Re: daily blood sugar #s question

[Guest guest]

A lot of folks I know on other lists feel that the ADA recommendations

are out of date and too high. I agree with those folks. Both my old

and new endos agree also. Unfortunately, I don't have any citations I

can give to backup the lower numbers.

On a related note, I don't like the ADA diet guidelines either. There

food pyramid contains WAY too many fast carbs for me.

>

> I read last week in someone's post that the glucometer reading

should be

> 70-100 not 80-120 per the ADA website.

>

> could someone help me please? I've searched the website but can't

find

> anything. Or I'm at the wrong ADA website?

>

> New to this for about 4 weeks, going nuts with food - vasilating

between

> been just fine to having tempertantrums about eating.... Also going

nuts

> with readings. Don't understand why one day they will be lower or

higher

> after eating the exact same meal.

>

> JUDITH

[Guest guest]

A lot of folks I know on other lists feel that the ADA recommendations

are out of date and too high. I agree with those folks. Both my old

and new endos agree also. Unfortunately, I don't have any citations I

can give to backup the lower numbers.

On a related note, I don't like the ADA diet guidelines either. There

food pyramid contains WAY too many fast carbs for me.

>

> I read last week in someone's post that the glucometer reading

should be

> 70-100 not 80-120 per the ADA website.

>

> could someone help me please? I've searched the website but can't

find

> anything. Or I'm at the wrong ADA website?

>

> New to this for about 4 weeks, going nuts with food - vasilating

between

> been just fine to having tempertantrums about eating.... Also going

nuts

> with readings. Don't understand why one day they will be lower or

higher

> after eating the exact same meal.

>

> JUDITH

[Guest guest]

A lot of folks I know on other lists feel that the ADA recommendations

are out of date and too high. I agree with those folks. Both my old

and new endos agree also. Unfortunately, I don't have any citations I

can give to backup the lower numbers.

On a related note, I don't like the ADA diet guidelines either. There

food pyramid contains WAY too many fast carbs for me.

>

> I read last week in someone's post that the glucometer reading

should be

> 70-100 not 80-120 per the ADA website.

>

> could someone help me please? I've searched the website but can't

find

> anything. Or I'm at the wrong ADA website?

>

> New to this for about 4 weeks, going nuts with food - vasilating

between

> been just fine to having tempertantrums about eating.... Also going

nuts

> with readings. Don't understand why one day they will be lower or

higher

> after eating the exact same meal.

>

> JUDITH

[Guest guest]

>

> In a message dated 2/26/2006 11:50:28 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

> helperdogs2@... writes:

>

> I read last week in someone's post that the glucometer reading

should be

> 70-100 not 80-120 per the ADA website.

>

>

I think you may have that confused. The post stated it used to be

90-130 for the ADA recommendation. Newer recommendations are 80-120

which is what I think you mentioned your dr told you. The 70-100

mentioned was " normal " ranges not target ranges for diabetics.

However, my CDE did tell our class that once we got to the first

target for a while we should try the next goal of " normal " . So I

wouldn't worry about that right now. Just try for the range your dr

mentioned for now. It all depends on the rest of your medical history

as well.