Healthy Blood Sugar Levels Diabetes

Frequently Asked Questions QUESTION: what is normal blood sugar levels? what is normal blood sugar levels? Hi, does anyone know the normal post prandial (following meals 1-2 hrs) blood sugar level. I googled it and was suprised that there are different cut off values given by different sites. So I checked the two main sites 1) american diabetes association and (ADA) 2) american clinical endocrinology (ACE) was suprised to see that values differs between these two well known organisations: 1) ADA – 1-2 HRS after meals : < 180 mg/dl 2) ACE - 1-2 HRS AFTER meals: < 140mg/dl why is there this much variation. Which one should I follow... thx in advance ANSWER: QUESTION: what are the normal protein, blood, and sugar levels in a urine specimen for a human? I need to know these values for a urine specimen (not 24 hour) ANSWER: None, none, and none. QUESTION: normally when ask about blood sugar , answer is fasting/random values? I want to know that , what is the normal sugar level in the bodyat any time which is suppose to be safe one.some one tell me it is less than 180 . ANSWER: In the morning before eating anything in a person who isn’t diabetic it should be approx. 90 and at the most 100. After eating anything over 110 is too high. 180 is the point where sugar starts going through your kidneys and damaging them. QUESTION: Blood sugar from 71 to 134… need some advice? I have only recently realized that some symptoms I’ve been having may be related to my blood sugar values. Symptoms are light-headedness, increased heart rate, shakiness, anxiety, sugar cravings, and dizziness. I got a glucose meter and started taking some measurements. I was hoping that some of you on this site would be familiar with blood glucose levels. Fasting/morning: 71 3 hours after breakfast (dizzy, shaky, high heart rate): 75 1 hour later after eating bread and yogurt, symptoms relieved: 92 1.5 hours after dinner: 134 From what I have read, these numbers are within “normal” ranges, but I amwondering if it is normal to have such a range in a single day, like from 71 to 134? When should my blood sugar get back to the pre-meal level? 2 hours? I just had blood work done at the doctor a few months ago and they said it was all normal (glucose 72). Thoughts? Any advice. I am pretty stressed out about this. thanks thanks everyone! ANSWER: Van Gogh, you are perfect. But only one suggestion . Check your glucose levels after you exercise or when you feel shaky. You may be experiencing HYPOGLYCEMIA. Good luck tin QUESTION: Strange Blood Glucose Levels? My friend tested his fasting blood sugar in the morning (12 hours fasting) it was 104 mg/dl, then he took a small bowl of Quackers Oatmeal in the breakfast , ate/drink nothing for two hours tested his blood sugar after two hours and it was 84 mg/dl.Is this strange or normal He has not done heavy exercise , he has not changed any of his routine . I think the fasting levels are OK but two hours before the breakfast are low .(why)Further I also want to know that why gluco meter values are lower than the lab result values. My friend has tested his sugar levels in the lab with the glucometer simultaneously glucometer results are 104 and 84 lab results will come in two days. I need some logical answers from the experts, please avoid answers to make points in yahoo. My friend is prediabetic suffering from IGT. Senior Experienced members please reply. Especially Mr Peachy, Cammie, mazher the three ones in the top contributors list. His lab result came 109 instead of 104 still waiting for the response of top contributors His complete lab results say HbA1C 6% Random 94 mg/dl What is your opinion now. He is really worried for his HbA1C as this was 5.8 % when checked 4 months back Still waiting for the response from top contributors. ANSWER: In my view the results are normal Before deciding if your meter is accurate, it’s important to understand how accuracy is defined. A home blood glucose meter’s test result isconsidered accurate if it falls within ±20% of the lab test. Comparing a meter’s test result with a lab test is the only valid method of determining whether or not your glucose meter is accurate. How Are Glucose Meters Calibrated? Some home glucose meters are calibrated to use whole blood to measure glucose. Lab equipment only uses the plasma portion of blood, meaning that the red blood cells are removed before blood glucose testing. Because of this difference in sample types, whole blood test results are approximately 12% lower than plasma test results. More of the newer glucose meters are beginning to test plasma, or both, or have testing strips that can test for plasma. You must first know how your glucose meter is calibrated to accurately compare your glucose meter to lab results. Whole Blood to Plasma Conversion Whole blood-calibrated meters require a simple mathematical conversion to compare their test results with laboratory test results. Divide the lab result by 1.12 to getwhole blood equivalent. For example: Lab result = 112 112—1.12 = 100 (100 = “whole blood” equivalent) Allowable Variance Range Calculation If your meter tests in “whole blood”, be sure to convert your lab results to whole blood before comparing. If your meter tests in “plasma”, you just calculate the range as shown below. Remember a ±20% variance is considered acceptable by the medical community. i.e. Lab result = 100 100 x .20 = 20 variance 100 20 = 120 (High Range) 100 – 20 = 80 (Low Range) If your glucose meter fell between 80 and 120 (±20%), it would be considered accurate. If your glucose meter falls outside of that range, your should contact the manufacturer for assistance and possible replacement of your meter. Comparing the Test Results of Two Glucose Meters No two glucose meters, even the same model from the same manufacturer, will give identical test results every time. The best way to check to is if your glucose meter is accurate is to compare it to lab results. Tips onComparing your Meter Results with a Lab Test Here are some important tips to follow whenever you want to compare a glucose meter result with a laboratory result to determine if the meter is accurate. Make sure your glucose meter is clean and properly coded to match the test strips you are using. Perform a check strip and/or control solution test to ensure your glucose meter and test strips are performing properly. Know how your meter is calibrated and whether or not you must make a conversion before comparing results. Do not eat for four hours before your lab test. Make sure blood samples for both glucose tests are drawn at the same time. Once blood has been drawn for your lab test, prick your finger and perform a test with your glucose meter. Request that the lab test be done within 30 minutes of drawing blood. Ask the laboratory technician if your hematocrit (red blood cell count) is normal. If it isn’t, your meter test result may be inaccurate. If you are severely dehydrated fromexcessive vomiting, diarrhea, or urination, your meter test result may be inaccurate. For more on diabetes visit QUESTION: can the weight loss be controlled in diabetes? how? what are the normal value for fastings and random blood su if a person’s blood sugar level is controlled with diet and exercise why has even then frequency of micturion? how can it be controlled? ANSWER: Regular exercise can reduce the possibilties of weightloss in diabetes. normal value for fasting glucose is 70-110 mg/100 ml. and random value is upto 140 mg/100 ml. QUESTION: Blood Sugar level during pregnancy.? Iam 33 weeks pregnant, i undertook my blood sugar test. And during fasting the value was 80mg/dl. And after breakfast (2 hrs) the value was 134mg/dl. Is this normal or high? ANSWER: The range I was told to be in is below 90 for fasting and below 130 after meals. It sounds like you are doing good. Edit: National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse says: On awakening not above 95 1 hour after a meal notabove 140 2 hours after a meal not above 120 So you should check with your doctor to see where they want you to be. QUESTION: Healthy and Maximum Blood Glucose Values? What is a normal level for people without diabetes and the maximum value your blood sugar should be at? Websites and books all have their own values. From “In people without diabetes, blood glucose usually does not exceed 7 mmol/l” that means the glucose level should not be over 7 mmol/l x 18 = 126 mg? Is that random values? Other places say 110 mg or even 100 mg. Randomly I range 72 to 200, is this normal? I was at 159 mg after working out and my doctor said it is a normal value for non-diabetics Thank you for all you’re your great input ANSWER: faasting upto 110 m/dl, random upto 130 and aftermeals 140 QUESTION: I am recently diabetic, I put down my weight 5kgs, Can I put up my weight again? Iam 37 yrs, not on medication(on management), but blood sugar values are slightly high than normal levels(126fasting), I was74kgs, now I am 69kgs,but there is much change in my physique, everybody recognise the same. I would like to put up my weight to previous , How can I? ANSWER: Higher than normal blood sugar levels have the effect of weight loss. Due to: 1) Your kidneys see that there is too much sugar in your urine and dilute it with water. Sometimes your body breaks down some fat an/or muscle to obtain this water, hence the weight loss. 2) When your body does not utilize the sugars correctly, it still need energy and therefore break down muscle and fat to obtain the necessary energy. Hence some weight loss. To counteract this, the first priority is to get your blood sugar to normal levels and keep it there. Then you can be able to re-gain the weight you’ve lost. QUESTION: I dropped my Blood Sugar From a 30+ (540 mg/Dl to 5.5 (99 mg/Dl) in two weeks. Is this normal? My units are in Canadian and American. Under 7 (126 mg/Dl) is considered a target value for diabetics. I accomplished it by cuttingalmost all carbs and taking 1500 mg of Metformin and a single pill of Januvia, as well as some extra walking for exercise. For 7+ years my fasting glucose was 5.9 (106.2 mg/Dl) I believe a severely stressful incident that nearly caused a nervous breakdown triggered the diabetes. My reading from the lab was 22 (396 mg/DL) I was probably walking around for more than a year with glucose over 30 (540 mg/Dl). When I first started monitoring my glucose was to high to measure. The limit on high measurement was 27.8 (500.4 mg/Dl) The doctors recommend that I follow the GOVERNMENT food guide but my diet is lean protein (chicken and fish/tuna) and low carb veggies. A medical person said that was unlikely since at that high level I wouldn’t be able to function. But some how I still managed to everything but I had no energy in the evening since I expended it at my job. They were relieved to find out it was diabetes!?!? since they suspected substance abuse – rampant in my profession My bloodpressure today is 109/74 (optimal) Any ideas or advice? Needless to say I wont be contributing to any retirement anymore plans since I probably won’t live past 55 (my gut feeling). Thanks for reading and my support and best wishes to you all. HK. ANSWER: Is this your H1AC fasting glucose level. I suspect it is your regular blood reading from your test meter. Your fasting is going to the more accurate since it will tell if you liver/pancreas is working properly But having good reading with your meds mean that they seem to be doing what they are supposed to. If you are now running around 100 mg/dl that is great. Keep up the good work. The extra walking is doing wonders. I wish I could do more myself. Your definately doing something right. best of luck QUESTION: Diabetic ? My father has diabetese for past 25Yrs, my brother recently got it. And now I found my sugar values high, but I have noticed with some control on diet I my blood sugar reading comes normal. So I have not taken a snigletablet so far for blood sugar level to be normal. Right now I am eating just oats in my breakfast, a light meal in the afternoon, and only salads at night. The salad includes [Cucumber,Capsicum,Carrot,Onion,French Beans, Salad Leaves {Letuce Leaves, Vinegar, Salt}]. I am suffering with obesity for past 6Yrs, according to my Doctor, he said if I am able to loose weight I might remain far away from this problem of Diabetese. Is my diet, specially the salad at night is healty for me, does any of the content have higher cholecterol, as I am advised to reduce my cholesterol also? Every answer/suggetion is welcome, but those who have gone thru this, and those who master in making people loose weight , will appriciate from the depth of my heart if they can help me here. ANSWER: Once you have diabetes, you don’t get rid of it. Your doctor probably meant that watching your diet and getting exercise would be a good way for you to control your disease. You probably don’t need medications rightnow, but you could in the future. Some diabetics (type 2) can control this way, but as the body ages, it can also change. Just stick to your diet and try walking every day for about 30 minutes. You should stay away from too many carbs, and foods high in fat. Eat lean cuts of meat, and chicken and fish. QUESTION: For those who have had or have gestational diabetes…..? If you have or had gestational diabetes….what were your target ranges??? Im a nurse so I know the “normal” target ranges, and just with me seeing a nutritionist and keeping my diet strict, Ive been able to manage great blood sugars…fasting in the 70′s-90′s…and 2 hours after meals within 90-120. WELL, when I went to my OB, they were very upset with my blood sugar levels…saying that 114 and 116 was too high and blah blah blah…trying to lower the peremiters. They are trying to say that fasting my BS should be 70-80…and 2 hours after meals 80-90…and put me on alot of insulin…on top of the strict carb diet Im on. Here’s myargument….what is the values that diagnose someone with gestational diabetes??…and Im sure if the perimeters were 80-90, then every person in the world would be labeled as “diabetic”. If my blood sugar was 120 1 hour after my glucose test was done, then Im sure there would be no issue…so why are they trying to force these low values on me…that #1, starve me, and #2, make my sugars uncontrollably low?? Im being seen at an Army Hospital…and really do not feel like complying with my insulin regimen, as my blood sugars without it have been great!!! But I dont want them to label me as “neglectful of my pregnancy”. I want a second opinion!!! I agree…when I go in this coming tuesday, Im going to tell them to hell with their parameters, and Im just sticking to my diet. I too, have had the occasional 150′s and 180′s 2 hours after meals….BUT, that was my own stupid self trying to bend the diet a little. But come on….it is NOT realistic to keep the levels that low!! ANSWER: Good grief, that islow. This is what I’ve been assigned: 90 and under fasting 130 and under 1 hour after a meal. My previous pregnancy I was seeing a diabetic researcher from the Sansum Clinic in Santa Barbara. She is well-known in the field for advocating very aggressive blood sugar control. Her standards were really close my current doctor, though. She wanted: 90 and under fasting 120 and under 1 hour after a meal HbA1C under 5.0 (she actually had a HbA1C machine in her office and could measure it week to week to see how it had changed) It’s true you’re not going to achieve those levels they’re asking for without insulin, but I would not want to attempt it because along with levels like that are going to come plenty of low blood sugars, which have to be treated with extra sugar, yadda yadda yadda. Much better to not get on that roller coaster. If you’re routinely getting 150′s and 180′s — yes, that is worth correcting with medication. But 116? Completely normal and healthy. Sometimes it’s nice to havea little insulin around for those times you know you’re going to bend the diet – you could accept a prescription under those conditions if you want to fool with it (I say that since you’re a nurse and I assume you have a good understanding of how to use insulin if needed). QUESTION: Is this blood glucose level too low? This morning I ate breakfast (1 cup Rice Chex, 1 container Yoplait Light Yogurt, 1 medium apple, Coffee with 2 packets Truvia & 1 tbsp 2% milk) and all of that added up to 75 g of carbs. Two and a half hours later, I started feeling foggy and my vision was blurring a bit so I tested my blood sugar. It was 73. Is this a low value for having eaten 2.5 hours prior to testing? My doctor says I might have hypoglycemia and gave me this glucose monitor to check whenever I feel bad, but I have no idea what’s normal after certain periods of eating! ANSWER: Normal blood glucose levels are around 90-100, so you should never fall below that. Sounds like you do have hypoglycemia,which, when you described what you ate for breakfast doesn’t surprise me that you aren’t feeling well right now. The yogurt if fine, but cereal and fruit need to be replaced with protein first thing in the morning for hypoglycemics. Never eat fruit or starch on it’s own, but especially first thing in the morning. If you don’t have time for eggs for breakfast, try natural peanut butter on toast (the regular stuff is full of sugar). I know if I’m in a pinch for time, I’ll eat 1/3 of a cup of nuts and I’m much better. In fact, if my options are eat fruit or nothing at all, I’ll feel better if I eat nothing, as it doesn’t give my body any sugars to overreact to. You may need to cut back on the coffee in the mornings too as caffeine I find can aggravate the condition until it’s under control. The rest of the day you’ll want to avoid eating fruit or plain starches on their own. As part of a meal they’re fine (or right after eating the meal), but on their own they’ll give you trouble a fewhours later. With hypoglycemia it’s all about when you eat foods and what you eat them with. QUESTION: Another math question? There is a reason why I hate math, and should have known better than to take it again. Here are the questions: 1) If f(x+1)= 3f(x)-1 / 2 and f(0)= 5, find the value of f(n), where n is a positive interger. 2) Doctors determine that, for a certian patient, the normal rage for blood sugar is between 2.5mmol/L and 25 mmol/L. The blood sugar level, B(t), for this patient can me modelled by the formula B(t) = 02.t^4 – 2.5t^3 11.3^2-18t 11, t E [0,8] where t is measured in hours and B(t) is measured in mmol/L. When is the blood sugar outside the normal range? ANSWER: Answer for question no. 1 Answer is f(n) = 4 * (3/2)^n 1 There are two steps for the solution. First you have to “guesse” the formula for f(n), and then you have to prove it using the induction method, which I hope you are familiar with. First we should write the formula as follow: f(x+1) = (3/2)f(x)– 1/2 It can also be written as: f(n) = (3/2)f(n-1) – 1/2 (I just replaced the x with n-1) Now there is a long process of developing the expression for f(n). Lets begin: (what i do is using the formula above in a recursive way) f(n) = (3/2)f(n-1) -1/2 = (3/2) [ (3/2)f(n-2) -1/2 ] -1/2 = (3/2) [ (3/2) [ (3/2)f(n-3) - 1/2 ] -1/2 ] -1/2 = (I skip some steps here and show you the final expression) (3/2)^3 * f(n-3) – (1/2)*(1+ 3/2 (3/2)^2) No we can make a guess for the formula by generalizing the expression we got. The method is to imagine that we whould keep replacing the f(n-something) by f(n-somethig-1) using the formula, until we get to f(n-(n-1)-1) which is exactly f(0) for which we know the solution (=5). If we’re not sure yet, we can go on another step to get an expression with f(n-4). So our guess should be: f(n) = (3/2)^n * f(0) – (1/2)*( 1+ 3/2 (3/2)^2 … (3/2)^(n-1)) The long expression in brackets that is multipled by (1/2) is a sum of a geometric sequence for which: a1= 1 q = 3/2 n = n sum = (a1 * ( q^n -1)) / (q-1) = (1*((3/2)^n -1))/(1/2) = 2( (3/2)^n -1) no we replace the sequence with the sum expression and get: (we also replace f(0) with 5) f(n) = (3/2)^n * f(0) – (1/2)*( 2( (3/2)^n -1) ) = (3/2)^n * 5 – (3/2)^n 1 = 4*(3/2)^n 1 So the answer is: f(n) = 4 * (3/2)^n 1 Now it all so nice that we guessed the answer. But it usaually is not unough. We have to prove it is right. We do this by using the induction method. In the induction method you show that something happens for simple cases: n=1, n=2. Then you assume that it happens for a general n as well. And then, relying on your assumption, you have to show that it also happens for n+1. lets begin: for n=0 f(0) = 4 * (3/2)^0 1 = 4 1 = 5 (right!!) for n=1 f(1) = 4*(3/2)^1 1 = 6 1 = 7 (we can show it is true by using the formula we were given, just put x = 0 to show that it is right) Lets assume that the formula is right for n=k. f(k) = 4 * (3/2)^k 1 Now, Let us prove the formulafor n=k+1 f(k+1) = 4 * (3/2)^(k+1) 1 = 4 * (3/2)^k * (3/2) 1 = = 4 * (3/2)^k * (3/2) 3/2 – 1/2 = = (3/2) ( 4*(3/2)^k 1) – 1/2 = = (3/2) * f(k) – 1/2 And this is true because it’s exactly the formula we were given as a true fact. We show here that our formua is equivalent to the given formula,and therefore our formula is right. Pay attention that the trick here is to develop the expression of f(k+1) in a way that we can plant the expression of f(k) during the development. For this reason we turned the 1 into 3/2 – 1/2. Good luck. QUESTION: Is this information true? I am reading this book and this information is present. It seems totally incorrect so I am debating wether to keep reading, Honey must not be used at any time internally. It is manufactured from the nectar picked up from the flowers by the bees— good enough in itself, perhaps— then predigested, vomited and stored for their own future use with a preservative added. It is deficient in calcium and has many detrimentaleffects for the human being. According to one authority, honey is “a magical and mystical word in “Healthfoodland”. It is one of the most over promoted, overpriced products being sold to gullible health food advocates. The great value attributed to honey is delusive… honey is only a little less empty and more dangerous than sugar.” Just as with alcohol, honey, being predigested, enters the blood directly, raising the sugar content very rapidly above normal. To correct this, the pancreas must produce insulin immediately or possible death can occur. More insulin than necessary is likely to be produced, and the blood sugar level then drops below normal. This can produce blackout spells and even death if it goes to low. When blood sugar is below normal, a person will feel depressed. The regular use of honey can create constant imbalances, which in turn will adversely affect the normal function of the liver, pancreas and spleen. Hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia are the results of the use ofunbalanced sugars. The balanced sugar in maple syrup and sugar can juice causes no dangerous side effects. Artificial, synthetic, and refined sugars have no place in a natural diet. ANSWER: QUESTION: Steriod Induced diabetes? Hi all, i was normal with normal blood sugar below 140, but i took Prednisone for one week with 30gm per day, suddenly my blood glucose level shot up above 200 showing values of 240 now i stopped Prednisone one week back but still showing the same value, how will it come down or shall i have to take diabetic medicines, and i am on diet, Secondly, what is the reason for abnormal values shown by blood glucose testing mahcine once i tested shows 135mg/dl, very next moment means within 30sec when retested it was showing 239 which is one correct and why is this ? machine is brand new, ANSWER: First of all, ingestion of many drugs can contribute to insulin resistance (type two diabetes) by way of the drug’s interference with the normal osmosis of nutrients at thecellular level. Chances are, the Prednisone did just that. The way back to normal would be ingestion of what your body was designed for… healthy, natural foods (raw fruits and vegetables) with their abundance of essential nutrients. And, of course, no more of what the body was NOT designed for… foreign substances like steroids. Read more about this on Dr. Fuhrman’s site: As far as the glucose testing anomalies are concerned, you must take a few precautions prior to testing. Wash and dry the test site thoroughly, swipe with alcohol prep pad, dry, then do the test. Make sure the machine is calibrated to the control value of the strips if necessary. If you’re still getting wild fluctuations like that, then get a different machine. QUESTION: Help me find out about this thyroid disease…? Hello. I am a 22 yo guy. My great-grandma, my grandma and my mom have hypothyroidism. And my aunt have hypothyroidism and had thyroid cancer. I have several symptoms of it (like unexplained highcholesterol, difficulty in losing weight, although my weight did not went rampant, hair loss, itches, and psychological problems that resemble depression and mania), so I went to a specialized doctor (the one that take care of the glans, I don’t know the name of it in english…) The first doctor, refused to even ask examinations, and said that I am overweight because of what I eat. After two years, struggling to lose weight eating less crap, I actually reduced levels of several blood sugars to reasonable levels, but no weight loss, and still high LDL. It was then that I discovered about the rest of the family with hypothyroidism and went to check again. This new doctor made me take several exams, including TSH, but not T4, TSH was normal, so she insisted that I have something else (not a thyroid problem), but after I really annoyed the doctor, she was willing to ask for a Anti-TPO test (no T4 :/), and it resulted in 111.7 UI (the reference value was maximum of 35 UI). Also I did a… Idon’t know the name in english, a examination using sound waves for imaging, and my thyroid had a nodule (that the doctor believed that was from the parathyroid, but all blood levels from minerals and hormones from the parathyroid are normal), and a “strange texture” according to the examination machine operator (a medic too). I will return to the doctor (although I don’t trust, the one that refuse to allow me take a T4 test because TSH is normal…), and show the latest results (parathyroid blood levels and anti-TPO), I am convinced that I have hereditary thyreoiditis, and hypothyroidism (otherwise, where my symptoms came from? They are not a psychological “invention”, because several it was other people that noticed, not me, I have some symptoms for so much years that to me was normal, I did not knew that it was wrong…) My question is: Should I trust this doctor? Or my theory that just TSH alone (and no T4 test) is not sufficient to diagnose is correct? So, why TSH would be normal?Extra detail: The reason why I go to this doctor, is because is the only one that accepts my health plan, and non-health plan consultations here have absurd prices (that is: I would need to borrow lots of money to pay one…) ANSWER: With a positive TPO, you may very well have Hashimoto’s, and you should insist not only on T4, but also T3. if your doctor won’t run the tests, fire him. Get a new doctor who will. QUESTION: Which is better for you, ice cream or yogurt? Here is the question: lite, sugar free ice cream or yogurt ice cream range from 80 to 110 calories a serving (1/2 a cup). Regular ‘lite and fit’ yogurt has the same values; with the same size serving as the ice cream or yogurt ice cream. So why are the ‘food people’ telling us to eat yogurt? If the caloric value is equal in the ice cream and yogurt,(or yogurt ice cream) are they not the same in harm and good or are their other factors to be considered? I also enjoy adding a serving of whipping cream to either of theseenjoyable snacks. My whipping cream breaks down to 1 tablespoon = 50 calories as it is in the carton. When I whip it up, I usually mix 4 cups adding 2 tablespoons of brown sugar or equivalent fake sugar, then about 5 tablespoons of vanilla flavoring,( 0 calories). I use the same amount on my ice cream as I do the yogurt; I think that makes everything equal. Beyond this question, what is suggested that I do to loose the remaining lbs? Thank You Background to the question: May of 2005 I had a gastric band put on my stomach, I weighed 445# I had weighed 500 (=/-?)#. I starved to get to the 445#! I can’t do most regular exercise, though I try to walk 80 yards daily, however I have degenerative disk, arthritis in my joints, bones that are thinning, (Fibormyalgia (some doctors said yes-some said no, but the symptoms are there, huh?) Crohns, IBS, and GERD. It takes 14 pills a day (also some every 12 weeks doctor/nurse to infuse it stuff) to keep the pain and my insanity to a tolerable level,it was 15 but my BP is now normal. My only exercise I get is aqua pt, 2 hrs a week in a and daily stretching. My weight has dropped to 360#, I had it down to 275 because I was ill and I couldn’t keep most of my food down. The doctor loosened my band, and within 2 weeks my weight went up 25#, with out changing my diet from before band adjustment and after my weight increased to 300# The only difference was I no longer threw up my food intake. I now must admit that when I was back to 300# I was angry and gave up trying for about a month, sadly my weight went up to 325,(I was also drinking green tea sweetened with fake sugar and taking Hoodia capsules, also stopped that for a month, but I just started taking it again)though my weight went up to. 350 and now the end of winter I am 365#! I admit too I love coffee flavored ice cream, and once a month cheesecake. I have stopped the cheese cake, and I am cutting way back on the snake stuff. I drink my coffee black sweetened just a bit withfake sugar. I do drink my home made capachenno, of course it starts with stout espresso, then it is a mix of low fat milk, creamer that is low fat and fake sugar, and then real cream(heavy whipping cream). I also eat the 6oz‘lite’ yogurt with a table spoon or less of whipping cream. Now as to my ‘regular’ food, I eat very little of it. (i.e.; a brand name oven cooked lasagna. I make 8 meals out of the two meals that come in the bag.) Some food I don’t eat because medication has rotted my teeth. They look like a meth addicts teeth, and I will take 00 to correct my tooth problem. All of the remaining teeth, some are stubs, must be pulled and replaced with dentures. I don’t have dental insurance so I wait with tooth ache as the decay, and bacteria corrupt my blood causing MAJOR problems! (Question for later, teeth are a major part in our physical health-insurance companies know this!-so why aren’t they covered in our major medical policy?) Ok, all that said to help you know where I amcoming from. I read the serving label info to know how much the caloric value is, serving size ( this is not correct most of the time, I measured it out, and emailed Customer service ,they had no clue what I was trying to tell them!) and other values are. ANSWER: yogurt is best QUESTION: what is normal blood sugar levels? Hi, does anyone know the normal post prandial (following meals 1-2 hrs) blood sugar level. I googled it and was suprised that there are different cut off values given by different sites. So I checked the two main sites 1) american diabetes association and (ADA) 2) american clinical endocrinology (ACE) was suprised to see that values differs between these two well known organisations: 1) ADA – 1-2 HRS after meals : < 180 mg/dl 2) ACE - 1-2 HRS AFTER meals: < 140mg/dl why is there this much variation. Which one should I follow... thx in advance ANSWER: Post-Meal Blood Sugar (Postprandial) Independent of what they eat, the blood sugar of a truly normal person is: Under120 mg/dl (6.6 mmol/L) one or two hours after a meal. Most normal people are under 100 mg/dl (5.5 mmol/L) two hours after eating. We want to catch diabetes in it’s earliest stages , DOn’t We ???? Go by the above , it’s more accurate. As pertaining they publish what the drug companies want. For type 2 they want the disease advanced so as to sell you new expensive drugs. Here are some of the newer dangerous drugs:Never , ever take Actos or Avandia. They may kill you. Bone fractures, heart problems and what diabetics really don’t need is that they change Bone Stem Cells to Fat Cells.Also never ever take Onglyza or Januvia . They can can inhibit the bodys immune system and let cancer spread. Take care TIN