“How to fix my blood sugar?”

Why do you measure your BS? Someone in your family have diabetes? 67.1 an hour postprandial is normal. If you want a measure of your risk for DM, get your HBA1C measured. A simple blood test that your GP can do.

Yours truly,

Dr. Richard Evan (Rick) Steele

A simple question that requires a complex answer. When blood sugar is low, one must determine whether the glucose value is really accurate, and then whether it is significant given the circumstances. Finger stick glucose, referred to as capillary plasma glucose, or CPG, can be measured using a glucometer and a tiny drop of blood obtained by pricking the fingertip with a lancet. Continuous glucose monitoring systems measure glucose using a subcutaneous sensor probe placed on the arm or other body surface. These devices measure glucose in what is called the interstitial fluid, not blood from capillaries.

Glucometers, glucose sensors, although improving, vary widely in price, technology, precision, and accuracy. None currently perform like clinical laboratory technology that processes blood drawn from a vein. Precision and accuracy at low blood glucose levels are especially limited in point-of-contact meters and sensors. Plus, sampling from a vein is more representative of the general circulation than sampling subcutaneous tissue in fingers and arms.