Blood sugar levels units of measure

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Avatar n tn The thing about the 1h test is your system is bombarded with an abnormally large amount of sugar in a short time and the blood test will measure your response to it - this is quite different from measuring your levels throughout the day which may be more "normal" because your sugar intake could have been at a relatively low level. In essence, testing your levels throughout the day is not necessarily a good indicator of whether you have GD or not.
Avatar f tn I am taking 20 units and trying to reduce the units but no success yet. The effects of too much or too little will mean a smaller or larger baby. It is hard but writing my meals out along with checking my blood sugar helps much. I have cut out yogurt because it spikes my glucose levels too high.
Avatar n tn Here is some more information on blood glucose ranges and blood sugar testing for you from MedHelp.org and the Sugar Sense app. http://www.medhelp.org/diabetes/articles/Be-Blood-Sugar-Savvy/1777 If you enter enough data over enough days, our app gives you an average A1C -- this is your 3 month average amount of glucose in your blood. It's likely a better measure than the daily averages from your meter, as Mindmaster points out. Here's a little more about the A1C: http://www.medhelp.
Avatar n tn I can't really answer your question because I'm not familiar with your insulin or units of measure (I'm in the UK). But to get a low-blood-sugar reading up fairly quickly and accurately, you could use Jelly Babies. They taste ok and are exactly 5g of fast acting carb in each one. I use them as an emergency source to get out of hypo. The good thing is, if you know how much you need to raise your b.s. by to get within normal range, these can achieve it quickly.
Avatar m tn My mother, aged 79 years, a hyperintensive and a diabetic for several years, recently underwent a CABG surgery for a Triple Vessel Disease on July 13, 2010 and was discharged from hospital on July 21, 2010. She is recovering, yet her blood sugar levels continue to be high and is being administered Novomix 30 ( 20 units before before breakfast and 10 units before lunch). Prior to surgery, she was taking Amaryl 1mg tablets once a day.
Avatar n tn If he currently takes 5 units of fast acting insulin to cover 40 grams of carbs, and his blood sugar rises too fast and stays high, the number of units needed to cover that food is likely too low. Work out any changes through your endocrinologist, to make sure that they agree. Exercise also helps lower blood sugar. Muscles need glucose in order to function, and the two things which deliver that glucose are insulin and adrenaline, and adrenaline is released during exercise.
Avatar f tn He knows that he needs, for example, 1 unit of insulin to cover 10g of carbs. Thus, he will add 3 units of novorapid for his breakfast, giving him a total dose of 5 units of novorapid. OF course he will have his own dosing regime, and this is just an example.
Avatar m tn Take your insulin, then eat your dinner, then test your blood sugar 2 hours after starting to eat dinner. Your blood sugar should ideally not be higher than 40 units above your predinner number (ie. 140). Don't eat anything further (unless you go low early) and then test again at 3 and 5 hours. If you are low by 5 hours you will need to take a lower dose of insulin the next evening - reduce by say 2 units.
Avatar m tn Cardiac enzyme studies measure the levels of the enzyme creatine phosphokinase (CPK, CK) and the protein troponin (TnI, TnT) in the blood. Values and units for reporting the results of cardiac enzyme tests vary considerably from lab to lab. The values listed below can be used as a general guide. Check with your lab or doctor for specific value. Total CPK (creatine phosphokinase) Normal: Men: 55–170 international units per liter (IU/L).
Avatar n tn The standard way is to increase it by 2 units every 2 - 3 days until your target levels are reached. Of course better if you have medical / dr. supervision. Low carb diet, weight normalization, and daily exercise will also help reduce how much insulin you need and help in getting your blood sugars lower.
1680047 tn?1468911829 The normal blood sugar levels for kids are the same as that of an adult i.e. less than 6.1-7 mmol or 110-126 mg/dl, fasting and less than 7.8-10 mmol or 140-180 mg/dl after food. Hope this information is helpful. Take care!
961466 tn?1247550382 If she bottoms out with only 18 units of Lantus, it needs to be lowered or not taken at all. You need to talk to your Doctor. Those are dangerously low levels.
Avatar n tn For me, Levemir seemed to work better in that it provided more consistency to my blood sugar levels. I like Levemir. I have switched to 2 shots per day (morning and night) instead of just taking the 1 shot at night, because the 1 shot at night may not cover the 24 hours. In terms of being hungry, have you checked your blood sugar when you are feeling so hungry? Maybe you're low. If that's the case, maybe you can lower the amount Lantus or Levemir.
Avatar f tn Are you able to monitor your blood sugar freqently? You should be monitoring fasting levels and 2 hours after meals to be sure that you are well adjusted. Target is fasting of 80 - 100 and 2 hours after meals of < 120. Important also is to eat a low carb diet and to exercise as this will reduce your insulin requirements markedly. Just as a reference, I started off with about 4 units in the mornign and 4 at night. Adjust by 1 - 2 units every 3 days until target levels are reached.
Avatar m tn The proper dose of lantus is the one that controls your blood sugar. IF your blood sugar fasting is 270 then you need to increase your lantus dose. Ideally your fasting glucose will be in the 80 - 100 range). Your dr allowing you to have a blood sugar of 180 before taking medications is also keeping you consistently high. Typically people with diabetes will have a correction factor to bring blood sugars down to target.
704262 tn?1247674638 Be careful using the Novolog because you can easily drop your blood sugar to very low levels.
Avatar f tn RT3 ratio is the best measure we have of tissue thyroid levels. There is no way to measure tissue levels directly. You might do some research on RT3 dominance (also called Wilson's syndrome or Wilson's temperature syndrome in older literature) to see if your symptoms seem to fit. I agree with you; your vitamins and minerals look good. It looks like you're absorbing things just fine. Multivitamins are pretty useless.
1542723 tn?1294447438 Thanks Ed, last time I had my cholesterol checked ( in hospital ) it was 1.9 - Last week I took advantage of the local Tesco pharmacy's offer of free Cholesterol test. The test failed and came up as "error" because it was only effective upto 2.5 and therefore my level was below that. On these forums I keep seeing Cholesterol figures ( US ) which clearly could not be same as in UK. Guess will need a converter.
Avatar f tn Yikes! Aside from (what I hope is obvious) the fact that if he watched what he was eating he would have better control, he really, really, really, needs to be checking his blood sugar. Seriously. If he's made the choice to eat whatever he wants and manage type II diabetes with insulin, the only way to effectively do that is by checking his blood sugar before and after each meal and adjusting his insulin doses...
Avatar m tn Start testing to see which foods affect your glucose levels. And, of course, maintain normal body and perform 30-60 mins of daily exercise. If your levels remain high it may be time to see your doctor for adjustments to your medications.