normal after meal glucose level

between 70-126 is the number range that many doctors use. But this is for fasting glucose levels only. After meals, it is normal for glucose levels to rise above this, and the numbers quoted as 'normal' vary, depending on which doctor you talk to. I have read that a number of about 140-150 is considered healthy for after-meal sugar levels.

This is difficult to ascertain without knowing your bedtime, morning fasting, preprandial [before meal], and postprandial [2-3 hours after meal] glucose levels. Other questions that will help: • Are you eating a diabetic diet? • All you ate was the banana at breakfast? • Any foods/snacks between breakfast and 3pm? • Any juices or energy drinks from breakfast to 3pm? • When and how often do you test? Start testing to see which foods affect your glucose levels.

You are normal. After meal ranges are <180 mg/dl while some doctors want to see <140 mg/dl. [< means less than].

Hi, For many people with Type 2 diabetes this high morning sugar is the first issue with glucose to develop. Normal glucose management involves not only keeping it normal while not eating(the overnight fast) but also after eating(values during the rest of the day).Sometimes one area starts going awry while the other is still okay for the time being.

Actually, articles I have read listing so-called "normal" ranges of glucose values after a meal tend to say that a reading above the mid 140's is considered possibly diabetic. However, the ranges do differ from person to person. Most people's glucose can go as high as in the mid 140's after a meal before their own bodies start producing extra insulin to bring those levels down. The range of 70-126 is considered normal before eating a meal, or as a fasting glucose level.

A week later the surgeon repeated the tests to prepare me for surgery. The glucose level was 86 which was normal since the range used was 65-99. Three days ago my blood was drawn an hour or less after eating. The results once again read the glucose level of 115 which was high since the range used was 65-99. No one in my family has diabetes. I will see my pcp in a few days. Should I be concerned?

If, on the other hand, his glucose level tends to be low or on the lower side of normal when he tests before a meal, it makes sense to eat immediately so the body can digest and absorb some of the carbs and raise the low sugar levels before the insulin begins its peak activity.

Please note that the postmeal glucose level is taken two hours after the meal. You should also consistently check these levels as a single abnormal value doesn't mean diabetes. I hope this helps.

For one, the figures you gave are not consistent for a glucose level. For example, a normal glucose fasting level may be 70, whereas a postprandial glucose level (after eating), may be 120. Perhaps you meant to post the #'s without the decimal point? That would make more sense. Have you been diagnosed with pre-diabetes, or diabetes? Who instructed you to check your blood glucose and what were the instructions?

People with this type tend to rise in the morning with higher than normal blood glucose levels, and after eating may have a drop in blood glucose levels. I call it a reverse spin cycle [no pun intended]. A lot of doctors have not been made aware or just do not know how to treat LADA. Frequent testing before meals and after meals to see how foods affect your blood glucose is a must. Bad carbs and starches are bad guys so pay strict attention to the intake. Do you have a home glucose meter?

m not stressing out and testing, I am likely in normal level. I did test spur of the moment one day after lunch. I ate a box of fries and a cheesesteak, and 1 hour and 45 minutes later, I had a reading of 99. My Dr. Suggested I stop stressing and testing or I will cause issues. He said just test my fasting every 3-6 months. And if I wanna check postprandial, try with a coke again. Does this sound normal? Can freaking out and stressing cause a post meal spike in a nondiabetic?

Can someone tell me what a normal glucose level for a child is? For example a child has a small bowl of cereal and then is tested within an hour of that meal. This would be after having nothing else for the prior 12 or more hours. The reading was 144. Is that considered in a normal range?

My mom is a diabetic and wanted to test my sugar. My blood level was 167, prior to testing I had nothing to eat my last meal was coffee around 10 am and we tested around 3:00.

Even your highest reading post meal is well within the normal range for after meal sugars. It does seem to this volunteer that your morning fasting tests may be higher than ideal because of the morning also called 'dawn') phenomenon. Perhaps the best test for you would be to find out what your hemoglobin a1c test number is. This is a lab test done on glucose that shows what your AVERAGE glucose level was for the past 3 months.

There are some books out by doctors that give pretty precise information about blood sugar before and after eating and that suggest that even in normal people, it will go up after a meal high in carbs. "Normal is around 70's to 80's but can go up to 140. They set 140 as an arbitrary line for the diagnosis of diabetes - anyone with higher than 140 BG is considered diabetic by most regular physicians - at least that is what various doctors told me. Hope this helps.

a level of 217 was a result of test taken postprandial...and i ate meat that time for lunch..and my fasting sugar level was 112....so plz let me know how serious or mild is my condition...thank u...

Random testing has no meaning. Before meals and 2-3 hours after meals are test times. If it was 2-3 hours after a meal you are normal. That look could have been "I don't know?". "constant fatigue, lightheaded.. etc" The only way to now for sure is testing. Its possible you are experiencing Adrenal fatigue. http://thyroid.about.com/cs/endocrinology/a/adrenalfatigue.

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