What is a normal blood sugar level?
A normal, non-diabetic will seldom have his blood sugar levels go below about 70 mg/dL, or above about 140 mg/dL. A “fasting level” (that’s when you’ve gone several hours since your last meal, usually tested first thing in the morning before you eat) ought to be no higher than 126. If your blood sugar is ever reaching 247, then that’s much too high. I don’t know if it’s possible for a non-diabetic to ever get one’s blood sugar level that high; if it is, it would definitely take some doing. I’d have to say that if your blood sugar ever goes that high, then you almost certainly are diabetic. Please consult your doctor as soon as you can. If your doctor is insulted, then go find another doctor. What’s worse, going blind, having your feet become gangenous and needing to be removed, having your liver and kidneys fail; or insulting a doctor? If you’re routinely running your blood sugar in the mid 200’s, you could be looking at SERIOUS complications within just a few years. You need to see a
