Really lost!!! - Diabetes Message Board

Pippin31 · 07-13-2003, 02:54 PM

If your blood sugar runs really high fasting (at least when you have the blood test that particular day) but runs normal..say...after eating (157)...Does this still mean you are a diabetic? I thought blood sugar runs too high AFTER eating? Couldn’t a high result on a blood test indicate something you ate from the day before..such as ...a popsicle...causing your blood sugar (fasting) to be too high the next morning (test day?). I am really confused incase you can’t tell. I was told I was on the verge of diabetes a few years ago due to PCOS. Then last year told I was diabetic...because one or two glucose test came back high. How are you diabetic when it’s normally controlled by diet, but when I eat something like a popsicle or something high in sugar, it goes up. Wouldn’t it go up for everyone who eats something high in sugar??

Kre · 07-13-2003, 04:08 PM

Yes, the sugar level goes up for everyone when they eat a popcicle, BUT, the important thing is how fast the sugar level drops back down to normal. The non-diabetic will drop back down to normal within 2 hrs but a diabetic will not.

Non-diabetic sugar level will be 120 or less 2 hrs. after eating. Non-diabetic fasting will be 70-110. It is best for diabetics to "aim" for the non-diabetic range.

If your fasting is high it is probably due to eating too much food the evening meal or the liver kicked in and added glucose to the bloodstream thinking the body was being starved.

You would be wise to use info from "Sugar Busters" diet in order to reduce your blood sugar levels. A diet of lean meat and green veggies does wonders in bringing diabetes under control. Of course, normal servings is a must plus exercise. Normal servings is cooked veggies 1/2 cup, raw veggies 1 cup, meat 3 oz. Avoid all "white" foods, they are usually starch or sugar.