What Does The Following Blood Sugar Result Indicate?

Posted on Sat, 11 Mar 2017

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Question : I am new to this. I tested my sugar today and it read 80. My doctor said that I am pre-diabetic. I can not seem to find what the # are and what they mean. Where can I get this info?

Answered by Dr. Mirjeta Guni (28 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
About Diabetes diagnosis;

Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for asking.
Normally the blood sugar should be 70-100 fasting and up to 140 mg/dl after eating.
You should check also the HbA1c level that shows the mean value of the blood sugar of the last 3 months.
If it is over 5.7% is suggestive for prediabetes and over 6.5% for Diabetes.
Please do not hesitate to ask if you have still queries.
Best wishes,
Dr.Mirjeta

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