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Glucose Level after Eating

The glucose level after eating should be the chief concern of anyone with diabetes, and should be one of the most important tests associated with the disease. In the world of medicine, the things that are considered normal are generally what are to be desired, however, upon close examination of the usual manner of establishing a fasting glucose to determine baseline blood glucose levels there is something decidedly abnormal in the test itself. Normally the fasting blood glucose test is used to diagnose diabetes, but the manner in which the test is administered makes it…

The Normal Glucose Level in Blood

Maintaining the normal glucose level in blood has become more important than ever for a growing number of people. Even as heart disease, stroke, and stroke levels continue to decline the number of people affected by diabetes is rising by leaps and bounds. Diabetes, if not properly treated, can result in kidney failure, heart disease, liver problems, glaucoma, peripheral neuropathy, wounds that won’t heal, and an entire host of other health problems. Though there is, as yet, no cure for diabetes the key to managing the disease and stopping the worst effects is maintaining a normal glucose level in blood. (more…)

What is Normal Glucose Level?

Understanding what is normal glucose level will give you a target to aim for when you are checking your blood sugar levels. Depending on if you live in Canada or the United States, the Diabetes Associations in each country reports the blood sugar numbers slightly different because of the differences in imperial and metric measurement systems. American and Canadian Diabetes Associations Normal Glucose Levels Chart Association Fasting Glucose 2 Hours After Eating A1C** American Diabetes Association (mg/dl) < 100 < 140 < 6% Canadian Diabetes Association (mmol/L) < 6.1 < 7.8 < 6% **A1C is the…

Do you know the average glucose level?

We hear all the time from our doctor’s to watch our weight, watch what we eat, but why? Doctor’s want us to watch everything we do because they want us to maintain the average glucose level in order to stay healthy.

The average glucose level plays an important role on our health, how we feel, the length of our life and many other important factors. There is a standard average glucose level that is used widely for almost everyone no matter of race, age, heredity or any other factors. The average blood glucose level is used to calculate many other numbers throughout our body such as the mean glucose level, range glucose level and what the normal glucose level should be for you according to what time of day it is.

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The Normal Glucose Level Range

When it come to the normal glucose level range, there are no hard and fast rules since like everything else in life each person’s individual case is different, but as a general rule the normal glucose level range is between 60 and 120. Of course these numbers can be influenced by any number of factors including weight, age and other health conditions and there is no real way to say that this is or isn’t normal without the advice of a physician and long term tracking and trending of blood glucose levels. Nobody is better at maintaining their normal glucose level range than diabetics. (more…)