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your Health Care Professional.
If your blood glucose test results
remain consistently high, contact
your Health Care Professional.
Q. What are the expected blood
glucose values associated with
well-controlled diabetes?
A. Fasting: 3.3–7.2 mmol/L
After meals (1 hour): Less than
10.0 mmol/L
After meals (2 hours): Less than
8.3 mmol/L
1,2
Q. What do I do if test results still
seem too low or too high?
A. Remember, the test results you
obtain will vary from time to time
depending on food intake, insulin
dose, exercise, etc. Ask yourself the
following questions:
■
“How do I feel?”
■
“Do I have symptoms of low blood
sugar (hypoglycemia) or high
blood sugar (hyperglycemia)?”
■
“What have I eaten?”
■
“How much exercise have I had?”
■
“Am I ill (e.g., common cold,
flu, etc.)?”
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