Sugar Numbers

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Sugar numbers. For example people who take insulin may need to check more often than people who do not take insulin. If you test your blood glucose and its lower than 126 mgdl here are the steps to take depending on the exact reading you get. What we call fasting blood sugar or blood glucose levels is usually done six to eight hours after the last meal. Now in a normal individual we measure blood sugar under different circumstances.

The normal ranges for blood sugar levels in adults who do not have diabetes before eating or fasting the range begins at 72 99mgdl while fasting ranges for those being treated for type 1 or type 2 diabetes range from 80 130 mgdl. Target glucose ranges vary from person to person but in general its ideal for blood sugar levels to be between 126 mgdl and 180 mgdl before starting exercise. A fasting blood sugar of 99 mgdl or less is considered within the normal range. A person is prediabetic if fasting blood sugar is between 100 to 125 mgdl.

And the normal range there is 70 to 100 milligrams per deciliter. And theyre less than 140 mgdl two hours after eating. Normal blood sugar levels are less than 100 mgdl after not eating fasting for at least eight hours. Its important to note that one high blood sugar does not automatically make you diabetic.

So its most commonly done before breakfast in the morning. This simple chart shows target blood sugar levels for adults before and after meals after fasting before exercise and at bedtime as well as an a1c target. The number of times that you check your blood sugar will depend on the type of diabetes that you have and the type of medicine you take to treat your diabetes.