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1. www.webmd.com › diabetes › normal-blood-sugar-levelsNormal Blood Sugar Levels Chart for Kids and Teens - WebMD

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   Aug 12, 2024 · This simple chart from WebMD shows target blood sugar levels for kids and teens before and after meals, after fasting, before exercise, and at bedtime, as well as an A1c target.

2. www.forbes.com › normal-blood-sugar-levelsNormal Blood Sugar Levels By Age (Chart) - Forbes

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   Jun 11, 2024 · “When blood sugar levels are too high or too low, it can have serious health consequences, such as nerve damage, kidney damage and heart disease,” says Brenda Peralta, registered...

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4. www.healthline.com › blood-sugar-level-chartBlood Sugar Level Charts for Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

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   • Overview
   • Recommended blood sugar ranges
   • What about A1C?
   • Why should you measure your blood sugar?
   • How to lower your blood sugar
   • How to raise your blood sugar
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   When your blood sugar levels fall within the recommended ranges, it’s a sign your diabetes treatment and management plan is working. You and your doctor can determine your exact blood sugar targets. Meanwhile, these general guidelines can help.

   Diabetes impacts your body’s ability to control your blood sugar (glucose) levels. Uncontrolled blood sugar can lead to serious complications, which is why monitoring your blood sugar and keeping it within recommended ranges is so important.

   Your recommended blood sugar range can be impacted by a variety of factors such as your age, overall health, and diabetes management goals.

   The charts in this article will help you understand the recommended ranges for blood sugar as well as for A1C.

   See full list on healthline.com

   Recommended blood sugar levels can help you determine whether your blood sugar is in a “normal” range.

   However, your blood sugar target level may vary from the general recommendation due to:

   •your overall health

   •your age

   •the presence of other health conditions (known as comorbidities)

   •the length of time you’ve had diabetes

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   AIC is a measure of your average blood sugar over the past 3 months. To have your A1C measured, you’ll need a blood draw.

   When sugar enters your bloodstream, it binds to a protein called hemoglobin. People who have high blood sugar have a higher percentage of the hemoglobin protein coated with sugar. Your A1C result will give you an indication of what percentage of your hemoglobin is bound to sugar.

   In the chart below you can see whether your A1C result falls into a “normal” range or whether it could be a sign of prediabetes or diabetes.

   It’s generally recommended that people with any type of diabetes keep their A1C below 7 percent.

   However, other health conditions and health goals might change this. A doctor will let you know whether, based on your unique factors, you have a different A1C goal.

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   Keeping track of your blood sugar is one of the most important elements of diabetes management.

   Careful monitoring of your blood sugar and knowing what may cause it to rise or fall can help you and a health team develop a diabetes care plan and set treatment goals.

   Additionally, measuring your blood sugar can help you:

   •monitor how medications are impacting your blood sugar levels

   •determine how different meals and food choices impact your blood sugar

   •determine whether exercise or other lifestyle changes are impacting your blood sugar levels

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   High blood sugar levels, known as hyperglycemia, can make you feel tired or thirsty and can even make your vision blurry. Many factors can cause a spike in your blood sugar, including:

   •stress

   •illness

   •taking too little insulin

   •eating large meals or eating more carbohydrates than usual

   •being less physically active than usual

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   Low blood sugar is defined as blood sugar below 70 milligrams (mg) per deciliter (dL). If your blood sugar drops too low, you might feel:

   •dizzy or light-headed

   •shaky

   •hungry

   •irritable

   •tired

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   Monitoring your blood sugar is a key part of diabetes management. Blood sugar levels that consistently fall within the recommended ranges are a sign that your medications, diet, and other diabetes treatments are working well.

   Blood sugar ranges are general guidelines. You might have a slightly different recommended blood sugar range depending on your overall health, age, the length of time you’ve had diabetes, and other factors.

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5. kidshealth.org › en › kidsDiabetes and High Blood Sugar (for Kids) | Nemours KidsHealth

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   But if it happens a lot, talk with your diabetes care team to figure out how to get your sugar levels back to a healthy range. What Can Happen if High Blood Sugars Get Too High? Very high blood sugars can lead to diabetic ketoacidosis (say: kee-toh-ah-sih-DOH-sis), or DKA .

   • In general, higher than normal blood glucose levels can be caused by: 1. not taking your diabetes medicine when you're supposed to or not taking th...
   • People with high blood sugar may: 1. pee a lot. When blood sugar levels get too high, the kidneys flush out the extra glucose into your urine (pee)...
   • To treat high blood sugar, it helps to know what is causing it. You might need to take more insulin or diabetes pills because you're growing and ea...
   • Someone who has high blood sugar can develop a serious problem with a serious-sounding name: diabetic ketoacidosis (say: kee-toh-ah-sih-DOH-sis). T...
   • These two problems don't sound like much fun, so you're probably wondering how to prevent them. The solution is to keep your blood sugar levels as...

6. www.childrens.com › specialties-servicesPediatric hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) - Children's Health

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   Hyperglycemia, or high blood glucose, means the blood glucose level is above target. It can be caused by too much food, not enough insulin, less activity than usual, stress or illness. Sometimes children outgrow their insulin dosage and have high glucose values. Be sure to discuss this with your child’s endocrinologist and/or pediatrician.

7. www.childrens.com › health-wellness › sugar-and-kidsSugar and Kids: How much is too much? – Children's Health

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   Consuming too much sugar has serious health risks, especially for kids. A dietitian shares five ways to reduce your family's sugar intake.

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   Can kids with diabetes eat too much glucose?

   • Having too much glucose in the blood isn’t healthy, especially for kids with diabetes. Doctors call high blood sugar hyperglycemia (say: hi-per-gly-SEE-me-uh). Glucose comes from the foods you eat. It gets inside your cells with help from a hormone called insulin. Kids with diabetes have trouble making or using insulin (say: IN-suh-lin).

   Diabetes and High Blood Sugar (for Kids) | Nemours KidsHealth

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   What happens if a child has high blood sugar?

   • Kids with high blood sugar may: pee a lot: That’s because the kidneys flush out the extra glucose into your urine (pee). drink a lot: If you pee a lot, you lose fluid, and that makes you very thirsty. feel tired: If the body can't use glucose for energy, you get really tired. Some kids can have high blood sugar levels without even knowing it.

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   Why does my child have high blood glucose?

   • Hyperglycemia, or high blood glucose, means the blood glucose level is above target. It can be caused by too much food, not enough insulin, less activity than usual, stress or illness. Sometimes children outgrow their insulin dosage and have high glucose values. Be sure to discuss this with your child’s endocrinologist and/or pediatrician.

   Pediatric hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) - Children's Health

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   Do kids eat too much sugar?

   • "Many of the foods we eat have hidden sugar, including things that seem to be nutritious – yogurt, pasta sauce, cereal, juice, even peanut butter," says Otoniel Santiago, clinical dietitian with the Get Up & Go program at Children's Health℠. The result? Kids are consuming too much sugar – and their health is at risk.

   Sugar and Kids: How much is too much? – Children's Health

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   What should I do if my child has high blood sugar?

   • When you notice a pattern of high blood glucose values, send your child's glucose log to the diabetes team. High blood sugar does not mean that you are doing something wrong. It is information that can be used to improve your child's diabetes control.

   Pediatric hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) - Children's Health

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   What happens if you eat too much sugar?

   • When children (and adults) eat sugar, it creates a physical reaction in the body: The brain releases dopamine, a feel-good chemical that can improve mood in the short term, and the body produces insulin to regulate blood sugar levels. However, too much sugar can create insulin-resistance, which often leads to diabetes.

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9. www.healthlinkbc.ca › health-topics › diabetesDiabetes in Children: Checking Blood Sugar in a Child

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   Checking your child's blood sugar helps you treat low or high blood sugar before it becomes an emergency. It also helps you know how exercise and food affect your child's blood sugar. And if your child takes insulin, it helps you know how much short-acting insulin to give.