Non-Diabetic needs some info on sugar levels please. - Diabetes Message Board

johnsbaby · 05-28-2005, 03:15 PM

Hello Everybody:

I came home from work yesterday around 4:30 was feeling strange. Like I had a little buzz and couldn't really concentrate and nervous. I got to my sister-n-laws house (diabetic) and asked her to check my blood. She did and it read 216. She told me it was high. I hadn't had anything to eat except at lunch and that was at 12pm. (sandwich,potato salad, coke) nothing else until later that night. I might add that I have been dieting (adipex) and have been cuting way back. I checked it later that night after I ate (2-hrs) later and it read 109, checked it again this morning before breakfast 109 again. I just had lunch about a hour ago and checked it again and its 199. I feel kinda like I did yesterday. About the diet pills the pharmacist said that those shouldn't effect my sugar levels, but if I were taking predisone that diffinetly would (I'm not). My father died at 39 yrs old with complications with diabetes and that was in 1974. I have had these weird feelings for awhile now. Is this something I sould be concerned about? Thanks for listening.

Lisa

lag_saxet · 05-28-2005, 03:33 PM

Everyones sugar level goes up after eating a high sugar meal. A non diabetic's numbers will go down faster after a meal tho because the insulin kicks in. Diabetics either dont produce insulin or their insulin is not working properly. As a diabetic, a sandwich (especially on white bread), potato chips and a coke would have my numbers soaring....You did not mention what you had for lunch the next day when it was 199.... Also, what you eat and do today can affect your numbers tomorrow. Since your father was diabetic you are at higher risk for developing diabetes. I suggest you call your doctor and be tested. To answer your question though...yes I would be concerned. Please see your doctor and be tested.

Mark Munday · 05-28-2005, 07:26 PM

Lisa,

As mentioned above, everyones blood sugar goes up after a glucose load. But it would hard to get a non-diabetics blood sugar to go above 140. The normal insulin response is very quick. And blood sugar levels are kept within a narrow range.

So, yes, unfortunately you need to act on this. And getting a doctor to do the tests and make a diagnosis should be the first step.

Cheers,

Mark

HeatherP · 05-28-2005, 09:44 PM

Hi Lisa,

It's a good idea for you to see your doctor about this and get a proper test done.

I want you to know, however, that things today are very different than in the 70's and even 80's. If you do turn out to have Diabetes, then accept it and learn to control it and you don't have to succumb to all the horrible complications. I'm sorry that your father died at such a young age. Back then we couldn't even do an accurate blood sugar test at home - and testing is the key. You might even turn out to be pre-diabetic, which is a warning sign to take care of yourself.

I hope you aren't going to be joining our club, but if you do have to you should know that it's a large one and no one is ever alone, especially in today's world of the internet. I've made a lot of friends online in the past couple of years.

best wishes!
HeatherP

johnsbaby · 05-29-2005, 08:34 AM

I just want to say thanks to all of you for responding back. I checked it again last night about 1 hour after 1 small sclice of cheese pizza and it was 199 then I checked it again a hour later and it was 115 (ttl 2 hrs after supper). This morning I checked again before I ate anything and it's 85. Are these readings normal? Can stress bring up your sugar? Do you all agree that I should still get it checked out? What about the A1C test? Would that give me any information to ease my mind? Thanks again and I'm sorry for all the questions. I don't know alot about the diease other than when my father had it and I was very young back then (7 yrs old) when he died and I can only remember the effects it had on him. He was very mean and My mom still tells us that it wasn't his personality, it was the sugar. I have quite alot of family members that have diabetes on his side of the family and was told his mother and her sister were carriers of it, but they didn't have it. (make any sense?) Also back when I was in school our mother would have us checked at the health dept. and then only my brother and I were boarderline then. I remember they sent home info on a special diet for us to follow, no starches. What does boarderline mean? I read somewhere, maybe here on this board that there was no such thing as boarderline, you either was a diabetic or you weren't. Is this true? Again I'm sorry for all the questions, It's just this had me really worried.

Lisa