Hello i'm new here and i'm so confused with the blood glucose numbers

Welcome to HealingWell mscoleman4! I'm glad you posted and I'm sorry it's taken so long to respond. My Internet server quit this afternoon and now it's back.

First of all, you're right that if you were used to living with very high blood sugar you would feel nauseated and even dizzy when your blood sugar is brought down to normal levels. Those uneasy feelings will pass. Are you on medication?

Doctors and even medical associations have different opinions as to what 'normal' blood sugar levels should be for their patients. This is really confusing for all patients. Please click on the link in my signature which will take you to a website which has lots of information about blood sugar, studies, food, etc. There is also a search box on the first page.

Generally, most doctors are looking for under 100 for fasting. Post-prandial levels are where you'll find lots of different opinions though. This is "after eating". A non-diabetic's blood sugar will rarely go above 120 a couple of hours after eating (and that's even with eating bread with the meal). For some reason, doctors will tell us we can have blood sugar up to 140 after meals or even higher. In my opinion, this is nonsense. Have higher blood sugar than normal for extended periods of time can possibly lead to complications later in life with the heart, kidneys, eyesight and circulation.

Basically, I feel our blood sugar should be as near to a non-diabetic's blood sugar level and there is no reason we cannot get it. We need to have a food plan and also do some sort of exercise on a regular basis. Food with carbohydrates will raise our blood sugar. The more bread, potatoes, rice, food made with flour and sugar that we eat, the higher our blood sugar will go. You will know this because if you test your blood sugar right before you eat and then about two hours after you finish, you will see how your blood sugar rises when you eat any of that food.

What can you eat? Meat, chicken, fish, vegetables (but not potatoes or corn), lettuce and other leafy greens, peanut butter, eggs, milk products with no sugar added, cheese, nuts. Corn is a grain and has a lot of carbs.

A good meal could be a piece of chicken, some sauteed bell peppers with some slices of onions, a small salad. Other dinners could be a different piece of protein and different vegetables like mushrooms, eggplant, zucchini squash, small portion of green beans. Instead of a salad, have a little plate of salad type food you can pick from like pieces of: celery, radishes, a slice of tomato, a small cucumber, a piece of cheddar.

Chicken salad or tuna salad wrapped in a couple of lettuce leaves can be lunch.

When I eat out, I've asked for a substitute for the potatoes that come with the meal and the servers are happy to do that. Nowadays, there are a lot of people who eat low-carb so they are used to people not eating bread or potatoes.

If I order a hamburger, I tell them to put it on the plate with everything but no bun.

I'm glad you posted! Please ask any questions that you have!

Hi Tim Tam. You can eat more than that for lunch. You could eat two tuna salad (or chicken salad) lettuce wraps and some pieces/slices of cheese that you like and maybe some peanut butter smeared on some celery pieces. When I buy celery, I clean up the stalks and cut them into eatable lengths and store them in a plastic bag in the fridge so I can just take them out when I need them. Celery lasts pretty well that way. Add some low-salt or non-salted nuts to nibble on along with your lunch. That will help you stay full. And - you can also have a snack or two about 3 or 4 hours after lunch to keep you until dinner. The whole point of this is to control the blood sugar with your food choice while eating fresh and nutritious food.