diabetic. I am testing morning and post dinner for the last month. My morning readings are slowly going down and now run between 5.8 and 6.8 - My post dinner readings are usually between 6.8 and sometimes go as high as 10 but usually are around 7.something. They too are slowly coming down.

My question is: How close to a normal person are these readings?
 
Hi and welcome @Bonkjr

The question of what constitutes 'normoglycaemia' has been discussed around here many a time!

Well done on bringing your readings down. :)
I think all the readings you mention are numbers that a non-diabetic could hit, depending on what they had eaten and drunk.

But (you knew there was going to be a but, didn't you? :) ) it all depends on the individual. My partner has been stabbed by me on numerous occasions - purely for blood testing purposes, of course, and I have never had a reading from him higher than 6.6 mmol/l, even after a lot of carbs. Someone else might have higher numbers, and still be 'normal'.

Portion size is key too.

I think it is as much to do with the amount of time we spend with raised blood glucose, as the numbers we hit - especially when we are in the 'normal' range.

Do you know when you are going to have your next HbA1c test? That could give you a very good idea about how things are going.
 
Bonkjr said:
I have been diagnosed as a Type 2 Diabetic. I am testing morning and post dinner for the last month. My morning readings are slowly going down and now run between 5.8 and 6.8 - My post dinner readings are usually between 6.8 and sometimes go as high as 10 but usually are around 7.something. They too are slowly coming down.

My question is: How close to a normal person are these readings?
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Hi, good evening & welcome.

It sounds like yer moving in the right direction.. Are you recently diagnosed? Are you on any meds??
 
Your morning numbers are pretty good, so if you can identify (and remove) the things that are giving you double figure results after meals, the fasting levels will only get better.
 
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