Can someone help?

Hi Linda, welcome to our Forum.  It's hard to give a definitive answer to your question.  Yes, no, maybe.  148 is on the high side for sure but it's not critical.  When they did that blood test, what had you eaten and when?  In any case, I would say a normal's blood test most likely wouldn't have been so high.  The glucose tolerance test that you take tomorrow will tell if you can metabolize carbohydrates normally.  It might be that you'll come out high on that too.  Depending on your doctor, there might be a couple of approaches to this.  She might put you on meds right away and give you an eating plan, or she might see if you can get the blood sugar under control yourself with diet and exercise and then test you a couple of months down the road.  I hope it's the latter because I think you should have a chance to get it under control yourself.  To do that, you would have to change to a new way of eating by cutting out the obvious carbs (all the white food except cauliflower) and eating more protein and vegetables.  Then, engage in a regular exercise program.  If I were you, I'd try that first but I'm not a doctor.  This is just my advice.  Some factors lead us to be diabetic, like family history and being overweight.  If you need to lose weight, a lower carb diet will definitely help you do that.  Read through some of our past threads here about food, and you'll see what others eat.  In the meantime, don't despair if you come out higher than you'd like on the test.  There are lots of members here with great advice with lots of experience to share.  Let us know what happens, ok? 

Hi and thank you both for your input. I was going to go for the gtt today but we are a sheet of ice. Seems like we are in a epidemic of high glucose, two of my friends were jut dxed as pre-diabetic with the ac whatever test. They both also have Fm. but their glucose was over 200., they are dieting and home checks. i talked to a friend who is a nurse and she thinks I should see my G/P and talk to her about the ac?test, she thinks it is a better test. I do want my Dr. to take charge of my health not the N/P and it seemed as if she was going to take me over as a patient. So I think I wll call the ffice on Mon. and make apopointment with my G/P

She is very overcaustious with health and wonder why she she did not address the gluclose level. I have not seen her since my blood work, my husbands gluclose was 145 and e saw our G/P a few days later, she went over all his blood work and said nothing about the gluclose.

The ironic part is both of us was dxed with a uti, nether had any symptims and both with high gluclose.

My chol. can down 30 some points though, have no idea how.

Hugs, Linda

I went back to my DR. on Fr. She did a finger stick, my glucose was 137. It was not fasting and I had lunch, a soda, two glasses of iced tea within 4 hours of the test. Last glass of iced tea was about 1 hour before. not sugarfree. 

Just to make sure i know how to use the tester I tested last evening and level was 124. My husband lab test came back at 145 so he tested, 166, he wiped the blood from his finger on the test strip, redid the test in less than 5 minuets and it was 107. This time he left the the test strip aborb the blood. Can your level drop that much in less than 5 minuets?

Another ? I have  my DR. has not sent me for the test just home monitoring  every third day. Two hours after my meals, alternating with meals. She said if I cannot keep my level under 120 she will mediacate me. Three friends had 200+ readings at the lab, they are dieting and monitoring. All their DRs. said if hey cannot stay under 150 they will have to go on meds. Plus if they get two consecative readings in the 200 area to call. They are monitouring every day. So which DR. is right, 120 or 150 for meds?

I am so confused. My DR. is very quick to use meds for b/p, glucose and chol in my opinion.

Thanks, Linda

Thanks Lanie,

I appreciate your time. This his me so confused and anxious because I do want to take meds. I am not completely understanding the diet either.

What is your opinion on the cinnamon for blood sugar? Have you tried it.

From what I understand your Gluclose flucuates all day from diet and stress. So even a higher reading at times can stll not indicate diabetes.

By the way when I went to my Dr. I was stresed out because they had found a lump in my breast and was there for a recheck. That they could not find but still going fior a US to make sure.

Thank, Linda