BG in AM??

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I know this may be a general question, but what should a morning reading be

before any breakfast is eaten.

For one who is a prer-diabetic??

JOYCE

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> I know this may be a general question, but what should a morning reading

> be

> before any breakfast is eaten.

> For one who is a prer-diabetic??

You are going to hear different answers to this, because the guidelines for

fasting blood glucose numbers have recently been revised downward, and some

people agree that this is good and some people don't, and some people's

doctors say their FBG can run a little higher than other people's doctors

say....

HOWEVER! :-) As a general rule, a non-diabetic person's fasting blood sugar

will be around 100 or lower. (Some say 90.) Less than 100 is a good goal

for anybody. If your fasting number is 126 or higher, that's technically

the cutoff for being diabetic, assuming that you test at 126 for more than

two days.

When I was first diagnosed, my doctors advised me to aim for a fasting

reading of 110 or lower. When pregnant, my goal was <95. I still like to

shoot for <100 in the mornings (although I've been having problems with that

lately).

So I would say, pre-diabetic or not, you should definitely be under 120 or

so, and preferably under 100. JMO (just my opinion), YMMV (your mileage may

vary), etc.

Molly