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Acceptable BLood Sugar numbers for T1
by alwaystryinApril 16, 2009 5:02 PM
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rbergman |
rbergman replied April 16, 2009 5:51 PM
Not sure if this is what you are looking for but give this site a try :
alwaystryin replied April 16, 2009 6:28 PM Yes thanks. I just wanted to see what some of those types of figures and numbers should be for reference points. The software I use allows me to change those numbers for before/after meals etc. And I wanted to get a tiny bit more aggressive with my dear wife on what her 'good' numbers should be. But I also did not just want to change them without basis, or knowing! |
John Crowley |
John Crowley replied April 17, 2009 5:15 PM
Here's the official statement from the ADA.
Brenda Kruse replied April 17, 2009 7:43 PM My endo recommends less than 140 2 hrs. after eating. That isn't real easy to achieve, but I'm getting closer all the time. Of course, I've been at it 48 years, so maybe my numbers need to be tighter than others???
alwaystryin replied April 17, 2009 7:53 PM That is the perfection description for what I guess I wam trying to do, tighten the numbers a little.
Debe Pendice replied April 26, 2009 1:48 AM My endo like me at 140-160 range 2 hours after eating. I try to stay in that range but have went up higher at times...........Debe
Melissa Dawn replied July 2, 2009 5:44 PM I think part of it may be age -- a teenager is not going to have as easy a time at stabilizing their numbers as others.
AaronS replied April 26, 2009 4:21 PM I sometimes wonder about the after meal targets and if they have put a lot of research into this. Why?
alwaystryin replied April 26, 2009 4:24 PM But what we do not see in your example is what they ate? If they over-carbed themselves or ate spiky carbs, that would sure explain it.
AaronS replied April 26, 2009 4:36 PM I don't remember offhand what they ate. Also, this wasn't a scientific study. However, unless I'm mistaken, the general belief is that for non-diabetics, blood sugar never goes over about 170.
Anngelia replied July 2, 2009 10:25 PM I dont "over carb" but my 2 hour post meal BG is often over 160-180 and sometimes much higher. But another hour or two later and I am back where I need to be. I use humalog insulin in my pump and it is still working after 2 hours, usually about 3 hours. Maybe I need to change insulin. I see a new doctor in a couple of weeks....maybe I'll talk to him about that. My last endo didnt think that was a big deal.
Nan H. replied July 18, 2009 12:09 AM There are two recommendations I have heard, although both require work:
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lipsie |
lipsie replied April 17, 2009 5:19 PM
ahhh, if anyone would know they would know about me. Good luck! Sheila |
Anngelia |
Anngelia replied April 26, 2009 5:29 PM
I had a discussion with my endo last week when I went in. I explained that my blood sugar doesnt get back to a normal range until about 3 hours after a meal. I dont eat high carb meals so that wouldnt be any kind of an explanation. Right now I am testing at 2 and 3 hours after a meal and recording what the readings are. If 3 seems to be consistently back in the acceptable range I will start waiting until 3 hours after the meal to do a bg test.
Mike Shaw replied June 30, 2009 9:59 PM Here is another link:
Melissa Dawn replied July 2, 2009 5:47 PM When I got my insulin pump they talked about reaction time to the insulin and how for different people, insulin stays with you longer than others. For example, when I was on Lantus insulin (which is supposed to last 24 hours) I had to split my dose because the insulin was only effective for 20-22 hours. Everyone is different, so I think its natural that some would need 3 hours to come down, some 2.
Mindy1968 replied July 10, 2009 4:15 AM Does anyone know why your sugars would be high and then come down really fast there are time that my sugars run 180 and then i start with a cold sweat and my sugars drop to 70 or 80 does anyone have this problem. my t1 test are always around 7 or 8
John Crowley replied July 10, 2009 4:54 AM To really answer your question, we need a little more information. Are you using insulin? Or on oral meds? or just controlling it with diet and exercise?
Melissa Dawn replied July 14, 2009 3:55 AM I've had that happen as well -- usually it'll be that I took much more insulin than I needed and had no carbs on board to bring it down slow... Sometimes I have no idea why it happens, but it definitely is a strange feeling to have your blood sugar change quickly. |
jazzdiva84 |
jazzdiva84 replied July 10, 2009 9:58 PM
between 80 and 150 is what my doctors have always told me and is what I have read in all the books |
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Nan H. |
Nan H. replied July 18, 2009 12:05 AM
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Can anyone point me to studies and/or Links as to general info on what 'normal' target levels should be for those with Type 1. I know we are sometimes told everyone is different in this regards, but there must be Numbers that are backed by something or someone?