Glucose readings

[silver&gold]

Hi,

Can anyone tell me what blood glucose ranges are acceptable in the morning, before meals, after meals and bedtime please. I am finding so much conflicting information and am totally confused by it all.
My Doctor is fairly vague but says I,m doing well but I would like to  be doing fantastic lol!.

Thankyou if you can help me.


  Angie

[silver&gold]

Thankyou so much for your quick response, my highest reading is 7.5  and so I still have a little way to get those numbers down. I am still overweight but have managed to lose 14kg in the past 2 months , fingers crossed that I will see further improvements when I reach my target weight. Thanks again for the information  WaveRider I really appreciate it!.


Regards

Angie

[WaveRider]

These are considered reference ranges. Not everyone is same as other conditions may come into play. Your doctor has your medical records and knows your medical history. He/she will set your ranges according to your health and age.

Normal prandial [b4 meals]
3.33 - 5.5 mmol/l

Postprandial [2-3 hours after meals]
below 7.77 mmol/l. Best is near 6.72 mmol/l

Bedtime same as prandial, although I have heard up to 8 mmol/l is acceptable which to me is asking for trouble.

Ranges for A1c (HA1c, HgbA1c)
Optimal        4.0-4.4% (3.6-4.4 mmol/l)
Good           4.5-4.9% (4.6-5.4 mmol/l)
High            5.0-5.4% (5.5-6.4 mmol/l)
Prediabetes 5.5-5.9% (6.5-7.4 mmol/l)

Don't go above 6%. Drug companies want you to believe it's OK to go a bit higher. Once you do diabetes drug dependency comes into play and you end up giving them some of your hard earned money.