My mother has Type 2 Diabetes and I check her blood sugar daily. Tonight, on a whim, I decided to check my own. The reading was 147. Is this too high? I checked it about one hour after dinner which consisted of baked chicken,rice, english peas and salad. Could any of these foods cause it to elevate?
Thanks.

Originally posted by legaldiva007:
...Could any of these foods cause it to elevate?The rice primarily and the peas also.



[This message has been edited by arkie6 (edited 01-08-2003).]

If you had a decent amount of rice, and maybe a high-sugar soda that could've raised it to be around there. I'm sure if you check after fasting it will be fine, but don't be lazy to check. It's always better to be safe than sorry. My friend who isn't diabetic had been drinking and urinating alot a few weeks back, so I thought he may have type 1 possibly, so we checked his sugar lvl and it was 177. High for a non-diabetic, but he had just had a few sodas with tons of sugar in it, and he also runs, so that could explain the dehydration. Just check to be safe, always.

I plan to do a fasting test in the morning. What is the normal fasting range?

90-125 I beleive

Guys, thanks for your help. I checked my fasting BS this morning and it was 90.

An optimum fasting glucose range is 70-90 mg/dl. 90-110 is sort of a grey area, but it does carry some risks. 110-125 is the range for Impaired Glucose Tolerance or sometimes refered to as insulin resistance or pre-diabetes. Over 125 mg/dl fasting glucose is considered diabetes.