Normal Range Blood Sugar Levels

There are a number of things that can affect your normal range blood sugar levels. These can include your level of physical activity, your intake of food during the course of the day and the difference in time since you last ate. A non diabetic person should generally have a blood sugar level of anywhere between 70 to 100mg/dl on an empty stomach. Persons that are deemed to diabetic are those whose blood sugar levels rise over 126mg/dl after a night of fasting.

If you were to do this little test and happen to notice that your blood sugar lever is say 115mg/dl – would you think that you have diabetes? Fact is that your first thought would be to think that you have diabetes because you notice that it is above the highest range. However, this is likely a very wrong assumption, and what you could have instead is something called pre-diabetes or IFG (impaired fasting glucose).

Consider yourself lucky if this is the condition that you have been diagnosed with, as you will have time to get your blood sugar down to normal. This is like an in-between phase and a nice little warning signal you are above the normal blood sugar levels but you are still in a good place to make corrections.

Knowledge is power. There is no greater statement like this in the case of diabetes. If you are aware of the fact that you have Pre-diabetes you have the chance to reduce or get rid of your risk developing diabetes.

The first thing that you will want to do is to consult your doctor in order to develop an action plan. You will want to discuss things like home blood sugar tests, dietary changes and exercise plans. This is only the pre stages of diabetes so one may be wondering why take such drastic measures; however, this is quite likely the best thing that you can do for yourself.

Your primary objective here is to get rid of the foods that causing the increase of your blood sugar level. If you want to put yourself in a good position and be ahead of the rest then starting this diet and exercise plan is the best way to go. Dieting and exercise is not the only thing that you will need to do, one also needs to monitor their blood sugar levels.

Monitoring will help you to determine which foods and activities are the cause of the increase in your sugar level. The next step of course would be to reduce the intake of the foods that are negatively affecting your sugar levels. Another reason why monitoring is important is that you can use the information gained to your advantage should your sugar levels rise in the future.

You must understand as well that normal range blood sugar levels will vary due to the age of the person. Age of course will go hand in hand with the person’s diet, level of physical activity and the last time they had a meal. Because everyone has a different blood sugar level, it is imperative that you keep a log of physical activities and foods consumed.