Blood sugar levels what does mine mean?

[Jason Newman]

hey gys so i snagged my dads freemstyle blood sugar test kit, and tried it this morning, after a 12hr sleep and no food for 13hrs, it read
104.....does this mean i have high blood sugar? or is taht normal. whats the deal....

[Rog447]

Seems pretty high, i recently fasted for 12 hrs and got a reading of 81. Hopefully someone knowledgeable will chime in....i was curious of this myself like the higher the number the more insulin sensitive you are or something? not sure.

[Joshua H]

Normal blood sugar after a fast is 80-100 from a CLINICAL perspective. Everyone has his or her own individual variations and normative values. Some may feel feelings of hypoglycemia while still in the 70's which would not be CLINICALLY hypoglycemic.

If your 126 or higher while fasted (12 full hours) then you have what is known as impaired fasting glucose which should warrant a 2nd test on another date to confirm the diagnosis. A fasted or non fasted reading that is 200 or higher is a clear indicator of high blood sugar and a possible diagnosis of diabetes.

An oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) is performed to gauge insulin receptivity and glucose clearance capability when further differential diagnosis is required to detect diabetes. After 3-4 days of normal carbohydrate feeding (at least 200g a day) a 12 hour overnight fast is required, 75g dose of dextrose mixed in 300ml of water is consumed. Blood sugars are measured every 30 minutes for 2 hours. Values should not breach 150 if the person is healthy.

Case Study Example:

I for example feel classic symptoms of low blood sugar at 75mg/dl or less of which I have confirmed with test strips on several occasions. If I go more than 2 hours without a decent/balance meal and then workout, I tend to fall into this state pretty quickly. If I go 4 hours period without a decent/balance meal, the same thing happens. Yet this would not be a clinical since I am above 60mg/dl.

Learn your own body and go from there.

Source:
1. Masters Degree in Human Performance
2. Manual of Endocrinology and Metabolism 4th Ed. Norman Lavin, MD.
Chapter 42

[Jason Newman]

awesome info!

2nd test after 35g of glycomaize was 94, but first test was right out of bed and the 2nd test was after 1.5hr of chores, laundry, shower, and such.....