The Most Accurate Method To Test Blood Sugar is NOT A1C Test – Dr. Berg

Have been fasting and low carb ,low to no sugar , but sparatic blood sugars 160, 210, 129 . Just fasted for three days black coffee only and even with out eating ,I woud get 139 then 154 and then 179 . Had A1c 6.7 Have been dealing with for 3 yrs . Ihave lost vission in left eye and High pressure in eye was just fixed with outside offf eye drain.

What if your sugar is low after fasting? What if my sugar has never been over 126 for fasting?

Confusion here. I just invested in glucose measurement & tools as recommended; yet, a recent Dr B video said that glucose numbers can read low due to insulin resistance. The only way to measure IR is A1C. Now I’m not sure what my glucose measurements are true or due to IR. It seems you need to have insulin test done first & then watch glucose? Anyone else with input? I am not overweight, exercise daily, over 50.

Thank you.

American unit sucks! Don’t know what those number means !

So it really depends on what we eat…

I’ve been testing and tracking what i eat. Every time eat more sweets my numbers are higher vs I eat low carbs/sugar

Anyone the same?

Ive been doing this now for 2 months entering third. My numbers are still wonkey .. not giving up as even though my numbers are off I have not felt this good in a hot moment. I stopped using insulin three yeas
Rs ago felt so much better then. Just started the fasting and I feel even better.

I’m joining the fan club!! If I get discouraged about feeling deprived and hungry for the evil carbs I watch Dr Berg and it’s like an AA meeting but with carbs. Thanks Dr 😃
Ps. How about Carbohydrates Anonymous? CA meetings? 😁 Really I am serious I love this man and have learned so much invaluable health information that I cannot say thank you enough. Blessings to you and your family

what is the machine that checks a1c every 3 months called

I was doing so well for 2 weeks and was dying for a pumpkin spice latte and a blueberry muffin so I checked my blood sugar and it was 5.7 mmol/l after a very very low almost non-existent-carb meal and thought why not, it looks fine, right? And then now I’ve fallen off the bandwagon. I failed myself.

In my Keto diet I have never seen my blood glucose rising to 120, not even once. 118 has been at the highest. However, I have never seen it drop to 100 after 2 hours. It stays at 112 or so for a number of hours. I have not checked my blood glucose in the last couple of weeks to see what is going on.
I have slowely been gearing more and more towards carnivor diet.

i dont agree with all that just saying not everyone is the same etc. drs will say things like that to keep them in a job just like any profession in the us or anywhere

I have pre-diabetes. a1c is 6.1. My dr. wants me to put me on metforman. should i take that or berberine? any other advice?

He talked about everything but didn’t say what is the accurate way to measure blood glucose

Aweaome that you Dr ❤

You lost me...... I think most diabetics or prediabetics know what the number should be If you don't have diabetes but what is the best method to get an accurate blood sugar reading?????? and 2 hours after we eat I'm pretty sure everyone knows that also

Dr. Do you measure after a keto meal?

Love your videos and explanations. So very helpful. New diagnosed diabetic 6.6 A1C. Want to turn it around. What meter do you recommend for checking blood as described in this video? Thank you.

Thanks for the video

Im 70yrs of age and I’m a bit concerned about my health. I have prostate problems which I’m trying to sort out. I watched your videos on that subject and taken your advice. Now I’m looking at my sugar levels as I had to have tablets to reduce the high sugar reading.
I’m a bit confused you say for non diabetics. Which I am at the moment I hope. The normal reading should be between 70 & 90. Ideally 80mg. Then at the end of the video, you say “post meal”. The reading should be normal <120 1-2hrs after. <100 2hrs after.

I think you make great videos, because you get down to the nitty gritty of things 👍👍👍.
I’m trying to find out what are the good and bad readings are.
At the moment, I’m a non diabetic. I’ve made 3 reading at a week apart from one another, in the evening before bed. They’re 103, 100 & 146. Can you please tell me if they’re good or bad. I think their bad, especially the latter. 👍👍👍

Very low carb Omad for a week/ with the meal at lunchtime- brought me into the 80s and 90s after years of struggling- still bouncing up some, but I never thought I’d get there- never used the meds except for two weeks when I had to use insulin.

Testing and knowing about control ok why can't you invent medicine for permanent cure of of diabetes what is use of these lecture can the patient understand non cencce

Checking one's blood level 1 to 2 hours after a meal. Ok. Which meal?

Thanks for the info but aren't you missing something? Fructose is a bigger problem than glucose, right? It contributes more to visceral fat from what I understand which is a side-effect of insulin resistance. And I'm not sure many of these tests even measure it. I wish there was a continuous fructose monitor like there is for glucose.

It's not supposedly. As it only shows compliance in a 3 to 6 month period

thank you! I have to check that after meals. so frustrating going to doctors!

My glucose fasting is 6,1...what does it mean

I recently finished a 42 hour fast and my glucose levels made zero sense. They started around 100. After about 24 hours they dropped to 70. The next morning they had to jumped up to 110, and then just before I broke my fast at 42 hours, they were all the way up to 130! I had NOTHING but water the entire time, so the only way my blood glucose levels could have risen was from my body producing it from glycogen stores. But why would it push it to such high levels?

Q: Dr. Berg the post meal test needs to be done before taking the diabetic medication? Eat wait 2 hours then do the test?

Why eat veg only also spike ? Today (22/05/23) I steam and ate bitter melon, eggplant, shiitake mushrooms, cut raw capsicum, cut raw red onions, half fresh lemon juice and fish paste (no flour, no preservatives, only filtered water tenggiri fish tofu fish and himalaya salt) garnish 2walnut, 2pecan, 1 Brazil nut. May I know why ?

Dr Berg, doesn’t eating a high fat diet delay the release of protein/carbs into the blood stream and thus the post meal measurement should also be shifted maybe an hour?

Are these figures in an American scale. Could you do them in u.k too pls. My fasted sugar level is 8

dumb question- but could someone explain to me if fasting blood sugar/glucose can be checked at home using a glucometer? or is this a test that should be done at the lab

After meal I heard so many times lower than 140

Thank you indeed

Why would A1c vary significantly mont to month? Like by +/- 1.

My glucose numbers are in the 80’s all day except when i get up in morning after fasting 8+ hours. 🤷‍♂️

Wait Dr.Berg, what i read from the internet is that post prandial reading is maximum 180, and 140-160 is considered to be normal. Are you serious that it should be lower than 120 after eating? thanks you

Thank you Dr. Berg! I’ve been following you when your number of subscribers was only 500k and look at you now, fantastic! I wish I was little more disciplined in this keto lifestyle, lol but I’m still trying. My A1c was slightly elevated lately so now is my chance to start living healthy as I’m running out of excuses. Thanks again👍☀️🤗

Me too I am herculis

Dr. Berg: I sent your video about blood sugar to 2 friends who are struggling with diabetes.

How long after a meal

EXACTLY HOW IS THIS "NORMAL LEVEL" POINT ESTABLISHED? My guess is using the model of a healthy 35 year old, who eats vegetables all the time.Can you say MISLEADING?

Thank you Dr Berg for your tireless teaching with grace. I was just told my 'A1C' showed pre diabetes. But after watching this, I am going to try to do better with my diet/lifestyle. Thanks again

I was prediabetic and now my levels are between 4.4 - 5.4 on average!

Is high protein diet bad for CKD stage 3b that is stable? I'm 74 blood work in range everywhere.

THANK you doctor for this health program it is very helpful

stop saying ok over and over again - it is terrible to listen to

dear sir
before one year i got covid after recovery then after two months i got some insulin resistance showing symptom black on neck after belly fat increases and was weak immunity systems and usually work stress and anxiety increased beyond control then one day it get out of control since i was not realized exact issue started electric shock on itching on scalp and head cannot sleep all suger symptoms and redness of eye tested blooded suger 150 above after some time was little in control itching on scalp seems some nerve getting issue since small wound shape changes on scalp after i start full control tenderness on scalp as well redness of small blood vessels on eye some time comes according to suger variation but now health situation are well control suger even if 90 below tenderness on scalp and eye blood vessels inflamed please suggest me solution for these two it is hurting me after staying full control healthy diet and excisces and stress free