Hello, I check my brother in laws blood sugar daily (he is mentally impaired.) I decided I would check mine, I have never had a problem, I had just eaten and the monitor showed 277. Should I be worried? The only thing I know is a normal reading should be around 150. Thanks to anyone that can help me.
WVfan4

Yup, you should be concerned. Your blood sugar should not reach 277. A non diabetic has fasting blood sugars around 85 and after meals maybe 110. A 150 is not great for a random fasting level. Please have your doctor check into this for you.

I myself am newly DXed with Type 2, but from what I was told you shouldn't check BS right after eating, it will be rather high. As they have asked me to wait two hours after, plus your BS will be high depending on what you just had to eat. What had you been drinking? I wouldn't worry unless you retest it, and wait two hours, but that is me.....I might be wrong. Also if you had eatin, did you wash your hands, as handling anything with sugar could cause a misread if you don't wash first.

If you don't test your blood sugar levels after eating, how are you ever going to find out how your body deals with foods?

There are different targets for fasting levels and post-prandial levels (after meals). If you're diabetic, a good target for the 2-hour post prandial reading is 160 or less, while fasting could be anywhere from 90-130 (these targets are from the Joslin Diabetes Center.)

If you're not diabetic, then you should never see a blood sugar level of 277, no matter when, no matter what you ate. While it's true that even a non-diabetic person's blood sugar will rise after eating, it should not go above 140 two hours after a meal.

WVfan4, I would get yourself evaluated by a doctor. While you're waiting for your appointment, test your blood sugar a couple of times in the morning when you first wake up, before eating, and a few times two hours after a meal (time it from when you start eating, not when you finish)...this will give your doctor more complete information. It is quite possible that you are diabetic and, if so, the sooner you take care of it, the better. Not only is it easier to get your numbers down if you don't let it progress too long, but you'll do less long-term damage to your body if you get it under control soon.

Ruth