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Day to day variations in blood glucose

Diabetes & Endocrine System | Last Active: Sep 13, 2023 | Replies (11)

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@bitsygirl welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. After reading your initial post in this discussion I’m a bit confused. Hoping you can clarify. You said that you have started monitoring your blood sugars in an effort to figure out why you have so much calcification in your coronary arteries. I’m not sure I understand the connection. I can respond to the topic of variations in blood glucose. Blood glucose is not a one and done lab. It is constantly changing throughout the day and is affected by so many things (what & when you ate, other health conditions, stress & emotions …..even the seasons and weather!) It is completely normal. As @collegeprof mentioned looking at trends and patterns can be more helpful in understanding if blood sugar is ok or if there is a problem. There are other types of testing and labs to do this. Are you interested in that sort of thing?

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@collegeprof and @cehunt57: Thanks for your replies! I did not explain the motivation behind watching my blood sugar very well. A few months ago I got a very high Agatston score which was very unexpected. The Agatston score measures calcium in the coronary arteries. I started reading on heart attack prevention and it sounded to me like there is an association with diabetes, or at least there is a higher risk of a coronary event in people with calcification if they also have diabetes. When I started monitoring my blood glucose, I saw very high numbers. The last two days or so, the peaks are much smaller and I have more time in the 50’s. It’s a little like the peaks all were truncated and the entire curve was shifted down a few points. Of course I am very happy if the recent numbers reflect my glucose response, but I am confused by the change.