Blood Sugar levels

[kim62]

I feel quite dumb asking these questions.  First of all,  I am not a diabetic, but would like to learn more about it and blood sugar levels due to a severe arrhythmia problem I have(also have an implanted defibrillator) and I am tired of talking til I am blue in the face  to doctors and I feel there may be a link to either my glucose levels or hormones. I have been seen by 2 endocrinologists and both said I am fine...BUT they have told me that my insulin production is very high but they won't do anything about it. So once again, I am on a search for myself. I bought a glucose monitor and am ready to prove my point.
My arrhythmia tends to go haywire at certain times of the day..quite often after mealtimes... with the worse being after supper, in which is when I eat my main meal.
When should the glucose tests be taken and if after each meal... about how long?
How often should it be taken?
What are "normal" levels?
What number should be labeled as too high or too low?

[meniere135]

I wish I could have been some help.  We all want answers!  Keep looking.  Type in   ventricular tachycardia and vitamin and mineral deficiencies, etc.  Don't give up!

Good luck!

[bobrm205]

unfortunately the numbers you have given are vary close to mine when I was told I have type 2 diabetes

[kim62]

Thank you for the info! I have a complex ventricular tachycardia, in which I have had 4 cardiac ablations and the doctors have now labeled it as "Unable to clasify". I have tried the gluten free approach as well as every other approach possible. I am just grasping at straws here. Over the course of the last week, it appears that my glucose level is not a factor... so back to the guessing game.

[meniere135]

Two of my brothers had atrial fibrillation.  One of my brothers had celiac disease symptoms and went on a gluten free diet.....this led to NO MORE ATRIAL FIBRILLATION.  My other brother had the problem a few years later.  So I suggested a gluten free diet for him also, since this helped my other brother.  He went on it and hasn't had a problem since.  It's been about 10 years for the one brother, and about 6 years for my other brother.  I mention this to you because gluten intolerance can cause poor absorption of many nutrients that would effect the heart, and when someone is intolerant to a food this can raise insulin levels.  Just a thought!

[Zoelula]

Definitely sounds like it bears watching. To keep records for the doctors do the testing 2 hours after the eating instead of one. Don't go crazy and check each meal, but every day do a different meal so you have a good sample. Any number after 140 can cause complications down the road if it is occuring a lot, but it is good that it comes down by the second hour.

[kim62]

Thanks for the numbers. No acid flux here.. Just a heart that has a mind of its own. I was told that my insulin levels may be playing a role in this. Yesterday I checked my glucose an hour after eating my lunch which included a tangerine. It was 165. I checked it an hour later and it dropped to 126. Sometimes it will be as low as 85.
It was my cardiologist who advised me to see the endocrine doctor.

[Zoelula]

I really have no idea if there can be a connection but if you want to check glucose levels you should do fasting and two hours after a meal. Normal fasting should be under a 100 (diabetic is over 126). Normal postprandial would be under 120.

Just an off the cuff question about your arrythmia after meals. Do you also have symptoms of acid reflux? The two can go together (they do for me)