What are normal glucose levels?

Lil A had a glucose tolerance test, his results were as follows:

after 10.5 hours of fasting 5 n/mol per L
he was then given 50 mg of sweet drink
after 2 hours his glucose levels were 5.5 n/mol per L

Are these normal levels? 

Thank you,

Sharmin

Sharmin,

Unfortunately  Canada uses a different scale than the rest of the world which uses mg/dL to measure the glucose level, so it takes awhile to find an answer.
His level is normal, with the range being 3.9-6.1 mmol/L. I cannot find any reference to it being listed as nmol/L. Doesn't the doctor explain the results when he gives them to you?

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/5709144/normal-laboratory-values

Thanks Andy.  Yes, the Canadian system makes it so hard to find online info.  His fasting glucose is 90mg/dL.  The docs in Oakland will be discussing results with us.  We leave on Thursday.  Our appointments are next Thursday & Friday.  A pharmacist told me 5 nmol/L is high so I was worried.  Thanks for your help!  I am glad that his value is normal.     Sharmin

70-110 mg/dl is considered the normal range for blood glucose, so little A is in the normal range.

Note: To convert the blood glucose level values in mg/dl to mmol/L , divide by 18.)

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1 mmol/L = 18 mg/dL.

so, if your talking abt mmol  .... Then :

and we have mmol and want to convert that into mg/dl .. so we will do this ... 5 x 18 = 90mg/dl ( 90mg/dl fasting mean's that  mean's that NORMAL Hurray ) ...

after 2 hours his glucose levels were 5.5 n/mol per L
we will do the smae with this too :
5.5nmol x 18 = 99mg/dl ( 99mg/dl random mean's  normal  as well Congrats sis )

Normal range in mg/dl is 80-10 fasting and 80-120 random ....

for more details :
A Quote from : http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080402223740AAnJsqj

the international unit of nmol/L is used in canada, in us they used ng/dL. where one mole is 6.02E+23 molecules per Avogadro no.

in short. the medical unit conversion is 10% of molecular weight. example the glucose (C6H12O6) molecular weight is 180.16 g/mol. the conversion is simply

1 mmol/L = 10% (180.16) mg/dL
1 mmol/L = 18.016 mg/dL
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i think reports are normal, i dont know if these calculation does make sense or not, or if these calculations does apply or not, but i think that reports are normal .... i hope and wish that m thinking right ... always praying for him  ....

and we are talking about nmol not mmol , mmol is wat used in rest of the world and nmol is wat used in canada only ...  so i thought that i have to reprint this post here on forum as well  .. plz correct me if i wrong and mixing up everything but onething is sure that Lil-A's GTT result is in normal range  (as far i think ) ...
Correct me if i m wrong ,.. and plz correct me if i m mixing up nmol and mmol , i know both are different to each other ....

@ Sharmin
Sis, i was getting late to sleep last night that's  why i sent the whole article to you in PM but now i edited it and now mentioning only Glucose related material ...  i hope it will help you and all interprating reports .. i m 90% confident abt the calculations i did above ( 10% doubt is bcoze i think m not good at calculations and maths and scientific kind of stuff, i dont know anything , its wat all i found while seraching for sumthing related ) ...  Everything is fine,  dont worry ...

BEst Regards
Umair

Thank you Andy, thank you Umair 

We are leaving for our trip tomorrow - we are going to BC from Thursday to Monday - and from there we go straight to Oakland.  We have done numerous tests this time and which we will discuss with the docs in Oakland.  In the meantime I should probably avoid looking at his chart until !! 

Sharmin

Lil A's doc called and confirmed that lil A's test results are very good.  Thanks

can any say me that in which renge of glucse we say that diabetic and need to use insulin?

@ Zs,
if m not wrong , pre-dinner sugar lower than 80 and more than 120 is considered as diabetic.. and pre-breakfast lower than 80 and more than 110/120 considered as diabetes ...
Need of insulin, when i got diagnosed Diabetic , my BSL ( Blood Sugar Level )  was too much high ( more than 550) ,, in that case doctor had no other choice but the insulin ....  but ,  doctors always like to give medicines a try to controle the BSL of patient but if that not show's any progress then insulin ....

@ Andy & All ,
Please , correct me if m wrong ...

Umair

Andy,

Little A had a high fever this morning.  On the way to the hospital ems pokes his finger to get a glucose.  He had not eaten anything yet, (perhaps a little juice during the night) - the reading on the glucose monitor was 6.8.  The parmedics said that was normal.  Do you think that is a normal value considering he hadn't eaten for 9 to 10 hours?    Is there a difference between blood glucose levels taken at the lab and levels using the glucose monitor? 

Thank you Andy, I am a little concerned.  

Sharmin

Sharmin,

The level does seem a bit high, but it may have been a result of the fever. Do you have any answer to what brought on the fever? Was he given IV fluids in the emergency room? Did he show any signs of dehydration?

Andy,

His fever was 41 degrees for a while and his blood pressure was low.  He was quite dehydrated so they gave him quite a bit of fluid.  They began giving him the fluid in the ambulance on the way to the hospital.  He had headache and fever as well as slight nasal congestion.  His fever began to come down after a couple of hours and we were sent home.  He seems to be improving now, he has some appetite as well. 

Does fever cause an increase in glucose level?  Maybe that is why the paramedic said it was perfect when I asked him if it was too high. 

I will talk to his doctor about repeating at glucose tolerance test.  This testing was done in LA, Dr. Wood's office but because it was part of a trial we don't have results yet. 

Thanks again Andy,

Sharmin

Both fever and dehydration can cause a rise in glucose levels. I would suggest testing him again once he's feeling normal.

Thanks Andy,  he is generally around 5 nmol/L.  I will have him tested as soon as he feels better. 

There is so much to monitor in this disease.  It's so hard to know, despite iron levels, where the iron is going. 

Sharmin