Hi, Rowdy. The numbers for the readings are different in the US, Canada and other parts of the country. I know Canada has the lower numbers for their reading (hence the “7″ you mentioned), while the US has it’s readings higher. 90-100 is normal for our readings. Below 70 is getting too low and the higher 100’s is getting too high. The 300 range is dangerous. I am wondering if the glucose numbers are sort of like metric or what we used to have here in the US. Inches, feet, miles etc. instead of metric. Like our speedometers are different than Canada and Europe. The electricity is different: 110 and 220 here, and if someone travels to Europe, they have to buy a converter if they are going to use any of their electric gadgets (hair blower/dryer, plug in electric razor, and so on).
Hope that helped. Also hope it is not too confusing. I am not too well with words today. Fever, exhausted. Have UTI and the pharmacy just now filled my antibiotic. It is Cipro, which is one of the antibiotics that mess with our glucose. So am sick from the infection and will have the raised glucose from being on the antibiotic for it. I hope the Cipro kicks in soon and starts knocking this infection. I did get some AZO to help with the irritation and also some cranberry capsules to help with the infection.
It is back to bed for me.
Sue
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1 May Riddle // Jan 26, 2007 at 4:20 pm
That is very interesting. I am confused as to how the blood glucose level is measured. Mine hovers around “7″, while others report in the 100s. I have seen it reported both ways. Can someone enlighten me on this?
Thank you in advance.
Rowdy
2 May Riddle // Jan 28, 2007 at 7:04 pm
Thank you, Sue, for that info. But I am in the US, and the doctor rates me as “7.4″ Guess I’ll have to ask him the next time I see him.
When I was in Africa I forgot and let a little water from the shower trickle into my mouth. I immediately got sick. Cipro took care of the problem immediately. I believe in Cipro!
rowdy
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