Day to day variations in blood glucose

Posted by bitsygirl @bitsygirl, Sep 9, 2023

I have started monitoring my blood sugar levels. I am trying to figure out why I have so much calcification in my coronary arteries and how to keep it from progressing. When I started monitoring, I would routinely see levels over 180 to 200 after a meal. Occasionally 230 or more. Last night and today however, the levels are very normal. Low, really. My level between meals today has been in the high 60s when it’s usually in the low 90s. Is this normal? What could cause it?

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Ingegerd Enscoe, Alumni Mentor | @astaingegerdm | Sep 13, 2023

In reply to @bitsygirl "@astaingegerdm Thanks for sharing. It sounds like you have a good internist. I had not heard..." + (show)

@bitsygirl
I used to be afraid of cardiovascular disease but not really much now. Having a doctor who follows recommended guidelines in screening is reassuring. The carotid arteries can be cleaned out I think. My husband has one that’s a bit iffy now. By the way- he had bypass surgery 11 years ago. A recent cardiac cath showed that the coronary arteries were also like new- even though he had been told that they last about 10 years.
I realize now that the decreasing blood flow through the aortic valve had affected me more than I knew over the past few years. I finally start feeling normal again and that’s way better than I have been feeling for a very long time. It sneaks up on you.
Stay healthy and check with your doctor about regular screening. It’s especially important for us women since we don’t get the same cv care as men. Heart disease symptoms are also different in women.