Diabetic Diet & Blood Gluecose

My brother has type 1 diabetes. What’s the most accurate blood glucose meter available that has a usb connector and s reasonably priced?

All of the presently available glucometers are equally accurate. Your brother should base his choice on the price of the strips not the price of the glucometer as he will be using the strips for the rest of his life. You are correct that some glucometers have USB ports and as a physician I prefer that patients use these. These glucometers will print out 5 pages of data analyzing averaging and charting readings. I ask patients to email their results. The computer is not used by physicians as often as it should be. It improves communication and reduces cost. I wish you both the very best of health and in all things may God bless.

Okay I have a meter to watch my sugars so i dont end up with a sugar issue….can someone tell me what my fasting levels should be and every other time during the day ??? my fasting level on sunday was 84 and today it was 115 help would be appreciated

I have complimented micksmixxx before and I will do so again. There is a great deal of confusion in this forum as to what the normal range for glucose is. Part of the reason is that respondents tend to rely on personal opinion, personal experience, or an internet search. An internet search will yield a wide variety of reference ranges and non-physicians are really not in a position to evaluate their validity. There is one ‘Top Contributor’ who cites a research study – not a clinical trial – suggesting very ‘low’ normal glucose values. Thus it is common to find competing opinions which adds to the confusion of the person answering the question. Based upon the most recent clinical trials nearly all physicians agree with the following. A non-diabetic’s fasting glucose is typically 70 to 100 mg/dL or 3.9 to 5.6 mmol/L. A non-diabetic’s post-prandial (after meal) glucose typically does not exceed 140 mg/dL or 7.8 mmol/L. This is essentially what micksmixxx has stated. Note that I say typically as there is some variation in glucose from day to day. In addition no single reading should be used to establish the diagnosis. It is best to obtain both fasting and 2 hour post-prandial glucose readings. It does not sound as if you have diabetes so I would suggest that testing once a week should be more than enough. I ask my patients to create a spread-sheet on their computer and to email me their readings once a month. There is also a glucometer with a USB port that when plugged into the physician’s computer prints out 5 pages of data. These are the glucometers that I prefer my patients to use. The goal for glucose readings in a diabetic is similar to those for a non-diabetic but not necessarily identical. I must wonder why you are checking your glucose. Is your physician concerned that you may have diabetes? I answer any and all health questions free of charge as a public service – all I ask is that you provide me with detailed information – johnerussomd@jhu.edu. I wish you the very best of health and in all things may God bless.