Guest guest Posted March 9, 1999 Report Share Posted March 9, 1999 I have a question for those of you with more experience. I know we are supposed to keep our bg in the 90-120 range or something in that area. When I test, before meals, I can almost get to those areas. But after I eat my bg is over 200. First, is this normal. Second, will these higher bg readings after eating cause complications? Thanks, Dawna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 1999 Report Share Posted March 9, 1999 Tight control is important. If you are getting BG's up as high as 200, you are probably eating too much at one sitting, or at least too much carbohydrate. Small amounts of food with greater frequency is better. Exercise after meals is a very good way to lower BG levels nd to keep them from spiking on you. Here is some text about tight control, which I got at a website, diabetes.com, specifically at http://diabetes.com/L2TABLES/L2T102.HTM: " Achieving tight control of blood glucose is the single most important step people with diabetes can take to safeguard their health and longevity. Tight control helps prevent all diabetes complications: eye damage (retinopathy), nerve damage (neuropathy), foot problems, heart and blood vessel (cardiovascular) disease, and sex problems. Tight control is also critical for diabetic women who hope to get pregnant. Today, tight control is easier than ever, thanks to electronic glucose monitoring, insulin pumps, and many other hot products. In addition, a healthy diet and lifestyle contribute not only to tight control, but also to reduction of risk factors for diabetes complications. Tight control is equally possible for adults and kids. Diabetes.com can help you achieve the tightest control ever--simply and easily. " DSouter1@... wrote: > From: DSouter1@... > > I have a question for those of you with more experience. I know we are > supposed to keep our bg in the 90-120 range or something in that area. When I > test, before meals, I can almost get to those areas. But after I eat my bg is > over 200. First, is this normal. Second, will these higher bg readings after > eating cause complications? > > Thanks, > > Dawna > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Come check out our brand new web site! > http://www.onelist.com > Onelist: Making the Internet intimate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 1999 Report Share Posted March 10, 1999 When I went to my education classes they taught us that you should take your Bg 2 hours after eating to get an accurate reading and that your bg should be between 80-100 for normal ..Lori Re: Blood glucose control >From: DSouter1@... > >I have a question for those of you with more experience. I know we are >supposed to keep our bg in the 90-120 range or something in that area. When I >test, before meals, I can almost get to those areas. But after I eat my bg is >over 200. First, is this normal. Second, will these higher bg readings after >eating cause complications? > >Thanks, > >Dawna > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Come check out our brand new web site! >http://www.onelist.com >Onelist: Making the Internet intimate > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 1999 Report Share Posted March 10, 1999 Normal bg's for a non-diabetic person are 75 - 110 but for a diabetic to be in that range all the time would be really tight control. I've tested various non diabetic members of my family frequently and no matter what they've eaten , or how close they are to having eaten it, they are always between 75 and 90... <sigh> Meenie Re: Blood glucose control > > >>From: DSouter1@... >> >>I have a question for those of you with more experience. I know we are >>supposed to keep our bg in the 90-120 range or something in that area. >When I >>test, before meals, I can almost get to those areas. But after I eat my bg >is >>over 200. First, is this normal. Second, will these higher bg readings >after >>eating cause complications? >> >>Thanks, >> >>Dawna >> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>Come check out our brand new web site! >>http://www.onelist.com >>Onelist: Making the Internet intimate >> > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Start a new hobby. Meet a new friend. >http://www.onelist.com >Onelist: The leading provider of free email list services Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 1999 Report Share Posted March 10, 1999 In a message dated 3/9/99 8:38:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, stevenlori@... writes: > When I went to my education classes they taught us that you should take your > Bg 2 hours after eating to get an accurate reading and that your bg should > be between 80-100 for normal I'm on a sliding scale for my insulin, so I have to test before my meals so I know how much insulin to take... If I tested afterwards also, I sure would go through a lot of testing strips - and I go through plenty as it is! Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 1999 Report Share Posted March 11, 1999 Dawna - Sorry for the late response, I was off line for a couple of days. I had hand surgery. My question is -- how long after the meal are you checking? How many carbs are you consuming? These are important questions to determine if you are too high after a meal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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