your test results should fall within the target range recommended by your healthcare professional. Once you have established your target range, you will be able to recognize when your results are high or low and know when to take action based on the advice of your healthcare professional.
Testing Tips to Ensure Accuracy
If you have a test result that falls outside of your target range and you cannot link it to changes in your diet, exercise, medication, or stress level, you may want to review these testing tips, then repeat the test.
RESULTS
| GLUCOSE RANGES IN | YOUR TARGET |
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| PEOPLE WITHOUT | RANGES, mmol/L |
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| DIABETES, mmol/L9 |
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Before breakfast | 3.9– 5.8 |
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Before lunch or dinner | 3.9– 6.1 |
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1 hour after meals | Less than 8.9 |
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2 hours after meals | Less than 6.7 |
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Between 2 and 4 a.m. | Greater than 3.9 |
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