Glucose = 242 & Labs

flexible · November 15, 2005

I went to the lab where I had the lab tests my surgeon wanted my Primary Care doctor to order.

Some results are still pending. But GLUCOSE = 242 when normal is listed as 65-105. It's probably been 5 years since I had it tested. I recall years ago being told I needed to be careful because of family history, etc.

I stopped at a pharmacy to ask the pharmacist to verify that GLU stood for glucose. When I showed her the labs she asked if I was on medications. I sensed that the level is at the medication stage. Thus more reason to get the weight down.

Is this really, really hight?

the best me · November 15, 2005

Blood glucose of 242 is very high. Yes, that's not good. Next on your list is, no doubt, a fasting blood sugar test...maybe one where they have you fast, take your blood, have you drink yucky sugar stuff (dextrose?), then draw blood at intervals after drinking it...just to see how your body is metabolizing a measured amount of sugar. It may be medication worthy, but diabetes is so easily controlled with diet in some people, that may be all it takes until you can lose weight after banding. It's a big hurdle with lots of "ifs" and "it depends", but you will make it through.

So glad you got this blood taken. Were you fasting? If you were fasting, then 242 is really really high. Wowza. You'll be hearing back from your doc pretty quickly.

flexible · November 15, 2005

Yes, it was a FASTING test!

the best me · November 15, 2005

Whoa Nellie. Not good news, then. Jack is our resident diabetic expert, among several here, I'm sure. He'll chime in here this evening, I'll bet. He knows more than me!!! Hang in there.

flexible · November 19, 2005

I called the Diabetes Nurse Educator at the hospital where the lab was drawn and asked for a referral to a local doctor.

I met an internal medical doctor today. His staff did a A1c test that should indicate my average blood glucose for the past 2-3 months. I'll have those results next Wednesday.

A lot of my other lab numbers were well within normal. I spent all day yesterday reading books on Diabetes. I'm figuring by Wednesday I'll be told I'm either pre-diabetic or that I've crossed the line to diabetes.

I'm wondering if I can control my glucose if I'll be able to drop weight without surgery. A few people have indicated that 'untreated diabetes' could have been interfering with my weight loss attempts.

tomorrowsdream · November 19, 2005

My daughter's glucose is lower than that and she is on insulin. Perhaps Jack can shed some light, although I have 2 children with diabetes. One is 180 and on medication, Diabeta I believe, and the other is 230 and on insulin. Wow, do you suppose the lab could have been wrong and needs to rerun it? I wouldn't worry till Jack chimes in. There isn't much he doesn't know about this disease and how to keep it under control. All the more reason to have the surgery if you haven't had it yet. So glad you caught it when you did.

ladysplenda · November 19, 2005

I have been diabetic for almost twenty years.I have been told if I had had WLS surgery twenty years ago I would probably be on no meds at all after surgery.My BMI was not that high ten years ago. So get yourself healthy,exercise and get yourself banded. Find a diabetic specialist if you can. Maybe it will go away.

the best me · November 19, 2005

Yay! Jack's here!

Flexible, I can't wait to hear about your A1c test when it comes back Wed. Good luck! Keep us posted!!!

tomorrowsdream · November 19, 2005

Your blood glucose is extremely high, but it could also be a mis-reading. I would definitely have it tested again. Jack is always so upbeat about his diabetes, and it is controllable if you take the right steps. Jack is a living example of how to live life to its fullest with diabetes. If you have it, hey you have it, and you have to deal as such. I'm sure the surgery would be a great place to begin after things are under control with the diabetes (if you have it). Things take time. As I go along in my Quest for the surgery I find I have to accomplish more and more. I have a triple aortic aneurysm (small but there). I need another CT scan to make sure it is small enough not to cause any complications. I have to also have that CT scan to rule out anything wrong with the liver itself, but my dr. seems to think it is just a "fatty liver". I was told that when I had my gallbladder out, so I may be fasting longer than some of you (now that will be a tough test). God never gives us more then we can handle. It just seems sometimes like we have to much on our plates (or in our cases too little) but he will guide you through this process.

I wish you worlds of happiness, and always know that there is someone here that has had something happen to slow down there progress.