Good point, Spidey. He should see a doc. Yeah, get a blood sugar test kit and check your blood sugar frequently for a while to get a real good idea of how your levels run. Some of those numbers have been updated in the last few years. Levels under 110 after an 8 hour fast are now considered normal. (as per Doc Oz and Real Age) The American Diabetes Association says that they would call you "diabetic" after your blood sugar levels hit 200. Before that they would call you "prediabetic" if your blood sugar levels are consistently over 120 after an 8 hour fast. Additionally we should recall that stress reactions can temporarily elevate blood sugar readings beyond "normal" For some of us that can be as little a stressor as just being in the docs office. Just because someone says that something is "natural" does NOT mean it is necessarily good for you. Education actually involves stuff like schools and science, not just off-the-wall Internet sites. Make a note, eh?
one year ago, my blood test showed: Blood glucose 81 mg/dl (fasting <100, random >140) It is ok. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Your Doctor can schedule a simple blood test to rule out Diabetes. This is the 23 post yet only once has a Doctor even been mentioned on this thread. Weird. Don't take any advice from here, see a Doctor.
I don't have diabetes either, but I check my blood sugar frequently (once a day most days, 6 hours after breakfast, about an hour after my daily run). I also check my blood pressure despite that I am on Irbisartin (generic Avapro) 300 mg/day for borderline hypertension. My grandmother died from complications of type 2 diabetes so I know I am at risk from a possible genetic predisposition, thus the frequent blood sugar checks. The hypertension came along as I aged, likely due to the normal increase in size of the adrenal glands due to aging. :itold: When it started bumping off of 140/90 on an ongoing basis I started taking the meds. My mom died from a ruptured cerebral aneurism. She was overweight, ate too much fat and junk, did not exercise, had unaddressed high blood pressure and had a terrible temper, all of which no doubt contributed to her demise. I exercise regularly, eat right, meditate to remain calm, take my bp meds and curb my anger. I will hopefully avoid her fate with those measures and hopefully avoid my grandmothers fate by watching my weight (stable for more than 20 years) and my blood sugar (also within normal bounds). Doctors can be a major boon to retaining/maintaining your health but the impetus is on you to see to it that you remain healthy.
Your fear is almost certainly unfounded. Sugar in the blood is usually neutralized and maintained at a certain sustainable level. Above that level cells can't cope with it and there are all sorts of unwanted consequences. However, by definition, if your blood sugar is less than normal then I believe you cannot have diabetes. Unless I am very much mistaken, untreated diabetes 'always' results in the retention of too much sugar in the blood.
