I probably shouldn’t have done this, but my co-worker was complaining about being tired all the time and thought she had diabetes. I lent her my meter and a few test strips and told her to test in the morning and after she’s had a big meal – not thinking that anything would result.
Her fasting was 101 (6.5 mmols) and one hour after a meal was 144 (8.0 mmols). This is the high-side of normal right? Not pre-diabetes.
I haven’t had this meter lab-tested, so I’m not sure if it’s testing high or not.
Depends on the meal maybe? Have them load up on a heavy carb meal then test in 2 hrs. If it’s 140 or higher, they should probably see a doc about get on a treatment plan and perhaps a proper lab test, etc. Loaning people meters isn’t so bad, but it can cause a blip in your averages sometimes, if using the meter to average or downloading results to software, etc. Back when i was just dx’d i used a friend’s meter to double check mine, it was around 580 and probably messed up his averages, haha. I can see his next doctor visit now “No, really, i let me friend borrow it once… that wasn’t my reading!”
maybe this is off topic, but do you know what made your co-worker think they had diabetes? I mean, personally, when I’m super tired I think about my recent sleep schedule, or if I’m under excess stress, recent diet and exercise…ect. Last year I was really tired and later found out that my vitamin D level was 6 (oops!).
I guess I’m just wondering what else is going on to make such a jump from fatigue to diabetes?
The results, especially the 101 (which is 5.5, not 6.5) fasting, would be enough for me to suggest to your co-worker that a visit to the doctor for formal testing would be wise.
If the doctor says no problem, your co-worker can relax. If not, you have done her an enormous favour.
Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia
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Remember meters have a variance and could be off by as much as 20 points which puts the person possibly back on the normal range. But watching numbers does make sense.
