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Suggest Ways To Manage Diabetes

I am 69and just got diagnosed with diabetes. my A1C is currently 6.5. I just started using a Glucose Meter(yesterday) and it showed 126. I took the reading just after my evening meal. Curious as to what the meter
is saying and what is the normal range it should be.

Fri, 21 Jul 2017
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Hello
I have gone through your question and understood your concern.

The HbA1C test can be used as a diagnostic test for diabetes .
An HbA1c of 6.5% is recommended as the cut point for diagnosing diabetes.

Your actual HbA1C value ish borderline,this means that it is significant for the diagnosis of Diabetes and your mean blood sugar for the last 3 months is around 130-140 mg/dl.

For diabetics the recommended fasting plasma glucose level is 70–130 mg/dL and after meals less than 180 mg/dL ,according to American Diabetes Association.

If your blood sugar ,just after eating the evening meal is 126 mg/dl,this is not a bad result.But i'm sure that you can have better diabetes numbers.

My advices for you are:
-Eat healthy,
-exercise regularly,
-monitor and record your blood sugar(A blood glucose monitor is an excellent tool for managing diabetes.
-Learn about diabets and how to live with diabetes
-try to control stress.

Hope this is helpful for the management of your diabetes.
If you ahve other questions,feel free and ask.I will be happy to help.
Best regards.

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Suggest Ways To Manage Diabetes

Hello I have gone through your question and understood your concern. The HbA1C test can be used as a diagnostic test for diabetes . An HbA1c of 6.5% is recommended as the cut point for diagnosing diabetes. Your actual HbA1C value ish borderline,this means that it is significant for the diagnosis of Diabetes and your mean blood sugar for the last 3 months is around 130-140 mg/dl. For diabetics the recommended fasting plasma glucose level is 70–130 mg/dL and after meals less than 180 mg/dL ,according to American Diabetes Association. If your blood sugar ,just after eating the evening meal is 126 mg/dl,this is not a bad result.But i m sure that you can have better diabetes numbers. My advices for you are: -Eat healthy, -exercise regularly, -monitor and record your blood sugar(A blood glucose monitor is an excellent tool for managing diabetes. -Learn about diabets and how to live with diabetes -try to control stress. Hope this is helpful for the management of your diabetes. If you ahve other questions,feel free and ask.I will be happy to help. Best regards.