Blood Sugar Levels Bulimia

Mike’s been testing his blood morning and night for the last nine weeks. He uses a ReliOn Prime meter and test strips. It was the least expensive machine he could find, yet it had good ratings. He also bought lancets by the same company. The meter cost about $16 and the lancets were $9.

Mike needed to know how his body was reacting to the foods he ate. Blood sugar spikes after eating, and should lower to normal rates in about 2 hours. He tested morning and evening, and sometimes he tested two hours after eating a meal.

The amount of glucose (“sugar”, measured in mg/dL) in your blood changes throughout the day and night. Your levels will change depending upon when, what and how much you have eaten, and whether or not you have exercised.

Normal Blood Sugars

• A normal fasting (no food for eight hours) blood sugar level is between 70 and 99 mg/dL
• A normal blood sugar level two hours after eating is less than 140 mg/dL

Mike’s A1c test was 10.2. Diabetes is diagnosed if an A1c is equal to or greater than 6.5 percent. A1c is an easy blood test that gives a three month average of blood sugars.