November 2021 my HgbA1c was 7.2. In January 2022 I saw a KZfaq video from Beat Diabetes followed by one from Dr Ken Berry. I decided then to adopt a very low carb way of eating. By September my HgbA1c was 5.3 and I had reduced Metformin ER from 2000mg to 500mg. I had also stopped my weekly Trulicity 1.5mg injections. Of course I was checking my blood sugar before and after meals as well as fasting so I knew I could safely taper my meds. I am now off all meds and my last HgbA1c in January 2023 was 5.2

*I had very high blood sugar I only managed to improve my health⭐ when I found a WONDERFUL treatment,❤❤ if you want to know about it, I left the video in the comment reply*

I was diagnosed with prediabetes of 6.1 back in January. I weighed 224 and I’m 6’2. Currently check my sugar daily and down to 192lbs with a fasting sugar Level now between 80-90. And after dinner around 100-120. Slowly getting it back to normal I hope I’ll know when I get rechecked. Also went from 20mg of blood pressure medicine daily to zero meds and run around 115/75 now

I dropped my AIC from 11.4 to 5.1 and lost 132 lbs in the process of turning my T2D around. I did this in under a year and have maintained this healthy lifestyle for 20 months. I know many say they’ve reversed their T2D but I prefer to say it’s in remission because I know that if I don’t stay on top of my T2D it can come roaring back again and I never want to live that way again.

Thank you for letting me know what is normal blood sugar level

This is all new to me. My A1 is 6.4 and 110-115 after a 12 hour fast I an overweight 238. I’m not on medication at the moment . I’m on a no sugar low carbs diet and see my doctor in 1 month.

One month ago I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes my cholesterol what's 200 and my A1C was 6.5. I know what got me in trouble it was cake cookies and ice cream which I have stopped eating. I am new to this disease and I want to thank you for educating me on it. I am struggling on what to eat on a daily basis i am eating salads with either chicken, pork chop or steak. What else can I have that will not hurt me. So far my 4-5 blood counts have been between 80-95 MD/DL. Thank you for your educational videos.

You have been such a help to me with this video! I’ve been having a hard time, trying to figure out where my levels should actually be.

Great video explanation, I always wanted to know those units used, it's 'milligrams per deciLiter' = mg/dL. Remember also that the GLUCOMETER NUMBER DISPLAY uses another conversion unit to 'milliMoles per Liter' = mMol/L.

The background music is distracting.

I've been carnivore 12 months. A few weeks ago my HbAlc was 6.3 (according to my doctor). Since then I've tested my blood glucose levels three times a day (fasting and post prandial) - between 4.8-5.0 without fail. If you are carnivore, do your own testing.

I was just diagnosed with type 2 diabetes April 12, 2023. My A1c was 8.5. I’ve made some changes in my eating habits which includes laying off sodas and snacks as well as a thirty minute walk after dinner . I also take 500 ml of metforrmin. My numbers are usually in the 80s or 90s, but rarely go past 111. Of course these numbers are usually a fasting number in the morning and a closing number in the evening. Even when I was doing a midday measurement, my numbers mostly stayed within this range. I suppose this is progress, but I’m still early in this new journey and still have lots to learn.

You’ve brought sense to the scary world I’m now in ,thank you for shedding light on it

Thank you for the explanation of A1C. Very helpful.😊

Thank you so much for this amazing information I just felt the music was a little distracting

Thank you for explaining things so clearly. Your videos are really helping me (personally)not feel so anxious.

Good information provided, had some trouble hearing the message because of the looped music in the background

Thank you, sweet lady, for the great info. Now I finally understand the ranges so much better!

I was diagnosed a year ago last April, I was at 93 mmol. Prescribed metformin starting low and increasing to the max. I was also diagnosed with haemochromatosis. Now off all diabetes meds, just on ramipril and simvastatin for blood pressure and cholesterol. My latest A1c was 42 mmol without meds, however I have managed this without any support team, the doctor who diagnosed me left and there is no permanent replacement, only locums. No dietician, no endocrinologist, no training offered, just two URLs to look at. The diabetes nurse didn't give me any target figures, just said I had no need to test, it seems the NHS thinks that an annual A1c test is all that is needed. I wasn't happy with that and bought a glucometer and once they stopped my metformin I decided to spend more money on a CGM to teach myself what I can and shouldn't eat. An expensive decision but I seem to have my type 2 diabetes under control, for now anyway. I do feel thathere in the country in the UK there isn't enough support and am so glad that Facebook groups and KZfaq exist, as long as you can pick out the good info. from the bad you can educate yourself and keep on top of things.

I have been diagnosed with pre-diabetes some two years ago, but let it slip because of the confusing information on the net, invluding all those warnings about metformin. Now I had a level of 250 and a HgbA1c of 7,5. Now of course insulin and diet change etc. I wish I had a better explanation two years ago and a measurement device to really understand how sugar works in my body.

Thanks so much for the info it was very helpful.

Boy am I glad I found your channel! Vert helpful. Thank you. Sub fan for sure!

I am so glad I found your channel. It wasn’t my primary doctor that told me after so the testing he did on me that I was prediabetic. It was another doctor, and I knew nothing about what to do, how to control it, check it, nothing. Diabetes runs in my family, and I just kept drinking those sodas and baking all of those sweets. Now, I’ve found you, and in just one video, you’ve helped me immensely. So, thank you so much for making all of your videos to help us.

Thanks 🙏❤

Great info - music makes it hard to hear you and is distracting.

Thank you. This was very informative. I was just diagnosed with type2. A1c 6.7. As of now l am managing my diet and trying to do some of exercise daily. At age 77 it becomes difficult.

Not one word about the "dawn phenomenen",which is a very real thing for me.I watch a you tube channel called "Beat diabetes" which has helped me a whole lot.I"m prediabetic and have learned soo much from the "Beat diabetes" vids.

Very informative. I started Ozempic and my A1C went from around 10.5 to 7

The home glucose indicator device and when doing a blood test at the lab on the same morning can defer by 0.4-0.7 means if your home indicator was 4.7and a lab blood test can read 5.2

This is the best information I have received since I was told I was diabetic 5 years ago. I have the crappiest insurance plan there is in America. The local health department will not take the insurance, and I must travel to the next county to seek medical help. There is no diabetic care team for me; I am on my own. When the time comes, they will not chop my feet off; I would rather be dead. Thank you for this video. I will follow this as closely as I can.

Was recently diagnosed with type 2, I'm a survivor of Pancreatic cancer with only 20% of my pancreas. Struggling like everyone else to bring my numbers down to a normal range! Metformin and diet, but I am also very thin and trying to keep my weight up as well, thanks for helping, learned a lot!

Thank you for the video for me to understand my blood levels were

Thank you for your comprehensive explaination on everything on blood sugar tests all in one video.

She’s so sweet and nice my blood sugar just went up .

The A1C blood test sounds a bit bogus to me. I don’t understand how one test can show an average blood glucose over a three month period. It would make better sense to take a test daily, then find an average.

Thank you!! This was very informative. (The music was quite distracting for me, though. Maybe it is just my computer, but it seemed to be as loud as your voice.)

i was just diagnosed with Diabetes my AC! is 7.5 and I'm so scared. i don't know what foods are good but I'm so glad I found this channel. I'm on a mission to eat better and live.

Please it break down with the next machine reading in 6.1 or 7.1 ? Thanks

6 mo ago Dr A1C at 6.4 and my blood sugar at 124. Dr said will check again in 6mo. That fired me up. Changed my lifestyle getting exercise and eating low carb. Im 78 and my weight was 210 and is now 170. My morning fasting BS after getting up has been 95-96. 2 hrs after meal still usually at 100. So I will get tested next week and am expecting better reading at everything because of what Ive done. My A1C has not been below 6.0 previous and my triglycerides always high also. Truly Im expecting to see an A1C at least at 5.7.

Thank you. I recently lost 70 pounds and my numbers have gotten better but I still get spikes from time to time. My Dr just had me start reintroducing some carbs and it got me freaking out a little lol

I’m 16 and I have type 1 diabetes and I haven’t been taking my insulin. I haven been feeling good at all. So I’m going to start taking care of myself and take my insulin from now on

Thank you for the video, I was diagnosed 2 months ago with T2D Most of my testing are done before I take break fast and its between 98 and 115. Am still learning how to live with and control my diabetes.

Thank you so much for this video. I was just recently diagnosed with T2D and I'm learning how to adjust and how to reverse the diagnosis.

Please may I just say Thank you so much for such an informative video. I myself have just been diagnosed with Pre - Diabetes something I name a “ a wake up call “ so to speak. Is is good to have a glucose monitor at hand if you have been diagnosed as Pre - Diabetes as really there no other way of checking what your daily level are without one of these machines. Thank you.

I'm type II. My daily goal is 80-100. My A1C goal is low 5. Three months ago it was 5.9. I get an A1C check in four days. Hopefully it will be mid to low 5. Ozembic has helped.

4 and 8 feeling great 5 and feeling fine I’m from Canada

My AC1test was normal 5.1% but then my blood sugar on the same test was 65 and it was low

Great video . Very helpful info . Would have been able to absorb the info a lot better without the distracting music in the background.

Was diagnosed with type 2 last year. I have been using a CGM for monitoring my blood sugar and trying to make better choices based on it, but I’m still struggling. What struck me in this video is the amount of times “working with your diabetes care team” was mentioned. Do people really have entire “diabetes care teams”? What kinds of people are part of these teams?

Mam thanks for the vid. Background music is too much tho.

Thank you . Just got diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. I’ve been so confused. Just today asked for an appointment for a nutritionist. I’m checking my blood in the morning and ranging about 119 to 126. One day I had 140. What do you do if you’re too high??? Thank you so much to help clear up so much confusion.

On Sept. 28 ‘23, I was diagnosed with 107 sugar level. My biggest “monsters” at this point are processed foods & colas.

How do you know. I'm now taking three readings per session and they often vary between say 5.8 and 7.1 It tells me these things aren't reliable

THANKS FOR YOUR EXPLAINATION OF WHAT A NORMAL BLOOD SUGAR SHOULD BE. I WISH I HAD FOUND THIS SITE EARLIER WHEN I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TYPE 2. MANY THANKS!!!

My blood sugar hit 49 before for a low and I hate having low because you can’t do much so I wish we wouldn’t have low blood sugars because I’m scared of low blood sugars because yeah 😢

Can lemon water after every meal help to lower blood glucose level?

Great info, but the music is too loud. It's hard to hear what you saying.

Hi Erin, thanks for a great video. I have a quick question. When it said 1,2 or 5 hours after meals, does it start when we finished eating? Let's assume it takes about 30 mins to finish the meal, so that means 1,2, or 5 hours after 30 mins meals? Thank you Erin.

Well my A1C last tested was 6.2 but I’m having problems with the idea of what normal should be. I’m using the FreeStile Libre 2 blood glucose monitor with a sensor stuck on my arm I usually check my blood every couple hours or when I wake up at night or before and after eating now the last 30 days my average Glucose is 152 from 6 am - 12 pm it was 129 the rest of the time was 160. Now here’s the thing when it’s 90 I can’t do much of anything even have a hard time just watching KZfaq I do good when it’s around 160. Now I play the harmonica, Recorder tin whistles and the ocarina I play by ear I can read music but I can’t recognize the song reading the music I use to record what I played after hearing the song then I could play it by ear maybe I’m just weird I’ve had a lot of head injuries throughout the last 68 years. But to the point when my Glucose is under 150 I can’t play anything under 200 I can play a little and think fairly well right now I’m at 177 and obviously writing quite a bit when I’m above 200 I can play all of my instruments and usually will play most of the night I’ve noticed that when I stop and start having trouble playing songs or making up songs especially like blues riffs if when I’m dropping below 200. Now the way you are in this video and talking fast like you’re doing I’m that way when my glucose is around 250 or higher and several of the others who make videos about how to drop your sugar say there’s was 350 or more in the last year I don’t remember hitting 300. But one thing I do feel better when it’s between 150 & 250. Also after having been given Satans and beta blockers I developed really bad neuropathy after going off of them it got better I’m still using a long lasting insulin but I don’t use it unless I’m over 180. But back to the point vitamin B6 is supposed to help rebuild the nerves the blood pressure meds stop you from using all vitamin B’s anyway B6 or the version they say is best the P-5-P raises my blood glucose to between 200 and 260 when it was at 90 it raised me to around 150 to 185. Now my big question is if taking vitamins I’m definitely low on puts my glucose at around 200 and the only studies I’ve been able to find where they’ve ever checked was a hand full 10 I think they said college students in the 50’s for a week to see what there glucose was maybe it’s just me but all that comes to my mind is a bunch of kids coming back to school hung over and not eating and being tested and telling everybody that this is normal. Then in the 60’s we had a senator and his secretary was on a weird diet and she setup the food pyramid for everyone to follow and doctors have just been repeating this everywhere every since. And anything that comes out disagreeing with it is called names and following this dietary advice has caused hart trouble to increase and now cancer has gone up over 200% and has passed hart trouble. Like I said I feel good when my glucose is around 200 when it’s around 100 I have a hard time doing anything and when it was 90 and lower I couldn’t even get out of bed. I was told that it was a silence killer with high blood pressure and high sugar but on the treatments my pulse was 60 my blood pressure was 150/90 my glucose was 90 I couldn’t talk could hardly walk fell a few times so I quit trying I couldn’t even watch KZfaq and had trouble staying awake. They were checking my hart and seen I had a swollen elbow and my arm was black and blue from my arm pit to my elbow I was going to pickup my meds on the way home but by the time I got out of the ER everything was closed and I couldn’t get back to town for about a week and most of the problems I was having went away and I started waking up. If you want to know what I was like just look at the new pitchers of Bruce Willis they say there is no treatment for the dementia but the beta blockers and satin’s double the chances of dementia and they said at the drug company that the reason the FDA okay them was because after going of of them for a few weeks there dementia went away so they said it didn’t do anything really bad. Well when I started writing this my blood sugar was at 177 it’s now 3:15 pm about 30 minutes later and I’m at 157 I haven’t eaten anything today last meal was about 10 pm last night and I’m starting to fade out so I thing I’ll go eat something. Also I’ve found out that eating usually helps lower my blood sugar if I don’t eat for about 15 hours my blood sugar will go up to around 200-250 eating rice or pasta about a cup full will do the same thing I always heard that not eating would lower your blood sugar well not on me and I’m not fat either around 3-5% body fat and on the meds I was on I lost a lot of strength and muscle mass been off of them about 4 months now and have gotten a lot stronger since then. Well I’ll leave it at this by for now you were fun to watch I really did enjoy your video ❤❤❤❤❤

I need information on type 3 c. How is it treated? Will I need insulin sooner than type 2?

So right now for this past week I’ve been freaking out because I started walking on the treadmill I have this thing on my foot and my friend’s girlfriend who’s a nurse asked if I was diabetic I said not that I know of yet cause almost 2 months ago I went for some blood work and I was still pre and a few weeks ago I went for a follow up my blood sugar level was at 91 and they did a glucose test on me that was 85

I'm in Ireland and our reading for blood sugar levels is different 5 and under is normal

Are you on Instagram and do you have a blog?

Im screwed lol good video. In still learning

I really can't afford health insurance but, I'll just get with my "health care team"..lol. I'm definitely looking at some lifestyle changes. Thank you for the video 🙂

Wonderful info. Maybe better video without music.

I’m pre diabetic originally diagnosed with an A1C of 6.2 I lowered it to 5.9 and I got pregnant shortly after. My fasting numbers have been good but once I eat I spike and now I’m starting to get nervous . I have an upcoming A1C in a few weeks and I’m stressing I haven’t been eating great but I’ve also haven’t consumed food like I use to and don’t have sugar

Thank you so much for your valuable video, but the background music is so distracted and annoying. I tried to listen every word you said but I have to rewind so many times in order to listen all your words. Thanks.

My A1C actually is 6.1 prediabetic , i was in 7 diabetic how lower my blood sugar ? try to take diet food excesise and drink lots water only i used medication is my sugar is 130 plus , sometimes i don't take it medication for one month two years ago my sugar is in 5.3 excellent

My A1C is 7.1 and my blood sugar is 200.

What do you do when your blood sugar is low mine drops down after I eat and stays down and I never know what to eat to bring it back up fort don't drop down fast again

I bought the blood glucose monitor because I have low blood sugar. I am hypoglycemic. I am trying to find out if some of my symptoms are from not eating enough and often enough. I want to have some data to give my body doctor before my next physical.

My A1C is 8.3, wat is the range my blood sugar be at

I always have normal blood sugar levels for fasting, however after a meal it’s in the range 160. Usually by the 1 hour it drops to 85 quick making my hungry and I start getting shaky . What could this mean? I don’t eat fast food or even drink coke or not even alcohol.

I have a fasting blood sugar of 125 and my insulin 126. Am I diabetic? ❤

What does it mean if I have a fasting blood sugar that would be considered pre diabetes, but my blood sugar goes down after I eat?

Use a glucometer to find out what spikes your glucose!! I found out oatmeal and bananas are the worst!! Pretty much eat meat, lots of butter , occasionally non starchy vegetables and salad

This is such useful information and I really needed to know this. But I just can’t cope with the load unnecessary background piano music! 😖 Even if there subtitles I would have watched till the end, but 2 minutes in and I’m getting a headache!

I don't know if I'm pre diabetic or not. Can you suggest a testing schedule ?

I joined the club for type 2 , they precribe me 500 mg of Metamorphin in the morning and one taken before bed . It made me feel so thirsty throughout the day drinking tons of water . I reduce the intake of only 500mg. and that did the trick , still thirsty , but not as Bad as before . I am looking to replace it with Berbidine . and see if that is better for me .

Hello. I am a friend of the family. My BFF, Kay, Passed a year ago. And, after 7mo, the surviving husband was not able to live on his own, financially. Today, he shares my home. That has evolved into becoming his in-home care-provider. I am new to the daily+ testing for the glucose levels. Question. Do I turn-on the little Monitor before I insert the test-strip? or, does it turn-on automatically upon the insertion of the test-strip? Thank You, SharonZ WA

Helpful video. Less music would be better.

my doctor wanted me test my sugar level he wanted me come back in a month its this Monday i go back to doctors my lowest it been at 7.2 so far it usely 9.2. to 12.5 in mornings . i take metformin

The non- native speakers of English can't follow the content eventhough it is highly informative as the delivery of words are at the range of pre- diabetic level.( more than 100 words per minute ). Would have been made a healthy handshake had the speed at controlled level.

I been testing my blood sugar levels just started today and i was 86 hour after gym. Then ate and hour later 96 but I didn’t have a carb rich meal at all today. I’m also pregnant and i was prediabetic before becoming pregnant. So now im just trying to stay active. But they saying basically my a1c went from 5.7 to 5.8 im not sure if that’s simply because it was two separate doctors who tested me or if i am creeping up on diabetes charts

I know i am diabetic, but want to know are level between 200 to 250 after lunch very bad ?

No mention of fasting insulin. Another REALLY important number for Type 2.

So for me (not diabetic) my blood sugar comes down to 77-84 2 hours after eating. Is that desirable?

Can you take the music off this video, so hard to listen to and this is good info 😕

My heart just keeps thanking you and thanking you Dr Igudia for all you have done for me, you gave me your words that you could heal any sickness or disease, thank you for permanently curing me of my Type 2 Diabetes you are amazing.

My A1c is 5.0 then it went to a 4.9 . I have issues with my stomach. My sugar goes up high but crashes and I can’t keep my sugar stable . I’m worried

My A1C is 9.7. Just found out. How bad is that

i was dignosewith stage one i been taken pills and over a month i average 105 to 125 overnight fasting average 105 -113 i take farika one a day in the 30 days im 82 years old so in my thinking 105 to 120 might be my sweet spot ill never get to 6,5 what do you think am i ok i feel great i dont drink soda i eat alot fiber breakfast is fiber fruit like bluberrie, starwberries in my cerals i blend 1/4 tea spoon of cinnamom, turmic, cumin. in my almonond milk mixed with the cerale

I wish y’all would make your mind up on watch the right thing. I hear doctors on KZfaq and everyone I’m say something different. I wish you all make your Your mind up

i just had blood work done my glucose was 99 , my doctor is not concern at ,he told me that i am not diabetic ,, but i am trying to lower that on my own and not doctors request

Mine is low Not high So I’m trying to understand what am I suppose to hope it gets to ? I bought a reader untill my first doc apt for this on Monday But the nurse checked it was at 54 and was telling me to eat and I did everything she said But I till Monday comes I want to try n get what this is all about

Does someone know if it’s normal to have blood sugars in the 80-85 range 1 hour after eating ? My fasting blood sugar is around 70-75 and I eat mostly plants with some cheese and brown bread from time to time. All my research indicate that Blood glucose should peak after 1hr but mine is in the Normal range even after I eat. What’s going on ? Why is it low ?

does weight loss help I was diagnosed with a 5.6 I was weighing 195 now i'm at 148 could that help

Sometimes it’s high in the morning due to lack of sleep. Otherwise it’s manageable. Is this normal

my fasting levels are between 4 and 4.5. that cool?