What would be considered high? I checked my blood sugar before breakfast everyday for a week and my blood sugar levels were between 9 and 10.9 I've been on metformin for around 3 months now.
What should my blood sugar levels be after fasting while taking metformin?
Question posted by bjali on 6 March 2015
Last updated on 10 November 2015
3 Answers
suzanne66
11 Nov 2015
The American Diabetes Association recommends the following target ranges for most adults:
between 70 and 130 mg/dl before meals
below 180 mg/dl within two hours after eating
general reading of A1C at 7 percent
fasting reading of eAG at 154 mg/dl
Your levels are a little high. You should talk with your doctor.
bjali
11 Nov 2015
Thank you Suzanne
abuhab58
10 June 2015
This sugar level is very high for fasting
jcolson
10 June 2015
You cannot reli on metformin to give you a certain amount of lowering the blood sugars, that is not what it does. The purpose of metformin is to regulate the liver and its secreation of glucose, although it will help you in lowering your blood sugar numbers, it won't do it for you, you have to do the work yourself. So, your numbers are going to be where you put them, metformin just helps you out doing it.
bjali
10 June 2015
Ok thank you that is helpful to know, I don't seem to get the right info from my health care team.
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