Normal Glucose Levels?

Hi everyone,

I'm having a hard time finding out what normal glucose levels are and whether
I should be worried. I borrowed a friends AccuCheck monitor and have been
checking my blood for the past day and a half. When I woke in the morning, my
level was 89. At 11:30, it was 97. At noon (after eating a Clif Bar) it
jumped to 291. Then back to 107 at 1:15. Yesterday after eating a bowl of
pretty healthy cereal with fruit my level jumped to 301, was 228 an hour
later and was 138 an 90 minutes after that. Is it pretty normal to jump up
like that?

Thanks for your help!

On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 03:02:17 GMT, "JenF" <u35057@uwe> wrote:

>Hi everyone,
>
>I'm having a hard time finding out what normal glucose levels are and whether
>I should be worried. I borrowed a friends AccuCheck monitor and have been
>checking my blood for the past day and a half. When I woke in the morning, my
>level was 89. At 11:30, it was 97. At noon (after eating a Clif Bar) it
>jumped to 291. Then back to 107 at 1:15. Yesterday after eating a bowl of
>pretty healthy cereal with fruit my level jumped to 301, was 228 an hour
>later and was 138 an 90 minutes after that. Is it pretty normal to jump up
>like that?
>
No. I think you have a problem. Better check it out with a doctor. But
you must have suspected something, in order to do the testing in the
first place.

In article <73aaa9d246456@uwe>, "JenF" <u35057@uwe> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm having a hard time finding out what normal glucose levels are and whether
> I should be worried. I borrowed a friends AccuCheck monitor and have been
> checking my blood for the past day and a half. When I woke in the morning, my
> level was 89. At 11:30, it was 97. At noon (after eating a Clif Bar) it
> jumped to 291. Then back to 107 at 1:15. Yesterday after eating a bowl of
> pretty healthy cereal with fruit my level jumped to 301, was 228 an hour
> later and was 138 an 90 minutes after that. Is it pretty normal to jump up
> like that?

Nope, this isn't normal. You should call your doctor and make an
appointment for further testing. Make sure you stress the after-meals
numbers.

89 as a fasting level is normal, but the amount of rise you're getting
after eating a carby meal isn't. So, you should definitely be concerned;
I don't know if I'd go so far as to say worried.

Good luck.

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On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 03:02:17 +0000, JenF wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm having a hard time finding out what normal glucose levels are and whether
> I should be worried. I borrowed a friends AccuCheck monitor and have been
> checking my blood for the past day and a half. When I woke in the morning, my
> level was 89. At 11:30, it was 97. At noon (after eating a Clif Bar) it
> jumped to 291. Then back to 107 at 1:15. Yesterday after eating a bowl of
> pretty healthy cereal with fruit my level jumped to 301, was 228 an hour
> later and was 138 an 90 minutes after that. Is it pretty normal to jump up
> like that?
>
> Thanks for your help!


89 is good for FBG.
97 would not be bad.
291 is very bad - BTW what is a Clif Bar? I'm guessing it's packed with
carbs. Only granola bar type thing I've found that's halfway safe for me
are the South Beach ones.

It is certainly not good to be seeing levels that high - period. Have you
been diagnosed? Are you on any meds?

Normal for a healthy non-diabetic is 83+-3 almost all the time - except
after a meal heavy in carbs.

Thanks for your responses. I haven't been to a doctor or anything. I have
just been feeling "off" for a while and wondered if my blood sugar had
anything to do with it. That's why I borrowed the monitor.

Jen

ray wrote:
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
>>
>> Thanks for your help!
>
>89 is good for FBG.
>97 would not be bad.
>291 is very bad - BTW what is a Clif Bar? I'm guessing it's packed with
>carbs. Only granola bar type thing I've found that's halfway safe for me
>are the South Beach ones.
>
>It is certainly not good to be seeing levels that high - period. Have you
>been diagnosed? Are you on any meds?
>
>Normal for a healthy non-diabetic is 83+-3 almost all the time - except
>after a meal heavy in carbs.

"JenF" <u35057@uwe> wrote in part:

>Hi everyone,
>
>I'm having a hard time finding out what normal glucose levels are and whether
>I should be worried. I borrowed a friends AccuCheck monitor and have been
>checking my blood for the past day and a half. When I woke in the morning, my
>level was 89. At 11:30, it was 97. At noon (after eating a Clif Bar) it
>jumped to 291. Then back to 107 at 1:15. Yesterday after eating a bowl of
>pretty healthy cereal with fruit my level jumped to 301, was 228 an hour
>later and was 138 an 90 minutes after that. Is it pretty normal to jump up
>like that?
>
>Thanks for your help!

No, these results are common but abnormal. You need to see a doctor.

(I don't think there is any such thing as "healthy cereal" by the way...)
--
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On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 03:02:17 GMT, "JenF" <u35057@uwe> wrote:

>Hi everyone,
>
>I'm having a hard time finding out what normal glucose levels are and whether
>I should be worried. I borrowed a friends AccuCheck monitor and have been
>checking my blood for the past day and a half. When I woke in the morning, my
>level was 89. At 11:30, it was 97. At noon (after eating a Clif Bar) it
>jumped to 291. Then back to 107 at 1:15. Yesterday after eating a bowl of
>pretty healthy cereal with fruit my level jumped to 301, was 228 an hour
>later and was 138 an 90 minutes after that. Is it pretty normal to jump up
>like that?
>
>Thanks for your help!


go to your doctor and tell him about this.

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"JenF" <u35057@uwe> wrote in message news:73aaa9d246456@uwe...
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm having a hard time finding out what normal glucose levels are and
> whether
> I should be worried. I borrowed a friends AccuCheck monitor and have been
> checking my blood for the past day and a half. When I woke in the morning,
> my
> level was 89. At 11:30, it was 97. At noon (after eating a Clif Bar) it
> jumped to 291. Then back to 107 at 1:15. Yesterday after eating a bowl of
> pretty healthy cereal with fruit my level jumped to 301, was 228 an hour
> later and was 138 an 90 minutes after that. Is it pretty normal to jump up
> like that?
>
> Thanks for your help!

It's normal for a diabetic.

On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 03:44:08 GMT, "JenF" <u35057@uwe> wrote:

>Thanks for your responses. I haven't been to a doctor or anything. I have
>just been feeling "off" for a while and wondered if my blood sugar had
>anything to do with it. That's why I borrowed the monitor.

Whilst you're waiting for an appointment - read this:
http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/...0Diagnosed.htm

Nicky.
T2 dx 05/04 + underactive thyroid
D&E, 100ug thyroxine
Last A1c 5.5% BMI 25

On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 03:44:08 +0000, JenF wrote:

> Thanks for your responses. I haven't been to a doctor or anything. I have
> just been feeling "off" for a while and wondered if my blood sugar had
> anything to do with it. That's why I borrowed the monitor.
>
> Jen

I really recommend you see your doctor ASAP!! After that, come back and
I'll be happy to recommend some reading material.

>
> ray wrote:
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help!
>>
>>89 is good for FBG.
>>97 would not be bad.
>>291 is very bad - BTW what is a Clif Bar? I'm guessing it's packed with
>>carbs. Only granola bar type thing I've found that's halfway safe for me
>>are the South Beach ones.
>>
>>It is certainly not good to be seeing levels that high - period. Have you
>>been diagnosed? Are you on any meds?
>>
>>Normal for a healthy non-diabetic is 83+-3 almost all the time - except
>>after a meal heavy in carbs.

On Jun 14, 8:02 am, "JenF" <u35057@uwe> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm having a hard time finding out what normal glucose levels are and whether
> I should be worried. I borrowed a friends AccuCheck monitor and have been
> checking my blood for the past day and a half. When I woke in the morning, my
> level was 89. At 11:30, it was 97. At noon (after eating a Clif Bar) it
> jumped to 291. Then back to 107 at 1:15. Yesterday after eating a bowl of
> pretty healthy cereal with fruit my level jumped to 301, was 228 an hour
> later and was 138 an 90 minutes after that. Is it pretty normal to jump up
> like that?
>
> Thanks for your help!

Hi
The ideal Blood Sugar Levels are:
Fasting : 80-120Mg/Dl
Post Prandial: 140Mg/Dl
Random: 160Mg/Dl
There is always a difference of ten percent to fifteen percent when
you use a Glucometer{Accu Check or Any other brand}
The resaon being the blood is drawn from the cappilaries and not from
the veins and always insist on getting it done from a good diagnostic
lab.Another suggestion is that get your HBa1C{once in three months
only} done that is glycoselated Heamoglobin which gives the past three
months average of your sugar levels on a day to day basis.The normal
value of the same should < 7 and any thing above 7 is the onset of
Diabetes.

I am assuming that you are a type II. If so, we strive for under 140
one hour after a meal and under 120 after two hours of eating. But you
are testing more frequently and it is showing that the foods you are
choosing are very high in carbs and causing you to have a quick spike.
I believe you have to rethink your menu and cut down on the amount of
carbs you are eating. Have you spoken to a dietician . you ate to your
meter, but you ate too much.

Loretta

Jen, under the circumstances you just provided. I hope you call your
doctor and make an appointment to see him and start your journey towards
controlling your blood sugarsl

good luck and keep us informed.

Loretta

Jen Churie is quoting ADA recommendations, but here we know that those
numbers ar stll in the diabetic range, We,who are type IIs try to be
unde 6 so that our bloodwork comes back in a non diabetic way. The
lower the a1c, the less complications you can hope and expect.

Loretta

Again, thank you everyone for your helpful responses. As far as I know, I am
not a diabetic. But after seeing those high spikes after eating high-carb
meals, I am wondering if I need to get checked. So just to make sure I
understand correctly, a person would not normally spike that high after
eating a high-carb meal? Or is it that everyone would spike that high but
diabetics need to be make sure they don't eat high-carb foods so they don't
have those spikes? Does that question even make sense??

Thanks again. You have all been very helpful.

Jen

Loretta Eisenberg wrote:
>I am assuming that you are a type II. If so, we strive for under 140
>one hour after a meal and under 120 after two hours of eating. But you
>are testing more frequently and it is showing that the foods you are
>choosing are very high in carbs and causing you to have a quick spike.
>I believe you have to rethink your menu and cut down on the amount of
>carbs you are eating. Have you spoken to a dietician . you ate to your
>meter, but you ate too much.
>
>Loretta

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In alt.support.diabetes on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:44:14 GMT in Msg.#
<73b25d49810c2@uwe>, "JenF via MedKB.com" <u35057@uwe> wrote:

> Again, thank you everyone for your helpful responses. As far as I know, I am
> not a diabetic. But after seeing those high spikes after eating high-carb
> meals, I am wondering if I need to get checked. So just to make sure I
> understand correctly, a person would not normally spike that high after
> eating a high-carb meal? Or is it that everyone would spike that high but
> diabetics need to be make sure they don't eat high-carb foods so they don't
> have those spikes? Does that question even make sense??
>
> Thanks again. You have all been very helpful.

Just dropping in a little late to ask if you have good health insurance at
this point?

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Yes, thanks for asking. We have great insurance.

DonnaB shallotpeel wrote:
>In alt.support.diabetes on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:44:14 GMT in Msg.#
>
>> Again, thank you everyone for your helpful responses. As far as I know, I am
>> not a diabetic. But after seeing those high spikes after eating high-carb
>[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
>>
>> Thanks again. You have all been very helpful.
>
>Just dropping in a little late to ask if you have good health insurance at
>this point?
>

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In alt.support.diabetes on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:04:14 GMT in Msg.#
<73b289f39c052@uwe>, "JenF via MedKB.com" <u35057@uwe> wrote:

> Yes, thanks for asking. We have great insurance.

Then, if it were me, I'd definitely head to my doctor & try to get a
conclusive answer.

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...................09-11-06 hbA1C 5.0
...................12-20-06 hbA1C 5.2
...................05-18-07 hbA1C 5.3

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Jen, non diabetic people do not go that high after eating a high carb
meal.

Loretta

"JenF via MedKB.com" <u35057@uwe> wrote in message news:73b25d49810c2@uwe...
> As far as I know, I am not a diabetic. But after seeing those high spikes
> after eating high-carb meals, I am wondering if I need to get checked. So
> just to make sure I understand correctly, a person would not normally
> spike that high after eating a high-carb meal? Or is it that everyone
> would spike that high but diabetics need to be make sure they don't eat
> high-carb foods so they don't have those spikes? Does that question even
> make sense??
>

You might like to check the diagnostic criteria at:
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pub...s/index.htm#2B
or
http://clinical.diabetesjournals.org...t/full/20/1/24

I was diagnosed with a random test >200 and a followup fasting test >126.
bj

"Loretta Eisenberg" <sassybklynlady@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:2009-46718F49-63@storefull-3233.bay.webtv.net...
> Jen, non diabetic people do not go that high after eating a high carb
> meal.
>
> Loretta
>

I tried to find out last night but do you know how high a "non" diabetic
will go after a high carb meal? I thought the ADA lowered the number but
when I went to their website it was quite high to me. I can't find a chart
either of before and after meal blood sugar values should be for both
diabetic and non diabetic numbers. Can you assist?

On Jun 14, 2:16 pm, "Diana" <diana.is.saved.by.gr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> "Loretta Eisenberg" <sassybklynl...@webtv.net> wrote in message
>
> news:2009-46718F49-63@storefull-3233.bay.webtv.net...
>
> > Jen, non diabetic people do not go that high after eating a high carb
> > meal.
>
> > Loretta
>
> I tried to find out last night but do you know how high a "non" diabetic
> will go after a high carb meal? I thought the ADA lowered the number but
> when I went to their website it was quite high to me. I can't find a chart
> either of before and after meal blood sugar values should be for both
> diabetic and non diabetic numbers. Can you assist?

I found this info on one site...."Postprandial plasma glucose (PPG)
levels >140 mg/dl are unusual in nondiabetic individuals, though large
evening meals can be followed by plasma glucose values up to 180 mg/
dl."

Level of glucose of greater than 200 mg/dl on 2 occasions results in
being diagnosed as diabetic. "A fasting plasma glucose 126 mg/dl or a
casual plasma glucose 200 mg/dl meets the threshold for the diagnosis
of diabetes, if confirmed on a subsequent day. "

So, fasting glucose of 125 or less and never exceeding 200 would be
not diabetic. After going through this discussion before, I would
guess the real hard core, non-diabetic would never reach 100. Then
there would be folks that have some elevation, but not enough to be
diabetic ...then the ones like me (over 400 when diagnosed). I have it
pretty much under control now, but can jump up pretty good after
eating a goodly portion of carbs.

On other thing I would comment on about the original post. You
mentioned eating a bowl of "pretty healthy cereal with fruit". Take a
look at the side panel...note the total CARBS. Some of the cereals you
might think are "healthy" such as Museli (sp?) and granola are up in
the 42 or more gram per serving. Pretty high carbs compared to corn
flakes, cheerios, and some of the others that are at 25 or below. Add
some fruit and that "healthy" bowl could be a carb overdose pretty
easily for someone sensitive (diabetic or pre-diabetic) to them.

"JenF via MedKB.com" <u35057@uwe> wrote in message news:73b25d49810c2@uwe...
> Again, thank you everyone for your helpful responses. As far as I know, I
> am
> not a diabetic. But after seeing those high spikes after eating high-carb
> meals, I am wondering if I need to get checked. So just to make sure I
> understand correctly, a person would not normally spike that high after
> eating a high-carb meal? Or is it that everyone would spike that high but
> diabetics need to be make sure they don't eat high-carb foods so they
> don't
> have those spikes? Does that question even make sense??
>
> Thanks again. You have all been very helpful.

A person without diabetes would not spike, no matter what they ate. A
person with diabetes might spike after eating a high carb meal. Sounds to
me like you ARE a diabetic so you need to see your Dr. ASAP. Like tomorrow!

> Jen Churie is quoting ADA recommendations, but here we know that those
> numbers ar stll in the diabetic range, We,who are type IIs try to be
> unde 6 so that our bloodwork comes back in a non diabetic way. The
> lower the a1c, the less complications you can hope and expect.
>

I have heard this said before but never quantified. Any idea how the
complications go down as a function of A1c? I mean 7 is 80% less chance, 6.5
75% less etc.

Larry wrote:
>> Jen Churie is quoting ADA recommendations, but here we know that those
>> numbers ar stll in the diabetic range, We,who are type IIs try to be
>> unde 6 so that our bloodwork comes back in a non diabetic way. The
>> lower the a1c, the less complications you can hope and expect.
>>
>
> I have heard this said before but never quantified. Any idea how the
> complications go down as a function of A1c? I mean 7 is 80% less chance, 6.5
> 75% less etc.
>
>
>

Let's look at it from the perspective of the increase in risk of
complication compared to A1c. Retinopathy is usually the first
complication to show up.

There are a series of charts at http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/412864_8
which show about a 15% increase in risk of retinopathy at an A1c of 6.2%
vs. being a member of the 5% Club.

Jim

On Jun 14, 3:46 pm, bill.br...@stjude.org wrote:
> On Jun 14, 2:16 pm, "Diana" <diana.is.saved.by.gr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > "Loretta Eisenberg" <sassybklynl...@webtv.net> wrote in message
>
> >news:2009-46718F49-63@storefull-3233.bay.webtv.net...
>
> > > Jen, non diabetic people do not go that high after eating a high carb
> > > meal.
>
> > > Loretta
>
> > I tried to find out last night but do you know how high a "non" diabetic
> > will go after a high carb meal? I thought the ADA lowered the number but
> > when I went to their website it was quite high to me. I can't find a chart
> > either of before and after meal blood sugar values should be for both
> > diabetic and non diabetic numbers. Can you assist?
>
> I found this info on one site...."Postprandial plasma glucose (PPG)
> levels >140 mg/dl are unusual in nondiabetic individuals, though large
> evening meals can be followed by plasma glucose values up to 180 mg/
> dl."
>
> Level of glucose of greater than 200 mg/dl on 2 occasions results in
> being diagnosed as diabetic. "A fasting plasma glucose 126 mg/dl or a
> casual plasma glucose 200 mg/dl meets the threshold for the diagnosis
> of diabetes, if confirmed on a subsequent day. "
>
> So, fasting glucose of 125 or less and never exceeding 200 would be
> not diabetic. After going through this discussion before, I would
> guess the real hard core, non-diabetic would never reach 100.

To use an analogy: even a person with the healthiest liver will see an
increase in their BAC and get drunk if they drink enough. Even a
person with the healthiest pancreas (and minimal IR) can go above 100
or 140 after a meal, especially a high carb meal. We're talking about
humans here, not Kyptonians.

But 291 is very definitely diabetic.

On Jun 14, 7:06 pm, "Larry" <homers...@burns.net> wrote:
> > Jen Churie is quoting ADA recommendations, but here we know that those
> > numbers ar stll in the diabetic range, We,who are type IIs try to be
> > unde 6 so that our bloodwork comes back in a non diabetic way. The
> > lower the a1c, the less complications you can hope and expect.
>
> I have heard this said before but never quantified. Any idea how the
> complications go down as a function of A1c? I mean 7 is 80% less chance, 6.5
> 75% less etc.

Complication rates vary a lot depending on complication, and on other
risk factors (waist hip ratio, exercise level, BP, cholestrol etc.).
For stroke for instance, the EPIC study indicates that additional
risk for stroke is minimal below an A1c of 7.0 (I suspect largely
because BP is such a huge risk factor for stroke that it overwhelms
A1c below that range).

On the other hand, for cardiac events,

http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/141/6/421

An 18% higher risk for each 1% increase in A1c

In article <73b25d49810c2@uwe>, "JenF via MedKB.com" <u35057@uwe>
wrote:

> Again, thank you everyone for your helpful responses. As far as I know, I am
> not a diabetic. But after seeing those high spikes after eating high-carb
> meals, I am wondering if I need to get checked.

You should discuss your concerns with your primary care physician. If I
were you, I would definitely ask your doctor to run a blood test on you
to see what your hemoglobin a1c is.

Larry, I was speaking of the proability of getting complications not if
the diabetic already has the complications.

Loretta

Diana, I only know what I know frompersonal experiences. When my
husband was around and I tested him after a very high carb meal, he
would go to 160 and then drop instantly.

Loretta

On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:15:25 -0400, sassybklynlady@webtv.net (Loretta
Eisenberg) wrote:

>Diana, I only know what I know frompersonal experiences. When my
>husband was around and I tested him after a very high carb meal, he
>would go to 160 and then drop instantly.
>
>Loretta

Hi Loretta,

How long after the meal would you test him to get the 160?

JenF via MedKB.com wrote:
> Again, thank you everyone for your helpful responses. As far as I know, I am
> not a diabetic. But after seeing those high spikes after eating high-carb
> meals, I am wondering if I need to get checked. So just to make sure I
> understand correctly, a person would not normally spike that high after
> eating a high-carb meal? Or is it that everyone would spike that high but
> diabetics need to be make sure they don't eat high-carb foods so they don't
> have those spikes? Does that question even make sense??
>
> Thanks again. You have all been very helpful.
>
> Jen
>

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Loretta Eisenberg wrote:
> Diana, I only know what I know frompersonal experiences. When my
> husband was around and I tested him after a very high carb meal, he
> would go to 160 and then drop instantly.
>
> Loretta
>


Loretta, did he have any heart disease?

Susan

On Jun 15, 4:18 am, "J.C. Hartmann" <j...@meadecom.com> wrote:
> Larry wrote:
> >> Jen Churie is quoting ADA recommendations, but here we know that those
> >> numbers ar stll in the diabetic range, We,who are type IIs try to be
> >> unde 6 so that our bloodwork comes back in a non diabetic way. The
> >> lower the a1c, the less complications you can hope and expect.
>
> > I have heard this said before but never quantified. Any idea how the
> > complications go down as a function of A1c? I mean 7 is 80% less chance, 6.5
> > 75% less etc.
>
> Let's look at it from the perspective of the increase in risk of
> complication compared to A1c. Retinopathy is usually the first
> complication to show up.
>
> There are a series of charts athttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/412864_8
> which show about a 15% increase in risk of retinopathy at an A1c of 6.2%
> vs. being a member of the 5% Club.
>
> Jim

Mr Hartman
You are right in way a that Dibetic Retinopathy is one.Apart from that
it attacks the Heart which is known as Ischemic Heart Disease{That
attacks without any signs or symptoms},the Kidneys,Nephropahty,and the
Nerveuos System,Neuropathy.Diabetes attacks these four Vital systems
and there is no preference.Hence as you had mentioned it is manditory
to take care of the Eyes as Diabetic Retinopathy leads to Retinal
Detachment for which Vitrectomy{Surgery}is the only option.Hence give
equal importance to the Eyes,The Heart,Kidneys and Neuro systems.As
far as Eye is considered please make it a point to visit your
Opthalmologist once in six months as he is the one who can visualise
the back of the Eye{Retina},so the basic mantra is SCREEN and SAVE
VISION.

Hi everyone,

I spoke with my primary care physician today. She said that as long as my
levels went back to normal 2 hours after eating (which they did even after
spiking up around 300) then I was ok. So thanks again for your helpful
answers but I guess everything is normal.

Jen

percy wrote:
>> Again, thank you everyone for your helpful responses. As far as I know, I am
>> not a diabetic. But after seeing those high spikes after eating high-carb
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>>
>> Jen
>
>Med KB is a thief website that steals posts from news.alt.support.diabetes
>
>If you have access to a news server (through your ISP or a freebie like
>motzarella.org, and a newsreader, come and join us in person instead of
>by proxy.
>
>Vicki
>T1

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JenF via MedKB.com wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I spoke with my primary care physician today. She said that as long as my
> levels went back to normal 2 hours after eating (which they did even after
> spiking up around 300) then I was ok. So thanks again for your helpful
> answers but I guess everything is normal.

That doctor needs to be retired or jailed.

Susan

Everything is not normal. I would find another doctor...quickly. Good
luck Jen, there are too many of these docs out there as far as I'm
concerned. :-(

Cheri


JenF via MedKB.com wrote in message <73c00ca6c3d9e@uwe>...
>Hi everyone,
>
>I spoke with my primary care physician today. She said that as long
as my
>levels went back to normal 2 hours after eating (which they did even
after
>spiking up around 300) then I was ok. So thanks again for your
helpful
>answers but I guess everything is normal.
>
>Jen

On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:51:39 GMT, "JenF via MedKB.com" <u35057@uwe>
wrote:

>Hi everyone,
>
>I spoke with my primary care physician today. She said that as long as my
>levels went back to normal 2 hours after eating (which they did even after
>spiking up around 300) then I was ok. So thanks again for your helpful
>answers but I guess everything is normal.
>
>Jen

Wow -- now *that* is scary. Second opinion time?
--
BlueBrooke
T2/D&E/June 2005
May 2007 A1c 5.5
Oct 2006 A1c 5.8
Jun 2005 A1c 6.8

On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:51:39 GMT, "JenF via MedKB.com" <u35057@uwe>
wrote:

>Hi everyone,
>
>I spoke with my primary care physician today. She said that as long as my
>levels went back to normal 2 hours after eating (which they did even after
>spiking up around 300) then I was ok. So thanks again for your helpful
>answers but I guess everything is normal.

Like hell. Whilst you're waiting for her to catch up with the century
of the fruitbat - you'd better start learning how to manage your
diabetes yourself.
Here's a good starting point:
http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/...0Diagnosed.htm

Nicky.
T2 dx 05/04 + underactive thyroid
D&E, 100ug thyroxine
Last A1c 5.5% BMI 25