Understanding healthy blood glucose levels can reduce your risk of diabetes or its complications. Armed with a blood glucose meter, you can find out if your own blood glucose is in the healthy range. Because blood glucose levels can change greatly, it is important to time the use of the blood glucose meter properly.
Healthy Glucose Levels
According to the American Diabetes Association, a healthy blood glucose level is from 70 mg/dl to 99 mg/dl.
Fasting Glucose Test
Take one glucose meter reading in the morning before breakfast when you have already fasted during the night. Eating and drinking as well as consuming some medications can cause quick changes in blood glucose levels. This reading should be within normal glucose levels.
Post-Prandial Test
Take another glucose meter reading two hours after eating. This test result will show how well your pancreas is performing its job of producing enough insulin so that your blood sugar will be normal after eating. In healthy people, your blood glucose level should have already returned to normal by the two-hour mark.
Timing
If you take a glucose meter reading less than two hours after eating, drinking or taking some medications, the results are not reliable, since the body needs time to produce insulin and lower blood glucose levels to normal. At all other times of the day, the readings should always be normal for non-diabetics.
Warning
Only a physician can properly diagnose diabetes. If you suspect you have diabetes, consult with your doctor right away.
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