If you have been told by your doctor that you are pre-diabetic or diabetic it is essential that you learn what are normal blood sugar levels and how you can properly maintain them.
Measuring your blood sugar has never been easier as there are numerous types of meters available.
These meters can be used at home or carried with you easily.
Once you have started to monitor your blood glucose levels it is crucial that watch out for distinctive patterns in your readings and pay attention to what types of foods, exercise and medication effect your sugar levels.
In this article I will give you some guidelines for what type of numbers you should be looking for in your readings.
First, if you are to be considered to be normal your blood sugar readings should be between 70 and 150 mg/dl.
You will find that your numbers are lower in the morning when you first get up and will be higher after you have eaten a meal.
Second, if you randomly get your blood tested and you have a reading of 200 mg/dl there is a good chance you have diabetes.
Third, if your doctor recommends you have a fasting blood test and your blood sugar levels should be somewhere between 70 and 99 mg/dl.
If the test shows readings of 126 mg/dl or higher there is a chance you could be a diabetic.
Lastly, if the doctor tells you that you may be either pre-diabetic or diabetic don't freak out just follow your doctors instructions and you can live a relatively normal life.