I am 22 years old and have always been worried about diabetes since it runs in my family (mom was gestational diabetic and my grandfather is diabetic and many other family members)
I am extremely active, I bike to work everyday and also run about 3x/week. I'm about 5'2 and 100 pounds- and i usually eat relatively healthy.
I have had a lot of the symptoms of diabetes- all of the known ones such as urinating frequently (every night- often more than once throughout the night) and extreme thirst etc. and more recently have had constant yeast infections which my gynecologist informed me was often linked to high blood sugar levels.
I decided to test myself after dinner last week with my grandpas glucose monitor and found my blood glucose to be at 6.9 (about an hour after eating). I had a normal dinner and hadn't bothered with dessert- the rest of my family tested there sugars and were all around 4.5- even after having chocolate cake.
I was a bit worried, and so have tested my blood sugar the last few days and am always somewhere between 5 and 7.2 (at 7.2 an hour after eating a meal). Is this considered high?
I have researched a bit and have found that average levels are usually between 4 and 7, and can go a bit higher after a big meal even in non diabetics. I'm a bit worried though as every where i have looked has said to increase physical activity and lose weight to lower blood glucose- but I am already relatively thin/healthy and am extremely active.
Any suggestions on what I could do? or am i worrying for nothing...?
I am extremely active, I bike to work everyday and also run about 3x/week. I'm about 5'2 and 100 pounds- and i usually eat relatively healthy.
I have had a lot of the symptoms of diabetes- all of the known ones such as urinating frequently (every night- often more than once throughout the night) and extreme thirst etc. and more recently have had constant yeast infections which my gynecologist informed me was often linked to high blood sugar levels.
I decided to test myself after dinner last week with my grandpas glucose monitor and found my blood glucose to be at 6.9 (about an hour after eating). I had a normal dinner and hadn't bothered with dessert- the rest of my family tested there sugars and were all around 4.5- even after having chocolate cake.
I was a bit worried, and so have tested my blood sugar the last few days and am always somewhere between 5 and 7.2 (at 7.2 an hour after eating a meal). Is this considered high?
I have researched a bit and have found that average levels are usually between 4 and 7, and can go a bit higher after a big meal even in non diabetics. I'm a bit worried though as every where i have looked has said to increase physical activity and lose weight to lower blood glucose- but I am already relatively thin/healthy and am extremely active.
Any suggestions on what I could do? or am i worrying for nothing...?