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Re: what is the normal blood sugar levels???...Dr. MontgomeryFrom: Tina (anonymous@obgyn.net)Wed, 31 Jan 2001 22:27:31 -0600 (CST)
At Wed, 31 Jan 2001, Tina wrote: > >At Wed, 31 Jan 2001, Lynn D. Montgomery, MD wrote: >> >>At Wed, 31 Jan 2001, Tina wrote: >>> >>>Okay, >>> >>>About a week and a half ago I had to have a one hour blood glucose level >>>test done. This was a fasting test and I should have fasted for 12 >>>hours prior. Unfortunately, I forgot about having the test done and >>>drank 2 cups of of hot tea before I went to bed. I had the test done >>>about 9 hours after that. >>> >>>The results were my blood sugar level was 257. What is the normal range >>>before being considered a diabetic? I am at high risk for diabetes >>>because my mother, sister, 2 brothers, several aunts, and my maternal >>>grandmother all had diabetes and didn't even know that I had high blood >>>sugar. >>> >>>Can you tell me what the normal levels are? And could my drinking the >>>sweetened hot tea 9 hours before hand affected the results? >>> >>>I told my doctor about drinking the tea when he gave me the results >>>today and he said he will order a 3 hour test while I am in the hospital >>>after my hysterectomy (which is Saturday for fibroids, pelvic pain, >>>excessive bleeding and enlarged uterus). >>> >>>Thank your for any advise you can give. >>> >>>-- >>>Tina >>> >>>-- >>>Tina >>> >>Currently, a fasting blood glucose greater than 120 is enough to >>diagnose diabetes. I would not expect sweetened tea 9 hours prior to a >>glucose test to significantly affect the result. With a value of 257, I >>would be concerned that you have diabetes. Further, I would be very >>reluctant to operate on you before clearly defining if you indeed do >>have diabetes. There are many issues that diabetes can impact upon >>during and following a surgical procedure, not the least among them a >>very serious infection. >>Anybody with diabetes needs to have it tuned like a swiss clock before >>undertaking a surgical procedure. In your case, you aren't even sure of >>the diagnosis, let alone control... >>Lynn >> >>Dr. Lynn > >Thank you for responding, one more question.....I don't have any of the >regular signs of diabetes either. I don't suffer from excessive thrirst >or frequent urination or slow healing. Could the stress of the upcoming >surgery have caused my blood sugar to go out of whack? My doctor did >seem to think so and has ordered another glucose test (the 3 hour) done >right after surgery as otherwise I am healthy, that is aside from my >UTERUS!!!! > >Thanks for any advise you can provide. > >>-- >>Lynn D. Montgomery, MD >>Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine >>Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center >>Missoula, Montana >> >>**Note: Opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship. This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions. >> >>**Private e-mails cannot be entertained due to time constraints, consequently no private e-mails will receive a response. >> >>**Thank you for your understanding ;-) >> >-- >Tina >
-- Tina
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