I may have TYPE 2 diabetes. ( I have an appointment next week with Doc) I had a blood test done(by Doc) and my count was 130. ( I fasted for 12 hours BUT I took my liquid methadone before I got tested) I’m not sure if that effects the count?? Anyway, I bought a test kit and did some testing yesterday. Before I ate dinner, my count was 122, (time 6:00) I ate supper, had a Special K snack bar, tested blood (time 7:20) was 130. Ate 3 more bars (yes, I eat ALOT of ‘em) tested blood (time 8:10) was 399. Waited 20 minutes, tested again, 192. That was last night. I KNOW I am not doing the testing procedure right, I just wanted to get an idea. Anyway, this morning I tested and it was 107. BUT, I also woke up 3 times in the night and ate granola bars. Is that common for diabetics?? Waking up in the middle of the night and craving sugar?? I do that every night!! I know theres alot here, I was just hoping that someone could tell me if this resembled a diabetics count or am I normal??

I was told to fast 8 hours before taking some lab tests – blood & urine. I had a cup of green tea, no sugar or milk, before the test. Wondering if that will skew test results.

I would like to know if eating sugar a night before the fasting blood sugar test affect the results next morning. For eg if I eat some good deserts on the night before my fasting blood sugar test the next day, will it affect the results drastically or mildly or none at all ?
I am sure it affects the PP test results but does it affect the fasting tests as well ?

Was there another method to do it?
I was recently diagnosed and I think the meter I”m using (one touch) is really good as far as pain goes. Why didn’t they stick to urine strips? I bet the early meters must’ve been really painful no?
Wow no kidding…I’m glad we’re living in this century with this disease

Diabetes and exercise

I had my blood sugar tested today, and ate a bite of cake just seconds before the test. Would that have any effect on the test? I am not diabetic, but did a routine blood sugar test at a local health fair.

Diabetes, medically known as Diabetes Mellitus is the most prevailing disease through which a large number of people are suffering. The main cause of this disease is increased level of glucose in the blood. Insulin hormone produced by the pancreas is responsible for the breakdown of glucose in the blood and its conversion into energy which is then used by the body. Insufficient production of insulin hormone glucose level in the blood rises results into Diabetes.

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