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Recommended Blood Glucose Numbers – What are the Right Numbers?

Depending on where you look, recommended blood glucose levels can vary. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) numbers differ from the American College of Endocrinology (ACE) guidelines. The ACE recommendations are more strict than the ADA’s. How do you know which to follow? Ask your healthcare provider which goals are right for you. The table below compares the two sets of guidelines for blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol.

Levels up to 100 mg/dL are considered normal.
Levels between 100 and 126 mg/dl are referred to as impaired fasting glucose or pre-diabetes. These levels are considered to be risk factors for type 2 diabetes and its complications.
Diabetes is typically diagnosed when fasting blood glucose levels are 126 mg/dl or higher.
[Note: mg/dL = milligrams per deciliter]
The total cholesterol values listed below are used to target therapy:
* Desirable: Under 200 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL)
* Borderline high: 200 to 239 mg/dL
* High risk: 240 mg/dL and higher

In general, your risk for heart disease, including a heart attack, increases if your HDL cholesterol level is less than 40 mg/dL. More specifically, men are at particular risk if their HDL is below 37 mg/dL, and women are at particular risk if their HDL if their HDL is below 47 mg/dL.
An HDL 60 mg/dL or above helps protect against heart disease.
Women tend to have higher HDL cholesterol than men.

A healthy LDL level is one that falls in the optimal or near-optimal range.
* Optimal: Less than 100 mg/dL (less than 70mg/dL for persons with a history of heart disease or those at very high risk for atherosclerotic disease)
* Near Optimal: 100-129 mg/dL
* Borderline High: 130-159 mg/dL
* High: 160-189 mg/dL
* Very High: 190 mg/dL and higher
[Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories.]

Normal values of Triglyceride
* Normal: Less than 150 mg/dL
* Borderline High: 150-199 mg/dL
* High: 200-499 mg/dL
* Very High: 500 mg/dL or above
I am a diabetic patient for the last 17 years. I usually check glucose level once in a month and the the result is normal. I do not use anti-diabetic pills. I usually check lipid profile, HbA1c test, SGOT/SGPT (liver function tests) and Microalbuminuria test once in every 3 or 6 months. I consult the doctor every month.
Please see the web pages for more details on Cholesterol, HDL, LDL and Triglycerides.

What your blood glucose number should be, answered by a CDE – Liberty Medical