- the blood sugar level is our body’s “fuel gauge”.
- it shows how much sugar is on the way through our bloodstream
- in people with type 1 diabetes mellitus, the blood sugar is higher, especially in the period after a carbohydrate-containing meal
- the blood sugar level should not exceed 300 mg/dl (16 mmol/l) even one hour after eating
- in the first few weeks after insulin adjustment, however, larger fluctuations are completely normal
- blood sugar is measured in Germany in two units, in “mg/dl” or “mmol/l” (the conversion number from mg/dl to mmol/l is: divided by 18.02)
- before eating, blood sugar should be in the following range:
The blood sugar target range is from 70 to 150 (180) mg/dl or from 3.9 to 8.0 (10.0) mmol/l !