Guest guest Posted August 12, 2003 Report Share Posted August 12, 2003 After waking up in the morning (in a fasted state) I decided to take my blood sugar level with one of those small machines. I got 5.3. I thought ideally it should be lower than that but my mom said that was ideal. My dad, who is nearly diabetic gets around 8. Could anyone clue me in as to what any of this means? Thanks, - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2003 Report Share Posted August 12, 2003 > After waking up in the morning (in a fasted state) I decided to take > my blood sugar level with one of those small machines. I got 5.3. I > thought ideally it should be lower than that but my mom said that was > ideal. My dad, who is nearly diabetic gets around 8. Could anyone clue > me in as to what any of this means? Hi and All, The normal range is about 4.5-6.5 so you are in the middle. It has been often seen that the level goes down with CR. Cheers, Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2003 Report Share Posted August 12, 2003 Hi Al, Thanks for the info. So if I checked it again in a few months and it was down, would that be a good sign? - > > After waking up in the morning (in a fasted state) I decided to take > > my blood sugar level with one of those small machines. I got 5.3. I > > thought ideally it should be lower than that but my mom said that > was > > ideal. My dad, who is nearly diabetic gets around 8. Could anyone > clue > > me in as to what any of this means? > > Hi and All, > > The normal range is about 4.5-6.5 so you are in the middle. It has > been often seen that the level goes down with CR. > > Cheers, Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2003 Report Share Posted August 12, 2003 > > > After waking up in the morning (in a fasted state) I decided to take > > > my blood sugar level with one of those small machines. I got 5.3. I > > > thought ideally it should be lower than that but my mom said that > > was > > > ideal. My dad, who is nearly diabetic gets around 8. Could anyone > > clue > > > me in as to what any of this means? > > > > Hi and All, > > > > The normal range is about 4.5-6.5 so you are in the middle. It has > > been often seen that the level goes down with CR. Hi All, Yes, low is good. Insulin should be low too when fasting. Insulin resistence is a large problem that drives up blood glucose, leading to glycation. I will be unavailable for some time as I travel to British Columbia for my long-term disability locality. Once I am there I look forward to mostly lurk and post once in a while. Cheers, Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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