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By admin, December 28, 2008 12:48 am

Weird blood glucose levels?

I have been tested for Diabetes 3 or 4 times in the last 6 months due to other medical issues and have always been in the normal range. Within the last week I have been suddenly really thirsty. Just out of curiosity I checked my glucose levels on my freinds gluco-meter and my levels were about 400. This was about 30 minutes after I ate a big meal. Can eating spike your levels that much or should I go see a doctor?

yes it can depending on what you ate. also being really thirsty can be a sign of a reaction (meaning you need to eat). i would recommend buying a glucometer for yourself and checking your blood when you wake up, before/after you eat, just before bed and when you feel like something just isn’t right. then document what your levels were and anything that may have happened that day or when you checked your levels (such as super thirsty, headache, tummy ache etc) as well as date and time. take that in hand for your next dr’s appt. nobody knows your body like you do and when something isn’t right you know first. it could be possible that the testing isn’t coming out right or maybe you had just ate or whatever. so try monitoring yourself for awhile and maybe the dr will see that something is going on or if it is something else maybe the tests you do could help pin point that.

there are some cheap yet accurate glucometers out there that can do the trick for you till you figure out what’s going on….good luck!

How to check your blood glucose levels (blood sugar)

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