babyfaye... it go up between 175 and 194 is this normal new dx with diabetes
I just started Metformin my blood sugar before breakfast is between 110 and 115 but after breakfast?
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- 27 Jul 2012 by babyfaye
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- diabetes, type 2, metformin, blood disorders
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butterfly...27 Jul 2012
Babyfaye,
Yes it is normal that your blood sugars go up after you eat. Have you just started Metformin & are you on any other diabetic medications if so what ?
I suggest you keep a log of your sugar before & after you eat. Then share those numbers with your doctor & see if they feel the numbers are normal.
Also are you on the extended release Metformin ER?
Diabetes is hard to get under control so it is very important that you provide your blood sugar numbers to your doctor. Best of luck & let me know if I can help in any other way. Best of luck, Kathy
Anonymous 27 Jul 2012
Yes, you numbers are normal for what you are on. Like Kathy said, keep track if they don't start coming down some then talk with your doctor. My jusband is a type 2 diabetic & he was on glyberide, & I suggesterd adding metforim also,& his numbers are much more stable with the two, but you have to give it time to see if it helps some first...
babyfaye
27 Jul 2012
Thanks Mary for ur help this is scary to me but will be educated nore on the next appt at the diabetic clinic on the 14th.
endlessPred27 Jul 2012
Would like to know how long it is after you eat when you test your blood sugars. They should naturally rise in that range or so and then fall within three or four hours. That is fine.
If you measure after you eat you get a high reading that does not matters less it is very high. If you measure the usual four times per day, BEFORE meals it should be below 120 and even better if under 100.
What times do you measure?
babyfaye
27 Jul 2012
I take it when I get up at 6am then 2hrs after breakfast
endlessPred
27 Jul 2012
Thanks. The standard is four times a day. Which is also how often you should be eating your balanced small meals. Take measurements right before you eat. Any other meds you are taking can also chage your readings. For example, prednisone raises blood sugar levels. So do various antibiotics and many others. Checking with your pharmacist can help you a lot.
So right before breakfast. Right before lunch. Right before dinner. Right before bed. Each reading ought to be below 120. Very important to do four times per day because we forget about a snack, a coffee with milk or sugar, you get the idea. Also, if you have not seen a dietician it is extremely important to do so. Most clinics have a diabetic specialist who should be going through the basics with you.
butterflylynn20 Oct 2012
Hi. I'm new to this board but was diagnosed with diabetes six years ago. I freaked out when I first heard and was afraid to eat anything. Then someone I work with revealed that his wife was diabetic, recently diagnosed and that they had thrown themselves into learning everything they could about it. He was a lifesaver for me at the time. He told me - and I realized the doctor had said the same thing but my head was spinning - that I'd probably had it for quite a while and that gradually changing my diet was going to be fine. I didn't have to go "cold turkey" overnight. He also recommended going to a series of classes at our local hospital given through a diabetes clinic. That was the best thing I ever did. My health insurance paid for it. I took 6 classes over 6 months - teachers were a nurse and a dietitian. Taught me how to eat, when to eat and how much to eat. How to read labels on food.
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Thank you for ur help I have an appt with the diabetes clinic on the 14th no other meds.