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What are the nursing considerations before doing a random blood sugar test?
it is done in the morning with no breakfast that day.
What is the normal range for one's blood glucose levels to be?
Testing blood sugar levels is usually done before breakfast in the morning. A normal level at that time is 70 to 100 milligrams per deciliter. When one eats a meal, the blood sugar rises but usually doesn't get higher than 135 to 140 milligrams per deciliter.
What should my morning blood sugar levels be?
Your blood sugar levels will be the highest after you eat a meal and lowest if you haven't eaten, in the morning they will be lower if taken before breakfast 4 to 8mmol/l.
What is FBS in laboratory testing?
Fasting Blood Sugar. Meaning how much sugar is in your blood when you have not eaten.
Do you have to fast before you take your initial blood sugar level in the mornings?
It is generally a good idea to fast before testing your blood sugar first thing in the morning. If you test immediately after eating or drinking, the reading will not be as accurate.
what is the average blood sugar range?
The average blood sugar for most people is 4-8mmol/L. 4.6 mmol/L before breakfast. 6.6 mmol/L after a meal. You could be between 4.6 and 5.4 on an average day.
Why you could be dizzy from not having breakfast?
You could be suffering from low blood sugar.
What is the most effective way of testing your blood sugar levels?
For the best methods of testing your blood sugar levels you should ask your physician. The American Diabetes Association has information that can assist you also.
How do I find out if I have normal blood sugar levels?
The best way to measure blood sugar levels, is to measure the glucose levels. However, in order for the measure to be objective, it should be made six to eight hours after the last meal, so it is better to be measured before the breakfast.
What's the least painful system for blood sugar testing?
Most blood sugar monitors require a small drop of blood,this can be painful. I would suggest the supplies at www.LibertyMedical.com .
What is the average range of blood sugar levels?
Now, in a normal individual we measure blood sugar under different circumstances. What we call fasting blood sugar or blood glucose levels is usually done six to eight hours after the last meal. So it's most commonly done before breakfast in the morning; and the normal range there is 70 to 100 milligrams per deciliter.
My blood sugar before I ate this morning was 108. Is this bad?
My blood sugar was 108 this morning before I had eaten. Is this considered high?
