Do the glucose levels go up with people who don't have diabetes? When they eat something sugary or carbs ? Do they go up , just not as far as with us? ( diabetics) I'm fairly new to this, I take Avandamet 2x a day, no insulin. Supposed to be checking levels but I don't anymore unless I eat something I haven't had since this started. Doc isn't a great help. He tells me to eat what I want, live my life <eyeroll>

I'm also new at this diabestes but have been doing a lot of reading and asking questions! It's my understanding that in a normal healthy individual that no matter what you eat the blood glucose level will not exceed 110. You didn't indicate what your levels were. If your not getting all your questions answered adequately from your doctor then I would change doctors! It's your life and health and you should be "pro-active" in your health care and not re-active when bad things start happening to you.
Good luck

Actually, in a normal, healthy individual without diabetes, the blood glucose could go up to as high as 140 about 1 to 1-1/2 hours after a meal, but it will be back to normal within about 2 to 2-1/2 hours. In a diabetic, the blood glucose not only rises more than normal, it stays up for quite a bit longer.

I agree with Ron that you may need to change doctors, especially if your doctor is not taking this seriously. Unfortunately, many doctors who do not specialize in diabetes do not have a really in-depth understanding of the illness. Additionally, it's quite common, unfortunately, to blame the patient for not "eating right", instead of giving guidance and support.

You may want to see an endocrinologist or diabetologist. You should ask for a referral to a Registered Dietician (RD) so that you can learn what foods to eat and when, and a Diabetes Education Course so that you can learn more about this disease. If you take care of it well from the beginning, your chances of developing any complications will be minimized, and you may avoid them altogether.

Meanwhile, keep testing so that you'll have some data to bring with you when you see both the specialist and the RD. A good testing regimen for a newly diagnosed Type 2 is as follows:

AM fasting 4-5 times a week

2 hours after breakfast 1-2 times a week

2 hours after lunch 1-2 times a week

2 hours after dinner 1-2 times a week

Before bedtime 2-3 times a week.

You can alternate which post-meal tests you do twice, doing breakfast twice one week, lunch twice the next week, etc. Remember, when it comes to diabetes, knowledge is power...the more knowledge you have about your blood glucose patterns, the more power you'll have to be able to learn how to control them.

Good luck.

Ruth

P.S. The only stupid question is the one that doesn't get asked!

No such thing as a stupid question when people are learning! According to info supplied with my Blood Glucose Monitor, Normal people without diabetes will have a fasting (before breakfast) BG of 70-105, 1 hour after a meal, less than 160, 2 hours after a meal, less than 120. Flippy, I think you might want to consider getting a different doctor, or 2nd opinion. You can live your life and not give up all the foods you enjoy AND still monitor your blood sugar and keep good control, which appears to be the secret for avoiding complications in the long term. With food, the amount and timing is important. Good luck!

O.k.thanks everyone info is greatly appreciated. And yes, I want to go to an endo but I want to pay off this doc before I get another bill going. I've had monsterous health for the past three years and owe a surgeon, two hematologists, the hospital, the GP and the anesthtist < the guy who knocks you out for surgery> so adding another bill right now isn't a good idea. And there's only one endo in town :rolleyes: But I do have a good idea of what and when to eat so I'm keeping it under control. I do plan on taking a diabetes class. The thing is, the doc told me if I lost weight this would go away, so I lost the weight. Now he says I have to stay on the Avandamet because my pancreas wants it. So I was thinking all this time it was a temporary situation and put off the classes.