My mom asked a ? that i dont know

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My mom asked a ? that i dont know
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Tue, 08-17-2004 - 2:18pm
I was asked this ? by my mom and dont really know how to answerit.She asked "what should the numbers be right after a meal for a diabtic and non diabetic.
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Tue, 08-17-2004 - 8:19pm

Hi Julie -


Everyone's numbers rise after they eat something, this is just how the body works.

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Tue, 08-17-2004 - 8:23pm

 

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Wed, 08-18-2004 - 1:10am

Julie,


You want the blood sugar to be 140 or less. In everyone the blood sugar rises after eating. In non-diabetics the blood sugar comes back down to the normal level of under 140 in two hours. In diabetics it takes 3 or more hours for the same thing to occur unless they are under good control either via exercise and meal planning or with the various medications.


If you saw my answer to auntydoxzz yesterday you know that 15 grams of carbohydrates will raise your blood sugar initially 50 points. So for diabetics, regardless of where they blood sugar started, after two hours you don't want to see a rise of more than 40 poiints from their pre-meal blood sugar reading.


So please look at the web site that was suggested to you and also give your mom this answer. Obviously you haven't heard from the Endo yet, otherwise I know that you would have posted the results by now. By the way when are you scheduled to go back and see this doctor?


Cheers,

Mary Frances


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Wed, 08-18-2004 - 10:05am
No no results as yet, i hope to get something soon.They said that they would put a rush on it.I go back to the Endo doc on the 27th of September, it seems a long time to have to wait. Depending on the results i wonder if they will change it to a sooner date. Yes i did read your post the other day about 15 grams of carbohydrates will raise your blood sugar initially 50 points.That very good to know i guess that's why when i have a small sandwich of turkey im in the 280's.But its just a small home made sandwich no foot long from subway.
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Wed, 08-18-2004 - 4:43pm

Julie,


Look on the bread package. You may be eating more than you realize. I am supposed to eat 45 grams of carbs for lunch and dinner. No one would think that I could have a small peach and 2 slices of bread for my sandwich. But the multi-grain bread that my husband has been purchasing has 20 grams of carbs in it. So with a sandwich made of that bread it is forget the peach until later!


I am at work and so I am going to cut this short. Will chat with you more later.

Mary Frances


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Wed, 08-18-2004 - 4:59pm
I will have to check that, i get my bread from Costco and so the outter package has that stuff on it and i have put that in the trash.I called this morning to see when they might have my results.They told me that they have not sent my blood out yet, there waiting for the doctor to call in from vacathion to let them know what test has to be done.