My doc forgot to order a PSA(prostate) test & fasting glucose for my annual physical or the lab forgot to run them. So his PA asked me to re-do the test on Monday. She said that the last two (glucose)she had were borderline 104 & 107 (good is 70-100)

My question is, could me having a few drinks the night before made the test high? (I’m not sure, but I think I did drink the night before)
If so how long should I make sure I don’t have any alcohol? 1 day or 2 days before?
I usually have 2 drinks of whisky and water around 9pm never more then 3 shots total-I don’t like hangovers.

I’m sure it didn’t help as you aren’t supposed to have anything but water for at least 12 hours prior to a blood draw for a glucose test. You sound like you may be pre-diabetic or headed that way.

I would get retested and have nothing but water for 12+ hours prior.

It could run it up. Get an A1c it is the gold standard not fasting blood sugar.

I freaked when my glucose hit 97. It's now 87. ALT and AST are also important. Whiskey will break a fast

Well, I did have the drink at 2100 and the blood draw was after 0800 the next day. I’m just trying to figure if the ETOH was what made it or if maybe it was the type of dinner I had the night before.

At The VA physical I had, the PA said a big steak and potato dinner could take some time to digest and could maybe make the number stay high if blood was drawn early.

So I think I’m just gonna skip the ETOH and see. I’ll prolly have light dinner too.

The glucose test shows what your blood sugar levels are doing at the moment, it is consistently changing and anything you eat or drink will have an effect on it.

The A1C test shows an average of what your glucose has been for about the last 90 days.

If you are doing a glucose test then alcohol will matter and you shoud fast for 8 hours. If you are doing an A1C test then fasting won't really have much of an impact.

A couple tablespoons of Bragg's apple cider vinegar daily is good for everything including blood sugar, cut it about 3 parts water, juice etc to 1 part acv. I like sipping on a glass of ice water with about an oz. of acv mixed in.

Thanks Spin, the test results say “glucose mg/dl” not AC1…so I’m guessing it’s just a test like you’d do with a finger prick.

Like what SpinZone mentioned ~ a single gulcose test is just a moment in time and can change widely, A1C is is a more relevant test.
However, early morning (glucose) tests are subject to what is called "the dawn effect" where it is elevated in early hours of waking ~ a common phenomena.
Also glucose can be elevated for a number of other reasons mostly from eating recently so it is why it is done fasted.
And as mentioned above "freaking out" at 107 is ridiculous - as your number is constantly moving and 107 by itself is insufficient as it needs to take in context and it is not necessarily an indicator of anything bad.
Also: another subject but your glucose can be raised on it's own because your body makes what it needs too - called gluconeogenesis.
Ultimately it is your diet that dictates all of this especially carbs/sugar.
It is all about Insulin control.

Thanks smschulz, my older bro and my dad both told me that they routinely score in the 100-110 glucose test, dads has been that way for 50 years, and Chucks has been slightly high for 20 years…

So I’m not really worried about it, besides I thought I might be skewing the test by the ETOH. But I’m gonna just eat light and no ETOH the night before…

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Originally posted by doublesharp:
A couple tablespoons of Bragg's apple cider vinegar daily is good for everything including blood sugar, cut it about 3 parts water, juice etc to 1 part acv. I like sipping on a glass of ice water with about an oz. of acv mixed in.

It tastes like you wrung the sweat out of a sock into your cup but it makes my tummy happy.

I don't think a reading of 107 is cause for freaking out. I'm a type II Diabetic and my fasting glucose runs anywhere from 75-140, but mostly around 100-120. I don't get worried unless I run higher than that for several days. I do take a long-lasting insulin shot every night before bed. My A1C is usually around 7.

flashguy

SigSentry said FREAKING OUT, I didn’t

Relax guys, but thanks for caring.

Little in life has cause me to freak out. And a borderline measurement (for anything) is not going to send me over the edge

A1C test is $31. https://www.lifeextension.com/...=a1c&t=coveo4A2453FD

That may be less expensive than an insurance copay.

I have type II diabetes. When I have a fasting blood test, the results should be >120. I'm routinely 124ish. My A1C is 5.9, which is pretty good! When my A1C is above 6.5, I test my blood sugar regularly. This identifies food/drinks I should avoid!

Back in the OLD DAYS, the Normal fasting blood sugar was 90-120 mg/dl. It was that way for eons, and sometime lately, they lowered the normal amount to 80-99 mg/dl. Just have you doc draw an A1c.

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Originally posted by flashguy:
I don't think a reading of 107 is cause for freaking out. I'm a type II Diabetic and my fasting glucose runs anywhere from 75-140, but mostly around 100-120. I don't get worried unless I run higher than that for several days. I do take a long-lasting insulin shot every night before bed. My A1C is usually around 7.

flashguy

I agree, and I'm Type I. 107 wouldn't get me to blink, even if I didn't have Type I.

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Originally posted by GT-40DOC:
Back in the OLD DAYS, the Normal fasting blood sugar was 90-120 mg/dl. It was that way for eons, and sometime lately, they lowered the normal amount to 80-99 mg/dl. Just have you doc draw an A1c.

That's correct. Same with blood pressure, LDL, etc. All in the name of making medication dependent patients out of individuals that now have "pre-xxxx"

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Originally posted by doublesharp:
A couple tablespoons of Bragg's apple cider vinegar daily is good for everything including blood sugar, cut it about 3 parts water, juice etc to 1 part acv. I like sipping on a glass of ice water with about an oz. of acv mixed in.

I have some every morning with lemon juice and water. Part of my daily routine.

Never been a foot guy, My A1C is 6.5 down from a 11.5 with meds and pretty normal for me eating.