I’m not diabetic but I still have high blood sugar readings, why is this?
Diabetes runs in the family. My mother, sister, gran, etc all have it. Randomly I did a blood check (the pinprick machine) one morning and I had 7.0 (very high before breakfast considering it should be between 4 and 6). So I had a slice of wholegrain toast and went from 9 to 3 without eating. Did another pinprick test and I got 11.2, I’m like “woah”. So I go to the doctor’s and they say “right, fasting blood glucose check”. I waited a few days, did the fasting blood test and controlled my sugar levels throughout the week by eating very healthily, counting carbs and taking cinnamon tablets to help lower blood sugar. Although still very slightly high they weren’t as bad – I was waking up with 4.5 and 2 hours after wholegrain I had 6.2. On Tuesday I received my results and I was absolutely fine – my average is 5.5 and the range was from 3.5 – 6. Thinking that I was back to normal I went to university and had lasagne and lots of coffee. I got back just now (3 hours after eating), washed my hands, did a pinprick test and I got 16.2… in a few words, what on earth is going on? Are my results wrong? 
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7 Responses to “I’m not diabetic but I still have high blood sugar readings, why is this?”
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Its beacause your sweet
Ok OK i don’t know, ask your doctor or Gp.
Simple you worry too much.
just relax, your pretty.
Where are you that you are getting those reading. A normal BGL is about 80 to 100. If it’s an A1C a 6.5 is good. You never test within two hours after eating, you will get a false reading. I would like to have clearer info.
I would say you are diabetic.
Tin
Monitors are not 100% accurate so I would be inclined to trust the blood test over them. You could try getting a control solution from the chemist to make sure the readings are correct.
Presuming it is giving correct readings, you understand that you need to take the test either fasting or two hours after eating? My ideas as to the cause are ; you may have insulin resistance for which you need a GTT to diagnose or you may be slowly developing diabetes – or perhaps this is normal for your body. A referral to an endocrinologist may be in order.
Every doctor seems to have different ideas of what is the “ideal” sugar levels.
Some say 4 to 6 mmol others say 5 to 7 mmol, so do not stress too much on the reading of 7.
The pinprick machine is not totally reliable, it could also give false readings.This is my first reaction to the reading of 16.2 – you could also be stressed, tired or some other reason, I would not worry too much about that. After all one swallow does not make a summer.
Your “formal” tests at the doctors turned out to be OK, so do not worry about it anymore.
If you are concerned have the test re-done every 6 months or so.
In the mean time, continue as if you have diabetes i.e eat healthy and exercise regularly.
Why? because
1)everybody on this planet should eat healthy and exercise.
2)if you are comfortable with this healthy lifestyle when/if you do become diabetic, then no big deal – been there done that. No real change needed.
3) A healthy lifestyle would most probably prevent the onset of diabetes in the first place.
JESUS PRAY FOR ALL DIABETICS ….does it have anything also to do with driving in cars alot and not slowing down and not eating right..