Diabetes Talking

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Non diabetic numbers (according to the Joslin Diabetes Center) are: 1 hour after a meal:  Under 140 2 hours after a meal:  Under 120. Jennifer – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – A couple of my fellow workers asked if I could test their bg’s.  I did and one of them was 153, the other 173.  Is this normal for non-diabetics?  The tests were about 1 1/2 hrs after a potluck.  My bg’s were 103.  They had coconut cream pie and Boston Cream pie for desert.  I had a tiny sliver of the Boston Cream (yummy!!!)  Anybody have any feedback on this? TIA Ted (Darrell)

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Those numbers *might* be considered a bit high, but not terribly. However, I don’t think "real" non-diabetics stay that high that long, their insulin just keeps pumping out and taking care of things like pizza and chocolate cake! I, too, was "non-diabetic", until a random bg test (at the doctor for a general checkup) showed some elevated # (I forget exactly), and she confirmed the diagnosis a few days later with a fasting test.  Since I had already showed sugar in a urine dipstick test that my gyn did, I wasn’t horribly surprised. (just looked it up: that random test was 232, the fasting was 135) Your colleagues should take this as a clue to get properly checked or at least keep an eye out. Did they ask you for a test out of curiosity or because they think they might be at risk? I’m glad mine was caught "early". I’m sure it has made it easier to control, since I’ve never had to struggle with dm meds as d&e worked well right from the start. bj From http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/diabetes/pubs/diagnosis/diag nosis.htm "The [American Diabetes Association expert] committee states that diabetes can be detected by any of three positive tests. To confirm the diagnosis, there must be a second positive test on a different day. A casual plasma glucose level (taken at any time of day) of 200 mg/dL or greater when the symptoms of diabetes are present. A fasting plasma glucose value of 126 mg/dL or greater. An OGTT value in the blood of 200 mg/dL or greater measured at the 2-hour interval."

net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – A couple of my fellow workers asked if I could test their bg’s.  I did and one of them was 153, the other 173.  Is this normal for non-diabetics?

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A couple of my fellow workers asked if I could test their bg’s.  I did and one of them was 153, the other 173.  Is this normal for non-diabetics?  The tests were about 1 1/2 hrs after a potluck.  My bg’s were 103.  They had coconut cream pie and Boston Cream pie for desert.  I had a tiny sliver of the Boston Cream (yummy!!!)  Anybody have any feedback on this? TIA Ted (Darrell)

  I have performed the same service for my co-workers. I have never seen a bG over 120.  Almost all of them have been below 100.  I catch them two hours after breakfast, or two hours after lunch. Sometimes I force the issue by passing out candy bars and testing their bG’s under circumstances that would have me pushing 300.   Your friends have a very good friend.  IMHO, the best things you can do for a friend is:     a.  tell them about unprotected sex and Aids     b.  explain cocaine     c.  get them to have some sort of diabetes test regularly     d.  explain "buy low. . .sell high"  Regards  Old Al (T1 since 94, 35 units H + U via 4 injections daily)    A retired engineer who shares his experiences

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A couple of my fellow workers asked if I could test their bg’s.  I did and one of them was 153, the other 173.  Is this normal for non-diabetics?  The tests were about 1 1/2 hrs after a potluck.  My bg’s were 103.  They had coconut cream pie and Boston Cream pie for desert.  I had a tiny sliver of the Boston Cream (yummy!!!)  Anybody have any feedback on this? TIA Ted (Darrell)

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A couple of my fellow workers asked if I could test their bg’s.  I did and one of them was 153, the other 173.  Is this normal for non-diabetics?  The tests were about 1 1/2 hrs after a potluck.  My bg’s were 103.  They had coconut cream pie and Boston Cream pie for desert.  I had a tiny sliver of the Boston Cream (yummy!!!)  Anybody have any feedback on this?

Slippery slope… IMHO, this could be a good "heads up" for them, especially if there’s any family history and/or they’re overweight and/or sedentary.  It’s not in diabetic range, but it’s heading there. Beth

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A couple of my fellow workers asked if I could test their bg’s.  I did and one of them was 153, the other 173.  Is this normal for non-diabetics? The tests were about 1 1/2 hrs after a potluck.  My bg’s were 103.  They had coconut cream pie and Boston Cream pie for desert.  I had a tiny sliver of the Boston Cream (yummy!!!)  Anybody have any feedback on this?

From what my Dr. told me, a non diabetic should not have a reading over 140 at 2 hours after eating.  Not sure what it would be at 1 1/2 hours.  Hmmm… — Type 2 http://www.redshift.com/~juliebove/

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Those are numbers I’d be concerned about, esp as late as 1.5 hours. How huge were THEIR pie pieces???  Esther

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