What is a normal blood sugar level?
85195
A normal blood sugar level is between 80 - 100.  You should be checked out by an endocrinologist (specialist-Diabetes).\nA A1C hemoglobin blood test should be run...that will tell the doctor your blood sugars averages for the last 3 months.\nWATCH YOUR CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE...EX: bread, pasta, rice, potatoes etc.. Good luck
838205
blood sugar values are as follows:\n       fasting ( 8-12 hours)     less than 110 mg/dl\n       2 hours pp (post prandial) less than   180\n       random (at any time other than above)  less than  150
17515
Normal fasting level for blood sugar has been considered to be between 70 and 100.\n\nNormal, around 125 by 2 hours after a meal.\n\nSome sources have said they believe nerve damage begins to occur at a blood sugar level of 135 or more.  So I don't take 160 as being "good" -- not two hours after a meal.
37722
The test is called an A1C and gives an average of what your blood sugar has been for the past 3 months. 173 is a little high. Ideally it should be 120-130. With Type 2 diabetes 150 is okay. Just watch your diet a little closer and you should do okay. The actual A1C reading should be less than 7 for a diabetic.
620327
150 is a good round number to go with.  Anything over 120 is considered high but your never no if you are level or moving up or down.  If you recently ate a meal and took insulin give it a chance to kick in and check again in 20 mins to see where you are headed up or down.
714628
yeah i have no idea where you get 7.2. but you won't read this if your sugar is 7.2 right now.  Normal reading is 70-110.  This can fluctuate from stress like surgery or exercise (either up or down) and from food.   Your doctor can administer the oral glucose tolerance test, test a fasting sugar, and draw a HbA1c with is the average of the last 3 months of blood sugars.  In fact that 7.2 sounds more like that test.  If you are diabetic, you will start to see excessive eating, this due to your bodys cells telling you that they have glucose to process because it is all in you bloodstream and is unable to get into the cells due to lack of insulin.  Excessive urination, from your body's safety mechanism for purging glucose from the body throught the kidneys along with ketones when the sugar gets really high.  Finally excessive drinking, from being dehydrated from all the urination, also it lowers the bodys pH from ketosis. (ketones in blood).  For your last question about the speed of sugar entering the bloodstream, sugar and carbs entering the blood stream is delayed or slowed by anything that takes longer to digest (fats or protein) For example, a bag of skittles would raise you blood sugar faster than that chocolate.
37828
I was recently told by my doctor, (I am also diabetic), that anything over 110 can BEGIN to cause damage.\n\nSo sorry, but you will have to wait for another answer for the low end, as i do not know.\n\nI will be checking back to find out though.\n\nGood question.\n\nUpdate: \nAt the above mentioned Dr.'s appt. I seem to remember 70 or 80 for a healthy low.
74244
As a nurse, I would have to agree with BOTH of the previous respondants. Being under 100 hardly constitutes hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), particularly as your body has gone all night without any caloric intake containing glucose (sugar). You may also wish to consult your physician regarding this information if you are having any syptoms of hypoglycemia.
1048659
It depends on how your body reacts to the introduction of glucose to your body.  If your insulin levels are excessively high, it may use up the glucose more quickly than a person with a normal level of insulin; this would, in essence drop your glucose to lower than the fasting level. This can be an early indicator of diabetic risk.
882824
Blood sugar variation from second to second!
774256
Total cholesterol should be less than 200, yours is normal. Fasting glucose should be at least 80-120. Have breakfast, lunch, dinner & 2 snacks. Avoid skipping meals, it might decrease your glucose level. \n\n5'7" for female should be:\nrough approximation: for every 5 ft allow 105 pounds, then 5 pounds for every 1 inch, therefore, 105 + 35 = 140-150 would be fine. It would depend on your frame, if you are small, medium or large frame. I guess you are a little overweight even if you are of the large frame. Am not sure with your jean size, we have small, medium & large jeans here in the Philippines.
723727
It occurs when a diabetic person's blood sugar gets very high-generally over 350-400.  It is a medical emergency.  You can avoid it by frequent testing of your blood sugar & treating your blood sugar appropriately.
378337
Glucose is a hyperglycemic it increases the BGL. It is used for diabetic hypo. In normal people this increase in glucose level stimulates insulin so the level falls. Its a balance between insulin, lowering blood glucose and other hormones like glucagon, adrenalin,steroids which increase the glucose level. Insulin is absent or low or ineffective in Diabetics so there is hyperglycemia. in diabetes--hypo occurs when you take the pill or shot and dont have food. the blood sugar falls dangerously low and the patient faints. The brain needs glucose 24*7. if there isnt glucose for 8 min or so there will be brain damage. In that case u give glucose IV and/or glucagon.
919728
Sounds to me like a doctor has been trying to scare you.   Your numbers are fine.   It makes me crazy to see people worried about varying between 80-130.   This tells me that SOMEone has been spooking them about diabetes.   Yes, diabetes is a big problem in our country, but it's also big business.   The profits involved in the testing devices and medication is tremendous.    Some companies will give you a free tester because you will then use their products (via prescription) for the rest of your life, and may not need them.\n\nTrue diabetics have blood sugars like mine, 400s up, or like my cousins, which go from 30 - 400 in one day.   It is irritating as heck to hear people fretting about their blood sugar going up to 130  (usually after eating a chocolate cake).    A doctor or someone is telling them they are potential diabetics, instead of guiding them toward more healthy eating habits.    I have seen this too often lately, and hope people will be responsible and get a second opinion before getting treatment for a disease they don't have.   \n\nGood luck to you!!!!
946054
if you have already undergone a fasting blood sugar laboratory exam and your results were over 120,then you're a borderline diabetic.but if it's over 140++ then i think your blood tests don't lie and that would be too much sugar in your bloodstream and if not's not diabetes-caused,it's also possible but something is definitely not normal in your system.\n\nhope this helps.
13000
Need to take several blood tests for blood sugar. Start with a fasting one (12 hr fasting). Best to consult a doctor if in doubt
208483
Levels up to 100 mg/dL are considered normal.Levels between 100 and 126 mg/dl are referred to as impaired fasting glucose or pre-diabetes. These levels are considered to be risk factors for type 2 diabetes and its complications. Diabetes is typically diagnosed when fasting blood glucose levels are 126 mg/dl or higher.