lindab
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Post by lindab on Jul 23, 2024 0:13:12 GMT
Thanks for the help.
My annual wellness appointment is this week. My Primary Care Physician will be doing bloodwork, which thankfully has always been normal. They will check my glucose (not A1C) but I've had a very "sugary" week with my grandchildren visiting. Will that show up in my blood if I'm able to be sugarless for 48 hours before the appointment? I just don't know how long all that sugar stays in blood. Obviously, I am ignorant with all this so excuse the stupid question please. Thanks again.
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snyder
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Post by snyder on Jul 23, 2024 0:28:20 GMT
It depends. I'm not an expert, though. A1C measures an average over approximately a 3 month time period, so that heavy sugar just might affect your number a weeeeeee bit.
Then, it depends on if your doctor asked for fasting or non-fasting.
Not having sugar for 48 hours would probably not really affect the numbers. If it is fasting, it is measuring your glucose level after not having been fed any type of food for at least 12 hours. If non-fasting, it is measuring gluclose level on a typical day for you. Your body's inslulin is constantly adjusting to your current condition, food, carb, no food, protien etc.
I wouldn't worry about if. If they are concerned with one day high, they would probably go ahead and do a A1C to see what your average is.
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Post by rymeswithpurple on Jul 23, 2024 0:28:53 GMT
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor, nor do I claim to be.
My understanding is that the body uses what glucose it needs and then expels the rest, so I think you're okay.
I am curious about this myself though because my glucose was low the other day and I had part of a Gatorade before my blood work
Guess we will both find out soon, eh?
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snyder
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Post by snyder on Jul 23, 2024 0:35:58 GMT
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor, nor do I claim to be. My understanding is that the body uses what glucose it needs and then expels the rest, so I think you're okay. I am curious about this myself though because my glucose was low the other day and I had part of a Gatorade before my blood work Guess we will both find out soon, eh? 🤷🏼 Not long ago, my sister had a reading of 37. We told her she would be dead if it was that low. She pulled it up on the patient portal and sure enough the reading was 37. Why in the heck they didn't catch that and have her redo the blood work. We did encourage her to call the doctor's office and inquire about it. They had her redo the blood work and she was in the okay limits. Hopefully, your's will be okay as well. But, you have mentioned being so wore out from some illnesses, so definitely don't rule out the oppostie of diabeties, and the is hypoglycemia, which can make you very tired.
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valincal
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Post by valincal on Jul 23, 2024 0:50:29 GMT
If you are not a diabetic your blood glucose levels should be normalized by the insulin your pancreas produce. There are different ranges, depending on if you’re fasting or not fasting when you have the blood work done. If these numbers are abnormal, your doctor will probably advise you to come back for further testing.
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Post by Basket1lady on Jul 23, 2024 1:06:16 GMT
After 48 hours, your glucose should be returned to the normal level for you. Your A1C is a measurement over 6-8 weeks. If you had that test as well, one week would have an impact of about 1/6 of your reading. That doesn’t mean that you would be 90 normally and then be 105 with your treat week, but that the reading would take into account that one most recent week.
Also know that it isn’t just sugar that will affect your levels, but your overall carb intake offset by your protein, fat, and activity levels. So if you spent that week at the beach or the zoo, the higher activity level could have helped a lot.
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Post by rymeswithpurple on Jul 23, 2024 1:38:05 GMT
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor, nor do I claim to be. My understanding is that the body uses what glucose it needs and then expels the rest, so I think you're okay. I am curious about this myself though because my glucose was low the other day and I had part of a Gatorade before my blood work Guess we will both find out soon, eh? 🤷🏼 Not long ago, my sister had a reading of 37. We told her she would be dead if it was that low. She pulled it up on the patient portal and sure enough the reading was 37. Why in the heck they didn't catch that and have her redo the blood work. We did encourage her to call the doctor's office and inquire about it. They had her redo the blood work and she was in the okay limits. Hopefully, your's will be okay as well. But, you have mentioned being so wore out from some illnesses, so definitely don't rule out the oppostie of diabeties, and the is hypoglycemia, which can make you very tired. Thank you! I have a follow up appointment on Friday morning, so I am definitely going to ask about it.
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Post by sweetpeasmom on Jul 23, 2024 1:44:44 GMT
DH had a physical the day after my mom's birthday dinner. We had lasagna, bread, cake and ice cream. Let's just say he had to go back to have it redone because his level was pretty high.
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Post by mellyw on Jul 23, 2024 1:45:20 GMT
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor, nor do I claim to be. My understanding is that the body uses what glucose it needs and then expels the rest, so I think you're okay. I am curious about this myself though because my glucose was low the other day and I had part of a Gatorade before my blood work Guess we will both find out soon, eh? 🤷🏼 Not long ago, my sister had a reading of 37. We told her she would be dead if it was that low. She pulled it up on the patient portal and sure enough the reading was 37. Why in the heck they didn't catch that and have her redo the blood work. We did encourage her to call the doctor's office and inquire about it. They had her redo the blood work and she was in the okay limits. Hopefully, your's will be okay as well. But, you have mentioned being so wore out from some illnesses, so definitely don't rule out the oppostie of diabeties, and the is hypoglycemia, which can make you very tired. A blood glucose level of 37 is not equivalent to dead. My DD has been a Type 1 diabetic for 20 years, she’s most definitely been that low.
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snyder
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Post by snyder on Jul 23, 2024 1:53:29 GMT
Not long ago, my sister had a reading of 37. We told her she would be dead if it was that low. She pulled it up on the patient portal and sure enough the reading was 37. Why in the heck they didn't catch that and have her redo the blood work. We did encourage her to call the doctor's office and inquire about it. They had her redo the blood work and she was in the okay limits. Hopefully, your's will be okay as well. But, you have mentioned being so wore out from some illnesses, so definitely don't rule out the oppostie of diabeties, and the is hypoglycemia, which can make you very tired. A blood glucose level of 37 is not equivalent to dead. My DD has been a Type 1 diabetic for 20 years, she’s most definitely been that low. Sorry, I was being a bit sarcastic, but it definitely dangerous.
If hypoglycemia becomes severe, you may not be able to safely swallow food or drink. By this point, your blood glucose level is less than 54 mg/dL—often below 40 mg/dL. You may feel very confused, pass out, or have a seizure. Without prompt treatment, severe hypoglycemia may lead to a coma or even death.
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Post by bc2ca on Jul 23, 2024 2:18:21 GMT
They will check my glucose (not A1C) but I've had a very "sugary" week with my grandchildren visiting. Will that show up in my blood if I'm able to be sugarless for 48 hours before the appointment? Are you doing fasting bloodwork? IME, if they are specifically testing my glucose level, it is fasting bloodwork which means I don't eat anything for 12 hours before the test. Anything you ate a week ago, or even in the last 48 hours, shouldn't impact your results. As others have said, an A1C test is the standard for BG fluctuations over time and a sugary week might skew your numbers up a bit, but a fasting BG test is more of a 24 hour picture. If they are not doing fasting blood work, your numbers will be impacted by both what you eat and how close to the blood draw more than going sugarless for 48 hours. Going for a 15-30 minute walk after a meal will also do wonders for bringing down BG numbers. FWIW, sugar includes all fruit and carbs.
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Post by Zee on Jul 23, 2024 2:55:34 GMT
You should be fasting after midnight before your blood draw. Some say 12 hours, but that's a bit extreme. That will give you an accurate picture though. But don't go out of your way to try and "fool" the numbers--if you're diabetic, you need it addressed.
You don't need to be sugar free for any more than 12 because you want to see what your body is actually doing on an average day.
Some people will never have a "normal" fasting, I'm one of them. My liver will release glycogen if I get lower than where it likes my body to be (I think it's called something like dawn phenomenon) and I'll never be below 100 on a fasting, though I'm technically only "pre-diabetic" according to my A1C.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Jul 23, 2024 21:37:41 GMT
Zee "Dawn Syndrome". The longer I fast the higher my blood sugar reading goes.
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Post by jill8909 on Jul 23, 2024 21:50:31 GMT
if your blood sugar comes back too high, they will repeat it anyway.
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Post by Basket1lady on Jul 23, 2024 22:19:59 GMT
Zee "Dawn Syndrome". The longer I fast the higher my blood sugar reading goes. This is really true. I’m a T1.5 and my BG will skyrocket when fasting. I time my blood draws so that I only fast for 8 hours—no longer than that. And we pretty much disregard that fasting BG anyway and just use my A1c.
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Post by Zee on Jul 23, 2024 22:52:51 GMT
The last time I had to have fasting labs I actually ate a couple pickles, a hard boiled egg, and a piece of cheese (not on purpose--I was on my way home from work and had totally forgotten about the appt) and my fasting blood sugar was the best ever. Ha. I don't recommend that approach though!
Also I lied to the lab girl because i didn't want to reschedule. I figured I would come clean to the doctor if there was a need. We were already doing my a1C so I didn't worry about it too much. Jerk nurse move 🤣
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Post by Marina on Jul 23, 2024 23:48:35 GMT
It reflects the average of 2-3 months of blood sugar.
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