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Blood glucose monitoring - Results

Alternative Names

Home glucose monitoring; Self monitoring of blood glucose

Normal Values:

  • Before meals: 90 to 130 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL)
  • After meals: Less than 180 mg/dL

Values can vary depending on physical activity, meals, and insulin administration. Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.

What abnormal results mean:

If levels are too low, this indicates hypoglycemia. Food should be eaten, and the individual may need to alter the next insulin dose and possibly future insulin doses as well.

If levels are too high, this indicates hyperglycemia. The person may need additional insulin.

  • Reviewed last on: 10/24/2007
  • Robert Hurd, MD, Professor of Endocrinology, Department of Biology, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH, and physician in the Primary Care Clinic, Cincinnati Veterans Administration Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

References

AACE Diabetes Mellitus Clinical Practice Guidelines Task Force. AACE Diabetes Mellitus Guidelines. Endocr Pract. 2007;13(Suppl 1) 2007.

American Diabetes Association. Standards of medical care in diabetes--2007. Diabetes Care. 2007;30 Suppl 1:S4-S41.