Lows was My glucose tolerance test

Going low after a large dose of carbs is generally a sign that you produce
more insulin than needed--usually an early indicator of a tendency towards
insulin resistance, which is an underlying cause of type 2 diabetes.

However, remember that 70 on the Relion is equivalent to 78.4 on a plasma
calibrated meter, which is the one doctors refer to. That is almost normal.
Plasma calibrated normal is 80-90. The confusion may come in because
diabetics on insulin are told that they are low if they go under 90 or
sometimes even 100. But for a person who is not on medication 80-90 is rock
solid normal.

Low on the Relion is in the low 60s and you'd definitely feel it. You'd feel
shaky or starving or dizzy.

People who go low in their 20s and 30s often get "normal" in their 40s about
the time they start developing a "beer gut" figure and then develop type 2
diabetes later. In fact, the disappearance of hypoglycemia is a bad sign,
though, ironically most people think it means they are "getting better."

Checking your response to a known dose of carbs is far from useless. If you
use it as a standard, you can see over time how your blood sugar response is
behaving. You can also catch high blood sugar problems long before they get
out of control.

I just this week heard a terrible story of a relative by marriage who had a
family history of diabetes but is a normal weight. He has just had to go
dialysis! He is in his early 50s and has suffered diabetic kidney failure.
He did not even know he had diabetes. This past month the doctors have
tested 5 of his siblings with a glucose tolerance test looking for a kidney
donor and so far all of the siblings have tested either diabetic or as
having impaired glucose tolerance which makes them unable to donate. None of
the siblings had any idea they had anything wrong with them. The men who
tested abnormal are all close to normal weight and pursue physically
vigorous lifestyles.

-- Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. At goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes,
hba1c 5.7 .
Cut the carbs to respond to my email address!

Low carb facts and figures, my weight-loss photos, tips, recipes,
strategies for dealing with diabetes and more at
http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/

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"Ignoramus8332" wrote in message
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I decided to test my glucose tolerance today. I use a cheap ReliOn BG
meter from walmart.

My morning fasting BG was 78.

Then I drank 52 grams of glucose at 7:25. At 8:35, ReliOn said that my
BG was 126.

Questions.

1. Am I in a bad condition.

2. Should I continue this test and measure at 2 hours or 4 hours? Or
thi stest is good enough?

i