assuming you are diet and not on drugs that can cause hypo
they are the general diabetic max recommendations for diet, met, insulin dependent, a range of over 4 and under 8.5, with a base reading on not over 7
most try for better numbers Here are what doctors currently believe to be non-diabetic readings and I have the 7.8 or under as the 1 hr max and less than that at my 2 hr, as my main target.: the before meal number has many variables depending on what you ate and your insulin resistance, so I personally don't have that in my goals. my 2 hr is going to be a good BG and the before meal is going to be what it is going to be, but less than my 2hr
http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/14045524.php
Fasting blood sugarunder 100 mg/dl (5.5 mmol/L)
One hour after meals under 140 mg/dl (7.8 mmol/L)
Two hours after meals under 120 mg/dl (6.6 mmol/L)
If you can do better than this, go for it. At a minimum, The American College of Clinical Endocrinologists recommends that people with diabetes keep their blood sugars under 140 mg/dl (7.8 mmol/L) two hours after eating.
IMO if we aren't talking about a new meal, then if my lunch 1hr is 8 and 2hrs is 7 then I found my numbers are going to be good for my pre meal reading for dinner. So therefore I don't need to check it all the time. I try to keep my maximum peak at 8 or under and that generally means a lower 2hr. with the odd 'pizza effect' meal throwing it out the window
other than my morning fasting test, I'm not doing hard exercise to get a liver dump and my 'rest of the day' BG is normally just from my diet
IMO if I was taking a drug that made my pancreas produce more or on injectable insulin, then I would check pre-meal, for dose management
Sorry making a mess of this. Just wanted to say think you for your reply. I am trying to manage with diet and exercise at the moment. Dr thinks I should just take the tablets but I want to try. He's not happy so has left me to get on with it.
You mean you have actually seen a Dr. about your D? I've been diagnosed a year now and no input except from a DO at the surgery. The senior is ok but junior is not very knowledgeable. I think I am being too passive around the medics.
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It's by firm belief [based only on logic!] that we should aim for Normal non-diabetic blood glucose levels. Finding what that is took me ages. I doubt many healthcare professionals even know. However. I did get a figure a while back and it appears that the BG levels of a non-diabetic are usually around 4.7 and even if it goes up for a little while after a meal, it drops back quickly. It's likely that a healthy HbA1c is less than 5%.
I don't say that we should/could all achieve these levels, but I do AIM for them.
I don't play snooker, but I know that even the best player cannot get 147 every time, but it doesn't stop them trying.
Hana
Someone on this forum posted this a while ago:
Here are what doctors currently believe to be non-diabetic readings:
Fasting blood sugar under 100 mg/dl (5.5 mmol/L)
One hour after meals under 140 mg/dl (7.8 mmol/L)
Two hours after meals under 120 mg/dl (6.6 mmol/L)
I think that agrees with 101
http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/14045524.php
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