Goals for Blood Glucose Control

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Goals for Blood Glucose Control

People who have diabetes should be testing their blood glucose

regularly at home. Regular blood glucose testing helps you determine

how well your diabetes management program of meal planning,

exercising and medication (if necessary) is doing to keep your blood

glucose as close to normal as possible. The results of the nationwide

Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) show that the closer

you keep your blood glucose to normal, the more likely you are to

prevent diabetes complications such as eye disease, nerve damage, and

other problems. For some people, other medical conditions, age, or

other issues may cause your physician to establish somewhat higher

blood glucose targets for you.

The following chart outlines the usual blood glucose ranges for a

person who does and does not have diabetes. Use this as a guide to

work with your physician and your health care team to determine what

your target goals should be, and to develop a program of regular

blood glucose monitoring to manage your condition. Time of Check

Goal plasma blood glucose ranges....Goal plasma blood glucose ranges

........for the non-diabetic..............for people with diabetes

Before Breakfast (fasting)

...........< 110...................................90 - 130

Before lunch, supper and snack

...........< 110...................................90 - 130

Two hours after meals

...........< 140....................................< 160

Bedtime

...........< 120...................................110 - 150

A1C (also called Glycosylated hemoglobin A1c, HbA1c or

glycohemoglobin A1c)

............< 6%......................................< 7%

Attention folks from outside the US: You can easily convert US to non-

US blood glucose levels by dividing US nos. by 18.

< = less than

> = greater than

> = greater than or equal to

< = less than or equal to

Information obtained from Joslin Diabetes Center's Guidelines for

Pharmacological Management of Type 2 Diabetes, November 2, 2003.

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> .......for the non-diabetic..............for people with diabetes

>

> Before Breakfast (fasting)

> ..........< 110...................................90 - 130

>

> Before lunch, supper and snack

> ..........< 110...................................90 - 130

>

> Two hours after meals

> ..........< 140....................................< 160

>

>

Thanks for the info!