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Q: blood sugar?
i am wondering if anyone knows if 106 is a bad blood sugar to have when you wake up in the morning? I figured it would be 80 or something because i hadnt eaten all night, seeing as how it is sometimes 83 during the day when i have already eaten?? any help? Thank you

A: You should be worried about your fasting INSULIN levels. Your fasting glucose only tells you if your pancreas is keeping up with your ever increasing insulin resistance. The time to act is before your BG starts to raise.

Q: Blood sugar?
My fasting bs is 100 and postprandial is 129. is it normal?.
i take 1500 mg metformin a day. Is any possible my blood sugar level to normal range. my weight 72.5 kg , height 170 cm.

A: More explanation is required in your case. Your blood counts are more or less normal. But why are you taking such a high dose of Metformin? Has any Doctor suggested you? If so, you might have been having very high blood count before and This is controlled by the medicine. So only a specialist in Diabetic diseases can tell you after a thorough investigation. So, if you are not in touch with any doctor (I mean a specialist, Diabetologist) contact one at once. It is unethical to suggest anything with the little information given by you.
Try to reduce your weight by 5 kg. make good exercise. Walking is the best exercise. After meals take at least half an hour to go to bed. Eat only 85% of the stomach’s capacity.

Q: Blood Sugar?
Hi im 13 and my blood sugar is 185. Is that a normal for my age.
Today it went down to 130 i figured it really gets high and acts up when u eat sugar really. I am no longer worried.

A: To get a better and safer response to your questions explain when you took this measurement.

How soon after eating.
What was the last meal you ate. What you ate.

Remember you reading is a spot reading and could really be wild after eating several pancakes for breakfast.

Update your question accordingly.

Best Wishes.

Q: What long term effects do unstable blood sugar have on the body?
A coworker of mine is 58 and has Diabetes Type 1. She calls in sick because her blood sugar is too low (30-40). At work, she frequently complains about fatigue and confusion because of low blood sugar. This happens at least once a week, and she might call in sick once a month because of this. I hear her complain about the blood sugar being too low more often than it being to high. She also drinks rather excessively. What is she doing to her body?

A: Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) can be dangerous. The brain can suffer from irreversible damage. She should follow dietary guidelines. The dose of anti diabetic drugs also needs to be adjusted.

Q: How long does it take for blood sugar to be converted into fat?
I am curious. Now, when you suddenly face a stress inducing situation, your reptilian brain sort off, kicks of the spontaneous survival mode. Hence adrenalin increases your blood sugar in your system, anticipating “fight or flight” mechanism. Supposing the stressful condition is a boss yelling at you, you neither fight, not fly away. But the blood sugar is still kicked in to your system. If you do nothing but seat and grumble, how long does it take for the blood sugar to be converted into fat, and what are its effects in the mean time? Thanks.

A: why.

Q: How does cinnamon work to stabilize blood sugar?
When advertisements imply that cinnamon helps to “stabilize” blood sugar, would that be for someone with HYPERglycemia (high), or HYPOglycemia (low)? If it helps to lower blood sugar, then it seems it wouldn’t be good for someone with hypoglycemia who would need to prevent their blood sugar from getting too low.

A: Your responder who has type 1 diabetes hasn’t heard of it because it’s not for type 1.

It would be for someone with type 2 diabetes, it’s supposed to help lower blood sugar naturally, which means it would treat hyperglycemia.

But it’s not one of those things you take for a quick fix. The benefits it supposedly has are gradual, after you’ve been taking it for a while.

I have a friend who says it works. I have read articles that say it’s helpful, and I have read articles saying it doesn’t do a thing. I figure if you have diabetes and you need help reducing your blood sugar levels, you might as well try it. It won’t hurt and it might help.

Q: Good remedies for lowering blood sugar?
I am not diabetic, but I do want t lower my blood sugar. Does anyone have good recipes or remedies for lowering blood sugar?
Guys, I want good recipes to use, not suggestions on what not to have. What to have, not what not to have!
I am having trouble picking a best answer. BECAUSE NONE OF YOU GUYS ACTUALLY ANSWERED THE QUESTION!!!!! NONE OF YOU IDIOTS EVEN MILDLY CAME NEAR TO ANSWERING, AND OR HELPING ME!

A: It’s carb intake that you need to control. look at these:
www.lowcarbdiets.about.com

Q: What is the average blood sugar number for a cat?
I have a 15 year old cat who is 26 pounds. We’ve been wondering if she is diabetic or not, so we decided to check her blood sugar. The first time it came out as 54, and the second time was 49. Both times we checked was two hours after she ate. Where should her blood sugar numbers be at?

A: You can’t use a human meter to check an animals blood sugar…the vets now sell a special one made just for animals.
Why are doing this on your own and sticking the cat?
If you think the cat is diabetic…obviously you havent gone to a vet to find out…take the cat to the vet and do a senior profile..it will tell you everything including kidney function.

Q: Is a blood sugar level of 81 two hours after a meal considered normal? How about 89?
This is the meal I have after breaking fast(of almost 14 hours). Also, before breaking the fast, the blood sugar levels have been 76 and 79. Is that normal too?

A: yes. below 71 is too low and above 147 is too high.

Q: what makes blood sugar drop so drastically during the day when I am getting insulin shots?
I tend to get all sweaty and my blood sugar shows to be in the 60’s after some juice it goes up to 103. It has been doing this alot lately and I am wondering why this is happening.

A: If your blood sugar keeps going that low, there are two possibilities. You may not be eating right (skipping meals), or you are taking too much insulin. Consult your doctor on what you need to do.

Q: How do I keep my blood sugar down while being undermedicated?
I am on a waiting list to get into a free diabetes clinic but in the meantime I am using a prescription for Lantis that I got from the hospital recently. Its not enough to keep my blood sugar under 200, and I am already following a 1600 calorie diet (religiously). What else can I do? Are there any supplements that can help me get it (My blood sugar) down?

A: Add Virgin raw coconut oil in your diet. Coconut oil will reduce your blood sugar. Eat between 15-30 grams of carbohydrates per meal. For example 1 apple has about 15 grams of carbohydrates.

Stay away from low fat diets. Healthy fats like butter, lard, coconut oil, olive oil, small amounts of flax seed oil etc. will normalize your blood sugar. Stay away from processed foods and trans fats. Eat whole full fat foods.

Stay away from bread, potatoes, pasta, rice and sugar. Increase the healthy fats in you diet like butter, coconut oil, cod liver oil. Eat nutrient dense diet. For more info you can contact the Weston A. Price Foundation which helps people find nutrient dense foods.

http://www.westonaprice.org/

http://www.coconutoil.com/diabetes.htm

http://www.second-opinions.co.uk/diabetes.html

Q: good ways to keep your blood sugar low when you are a type 1 diabetic?
I just found out a couple of days ago that I’m a type 1 diabetic. Definitely a new thing you have to get use to by checking your carbs on everything you eat as well as checking your blood sugar and giving yourself an insulin shot. I was just wondering what are somethings I could eat and other ways that could keep my blood sugar down? Any ideas?

A: My doctor put me on the “Little House on the Prairie” diet. Basically, if they didn’t have it back then you shouldn’t eat it now. This cuts out most of the processed foods but there are still some foods out there that will raise your bs. Also, be careful of foods that say “sugar free” because they can still have sugar alcohols which raise bs and cause gas. South Beach has a nice selection of quick meals that are lower in carbs. South Beach diet phase 2 is another good idea. The ADA has a list of “free” foods on their website (ones that should have minimum impact on your bs).

I went out and bought a nutrition book by Calorie King and carried that around for awhile til I got a better Idea on portions a carbs. It also has a section on chain restaurant menus. Big help!!!

Q: How can I keep my blood sugar up and what is a healthy blood sugar level?
I woke up this morning and I was feeling a little off. My blood sugar was 62 and I thought that was low, so I had a piece of candy.

A: Good call.

To KEEP your blood sugars up you need to eat food that digest more slowly, or foods that prevent sugars from digesting.

Sugars (glucose, sucrose, fructose, lactose, etc) digest quickly. that’s why the candy made you feel better. But it goes away quickly.

You need to eat less sugars and more starches. Starches are very complex sugars that are difficult to digest. These include potatoes, pastas, wheat flour (breads, crackers), and rice.

And you ALSO want to keep these in your system for as long as possible, so increase you intake of fibers — green vegetables and whole grains. Cereals like Cheerios and Shredded Wheat are good for you!

Simply put — reduced the number of sugars in your diet (especially colas, sports drinks, and energy drinks) and eat more starch and fibers.

If you concentrate on a well-balanced diet you shouldn’t have any more problems.

Q: How to prevent blood sugar from getting too low in the middle of the night?
If I go to bed and my blood sugar is 180, it will drop to 50-60 usually around 4am. (Lets say I go to bed around midnight) I dont know what to do about this. I take lantus, the 24 hr insulin at night. Its not like I want to pig out and make it higher before going to bed to prevent this so what can I do?

A: I agree with the first person.

Also, trying setting a clock every night for a week or so to wake up around 2 or 3. Check your blood sugar, so you can get a pattern for what’s going on that time of the morning, and report that to your dr. I wouldn’t wait as late as 4, because you already know that’s when it’s dropping.

I wonder if a small high protein snack might help you, around 11 pm perhaps. I do think you probably need some changes in insulin.

Q: What are some techniques for controlling blood sugar?
I’m a type-I diabetic with an insulin pump. I tend to watch what I eat and I check my blood sugar regularly. But sometimes it goes out of control.

Other than taking insulin and exercising (things I do), are there any other techniques or home remedies to keep blood sugar under control?

A: http://www.diabetes-normalsugars.com/book/chapter9.shtml

http://www.diabetes-normalsugars.com/book/chapter10.shtml

2 chapters from Dr Bernstein’s book. They should help you with your food planning.

Life is hard, then, we have this thing called diabetes which confuses us in the extreme. It is really hard to get all the elements: food planning, exercise, medications, and sleep all into conformance so we stay fairly level.

Food control keeps the insulins from packing on the carbos in the form of fat on our bods!

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