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Re: Blood Glucose Levels From: Chris (anonymous@obgyn.net) Wed, 28 Feb 2001 20:32:16 -0600 (CST) Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Ana: "Cystocele and full term pregnancy" Previous message: anonymous@obgyn.net: "Roz, debating having an amniocentisis." In reply to: William McIntosh, MD: "Re: Blood Glucose Levels" At Wed, 28 Feb 2001, William McIntosh, MD wrote: > >At Tue, 27 Feb 2001, Chris S. wrote: >> >>I bought myself a home glucose meter. At 1 1/2 hours after lunch my >>glucose level read 198. I understand that this would be equal to a >>plasma glucose of approx 220. 1 hour later (2 1/2 hours post prandial) >>it was 80! (the control and the standard strip were within acceptable >>limits) At 2 hours after dinner my level was 123 (138 plasma) >> >>>From what I read in the archives and various websites, the 198 (220) is >>abnormal and the 123 (138) is marginal. The reason I am testing myself >>is because my doctor recently tested my fasting blood sugar (normal at >>90) and my hemoglobin A1C (6.3) because of persistently elevated >>cholesterol and triglycerides. I have read that in type II Diabetes it >>is not unusual to have a normal fasting value and I thought a hemoglobin >>A1C of 6.3 in someone who is not supposed to be diabetic seemed a little >>high. I read that most nondiabetics test at about 5. >> >>Would you be concerned about these values in a patient? (I am not >>pregnant) Do they represent some kind of impaired glucose tolerance? I >>do have risk factors, including hypertension and the above mentioned >>hyperlipidemia, plus possible microvascular angina. I have no family >>history of diabetes. My last baby was 8 lbs 13 oz. >> >>Thank you, >> >>-- >>Chris S. >> >Home glucose monitoring units are not suitable for diagnosing diabetes. >You would be better off requesting a formal 3 hour glucose tolerance >test from your doctor. > >-- >William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG > >This is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute >for consultation and examination by a licensed medical professional. Hi! Thank you for your answer. Do you think those numbers warrant further investigation or are you suggesting a glucose tolerance test just because I must be concerned about it.? Thank you -- Chris S. Next message: Ana: "Cystocele and full term pregnancy" Previous message: anonymous@obgyn.net: "Roz, debating having an amniocentisis." In reply to: William McIntosh, MD: "Re: Blood Glucose Levels"

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