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Diabetes Blood Sugar Level:
What Your Numbers Mean and What to Do Next?
Written by: Dr. Albana Greca, Family Physician / General Practitioner
Specialist reviewed by: Dr. Ruden Cakoni, Endocrinologist
Last updated: February 2026
Diabetes blood sugar levels matter because they guide almost every day-to-day decision in diabetes care—meals, activity, medication timing, and when to seek help. When you know how to interpret your readings, you can avoid unexpected ups and downs, support your long-term health, and make decisions with more confidence.
To prevent complications and support overall wellness, it’s important to learn two skills: how to measure blood glucose correctly and how to recognize patterns (for example, fasting trends, post-meal spikes, and unexpected lows). Tracking doesn’t need to be complicated—consistency is more valuable than perfection.
A “blood sugar level” is simply the number you get from a glucose test (finger-stick meter or continuous glucose monitor). That number becomes especially useful if you’re noticing symptoms such as unusual thirst, frequent urination, shakiness, fatigue, blurred vision, or headaches—because it helps connect how you feel with what your body is doing.
Most importantly, learn to measure accurately and interpret your results safely:
- Check at the times your clinician recommends (often fasting, before meals, and/or 1–2 hours after meals).
- Record the result along with context (what you ate, activity, stress, illness, sleep).
- Focus on patterns over single readings.
If you’re ever unsure—especially if your readings are consistently high, you’re having frequent lows, or your symptoms don’t match the number—please contact your caring doctor or even us, and we’ll walk you through it step by step.
What is a normal blood sugar level for people without diabetes?
For people without diabetes, normal blood sugar levels are typically within the following ranges:
| Measurement | Normal Range |
|---|---|
| Fasting Blood Sugar (after at least 8 hours without eating): | 70 to 99 mg/dL (3.9 to 5.5 mmol/L) |
| 1–2 Hours After Eating (Postprandial Blood Sugar): | Less than 140 mg/dL (7.8 mmol/L) |
| A1C (Hemoglobin A1C): | Less than 5.7% |
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Note: These are diagnostic “normal” reference ranges for people without diabetes.
Personal targets for people living with diabetes may be different based on age, pregnancy, medications (especially insulin), risk of low blood sugar, and other health conditions—follow your clinician’s guidance.
Source: NIDDK (NIH) — “Diabetes Tests & Diagnosis” (normal cutoffs for A1C, fasting plasma glucose, and 2-hour glucose). |
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What is a normal blood sugar level for a person with diabetes?
Target blood sugar goals in diabetes are personalized—they can change based on your age, type of diabetes, pregnancy status, risk of low blood sugar, and other medical conditions.
| Measurement | Target Range (most non-pregnant adults with diabetes) |
|---|---|
| Before Meals (pre-meal / fasting) | 80–130 mg/dL (4.4–7.2 mmol/L) |
| 1–2 Hours After Starting a Meal (post-meal) | < 180 mg/dL (< 10.0 mmol/L) |
| A1C (Hemoglobin A1C) | < 7% (often corresponds to an estimated average glucose ~154 mg/dL / 8.5 mmol/L) |
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Note: Targets should be individualized (age, pregnancy, risk of hypoglycemia, medications, and other conditions can change goals).
Source: American Diabetes Association (ADA) glucose targets for most non-pregnant adults (pre-meal 80–130 mg/dL, 1–2 hours post-meal <180 mg/dL, A1C <7%). See ADA guidance: Checking Your Blood Sugar. |
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How do you know if you have diabetes?
For most non-pregnant adults with diabetes, a common safe goal is 80–130 mg/dL (4.4–7.2 mmol/L) before meals and under 180 mg/dL (10.0 mmol/L) 1–2 hours after starting a meal.
These targets help reduce complications while avoiding frequent lows, but they’re not one-size-fits-all. Your clinician may set higher goals if you have hypoglycemia risk, are older/frail, pregnant, or have other conditions.
Use your readings to spot patterns: repeated pre-meal highs suggest basal needs, while post-meal spikes point to carbohydrate size, timing, or medication fit. If you feel unwell, follow your sick-day plan and contact your care team for guidance right away.
| Measurement | Safe target range (most non-pregnant adults) |
|---|---|
| Before meals (pre-meal / fasting) | 80–130 mg/dL (4.4–7.2 mmol/L) |
| After meals (1–2 hours after starting a meal) | < 180 mg/dL (< 10.0 mmol/L) |
| Sources: American Diabetes Association (ADA) — Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026, “Glycemic Goals…”: Diabetes Care (2026) | ADA patient guidance: Checking Your Blood Sugar | |
How often should I check my blood sugar?
How often you should check blood sugar depends on your diabetes type, treatment, and goals—and your clinician’s plan is the best guide. Many people using insulin check multiple times daily (often before meals and at bedtime), and may also check 2 hours after meals, before driving/exercise, or when they feel “low.”
If you take non-insulin medicines, you may check less often (for example a few times per week, or in short “pattern checks” to learn how food and activity affect you). Check more often during illness, medication changes, pregnancy, or frequent highs/lows.
Here are general guidelines for how often to test:
| Category | Typical testing frequency | Notes (recent practice updates) |
|---|---|---|
| Type 1 Diabetes |
High-frequency Multiple daily injections or insulin pump:
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CGM-first (when available)
Update:
Many guidelines now emphasize continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) as the preferred way to track patterns and improve safety; finger-sticks are still useful as a backup (for symptoms that don’t match readings, confirming lows, sensor issues, etc.).
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| Type 2 Diabetes |
Depends on treatment On insulin therapy:
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CGM access expanding
Update:
Recent standards increasingly support CGM not only for people using insulin, but also for some adults with type 2 diabetes using non-insulin glucose-lowering medications—especially when it helps guide behavior change and reduces hypoglycemia concerns.
Practical tip:
If you’re not on insulin, the biggest value often comes from “structured testing” (paired checks like fasting + after-meal for a few days) rather than frequent daily testing forever.
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| Individualized plans |
Safety-first Pregnancy with diabetes (gestational, type 1, or type 2): More frequent monitoring as advised by your clinician (targets are usually tighter). Frequent hypoglycemia / hypoglycemia unawareness: More frequent checks (and consider CGM with alerts if available). Driving, certain jobs, or high-risk activities: Check before and as needed during activity to reduce low-glucose risk. |
Update:
CGM alarms (low/high alerts) are increasingly used to prevent severe lows—especially in people with recurrent hypoglycemia or those who live alone.
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| General recommendation |
Long-term marker HbA1c testing: Usually every 3 months if therapy has changed or you’re not at goal, and every 6 months if stable and meeting goals. |
Update:
A1c remains the standard follow-up marker, while CGM metrics (like time-in-range) are increasingly used alongside A1c to guide day-to-day decisions.
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What is the best time to check my blood sugar levels?
While specific diabetes treatment plans may determine the optimal times to check blood sugar, the following general guidelines may be helpful:
1. First thing in the morning, fasting:
- Goal: After an overnight fast, evaluate baseline blood sugar levels, checks your overnight control and can reveal dawn phenomenon or bedtime-snack effects..
- When: Right after waking up, prior to consuming any food or liquids.
2. Before meals:
- Goal: To assess the degree of blood sugar control prior to meals; gives a clean baseline so you can adjust portions, timing, or (if you use insulin) your mealtime dose, and it shows how you’re doing between meals.
- When: Right before lunch, dinner, and breakfast
3. Postprandial (1-2 Hours After Meals)
- The goal is to observe the effects of food on the body and the degree to which blood sugar levels are managed following a meal. It captures the post-meal rise (“spike”) and helps you see how that specific meal, medication timing, and activity affected you.
- The best time to take this is one to two hours after you begin eating.
4. Before bedtime:
- Goal: Staying within a healthy range for blood sugar levels before bedtime.
- When: Just before you go to bed at night.
5. Before and After Exercise:
- The goal is to learn the relationship between physical exertion and glucose tolerance.
- When: Right before you begin your workout and right after you finish.
6. If you experience symptoms of insulin resistance or hyperglycemia:
- Goal: to identify whether symptoms are associated with low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) or high blood sugar (hyperglycemia).
- The time: whenever signs and symptoms manifest.
7. When you are sick or stressed:
- Goal: To monitor changes in blood sugar levels due to illness or stress, which can impact glucose control.
- When: More frequently during these periods.
8. Middle of the Night:
- The goal is to detect hypoglycemia during the night if you are prone to it or if you have symptoms of it.
- When: As recommended by your doctor, which may be anywhere from two to three in the morning.
For the clearest patterns, rotate these checks across different meals and days.
Should I use a meter or CGM?
A CGM is usually best if you use insulin, have frequent lows, want trend arrows/alerts, or need clearer patterns (sleep, exercise, night-time) to improve time-in-range—this is strongly supported in recent diabetes technology guidance.
A fingerstick meter can be enough if you’re on non-insulin therapy, check only at key times, or want the lowest-cost, simplest option.
CGMs read glucose from fluid under the skin, so there can be a short lag during rapid changes; you may still use a meter to confirm symptoms or unexpected readings.
How accurate are readings, and what can cause false numbers?
Both meters (fingersticks) and CGMs are generally reliable, but neither is “perfect”—small differences are expected.
How accurate is “normal”?
- Many modern blood glucose meters are designed to meet ISO accuracy expectations: at least 95% of readings should be within ±15 mg/dL when glucose is under 100 mg/dL, or ±15% when 100 mg/dL or higher.
- CGM accuracy varies by device and situation; it can be slightly less precise during rapid glucose changes because CGM measures glucose in interstitial fluid (a short “lag” vs blood).
What can cause falsely high/low numbers?
Fingerstick meter “false” readings (most common causes)
- Unwashed hands / sugar residue from fruit, food, or lotions → falsely high.
- Wet fingers (water/alcohol not dried) can dilute the drop → falsely low.
- Expired/damaged strips, wrong strip for the meter, humidity/heat exposure → variable errors.
- Extreme temperatures (cold/hot meter or strips) → unreliable readings.
CGM “false” readings (most common causes)
- Compression lows (lying on the sensor while sleeping) → falsely low readings.
- Interfering substances (device-specific):
- Hydroxyurea can falsely raise some CGM readings; Dexcom G7 warns not to make treatment decisions if taking it.
- High-dose vitamin C can falsely raise readings on some systems (threshold depends on brand/model).
- Rapid rises/falls (after meals, exercise, treating a low) → CGM may “trail” behind fingerstick briefly.
Practical rule: if a reading doesn’t match how you feel, or a CGM value seems surprising, wash hands and recheck with a fingerstick, and follow your clinician’s safety plan for lows/highs.
What does high blood sugar feel like?
High blood sugar (hyperglycemia) can feel subtle at first, then more obvious as levels rise.
Common signs include increased thirst, dry mouth, frequent urination, fatigue, and blurred vision.
You may notice headaches, trouble concentrating, or feeling “heavy” and sluggish.
When blood sugar stays high for longer, some people get nausea, stomach discomfort, or unintended weight loss. If very high—especially with insulin deficiency—you might develop fruity breath, rapid/deep breathing, and vomiting, which can signal diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and needs urgent care. If symptoms appear, check glucose and follow your sick-day plan.
What does low blood sugar feel like?
Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) often comes on fast.
Early signs include shakiness, sweating, hunger, a pounding heartbeat, tingling lips, anxiety, and feeling “off.” You may also get headache, dizziness, blurred vision, irritability, confusion, clumsiness, or trouble speaking.
If it drops further, you can become very drowsy, have seizures, or pass out—this is an emergency.
A key recent update is wider CGM use: many people now catch lows sooner thanks to alerts and trend arrows, but some develop hypoglycemia unawareness (fewer warning symptoms), especially after repeated lows—making proactive monitoring even more important.
Why do I have symptoms but the number looks “normal”?
You can feel “high” or “low” symptoms even when the number looks normal for a few reasons.
With CGM, readings come from interstitial fluid and can lag behind blood by ~5–15 minutes, especially during rapid rises/falls (after meals, exercise, treating a low).
A single fingerstick can also miss a fast trend—trend arrows add context.
Another cause is relative hypoglycemia: if you’re used to running high, a “normal” value may feel low. Symptoms can also be anxiety/adrenaline, dehydration, or illness. If symptoms don’t match, recheck (washed hands) and use a meter to confirm.
What affects diabetes blood sugar level?
Various factors can have different effects on your blood sugar level. Some are in your control, and some aren’t.
The good news is: once you know your personal “triggers,” you can take simple steps to keep your numbers steadier and lower your risk of complications.
I - Risk factors you can completely control
Weight: If your body weight is more than your ideal weight by 20%, most likely, this will increase your blood glucose levels. How?
If you carry extra weight—especially around the belly—your body often becomes more resistant to insulin. That can push blood sugar higher, and puts you at higher risk for heart disease.
Even a modest weight loss can help your insulin work better and also supports heart health.
Diet: Our body produces the sugar it needs from its own sugar deposits.
External sugar helps our body work properly. Carbohydrates in sugary and fatty foods you eat can raise your blood sugar.
That is why it is necessary to obtain a balance between what we eat and what our own bodies produce on their own.
Smoking and alcohol : Bad habits, such as smoking make blood sugar harder to control and increases the risk of heart and blood vessel disease, and other earlier and severer diabetes complications.
Sedentary life and stress: Being sedentary, having no physical activity at all, is among the risk factors for heart disease. Moving your body helps your muscles use glucose for energy, which can lower blood sugar and improve insulin sensitivity.
Stress hormones can raise blood sugar, and poor sleep often makes control harder too. Regular activity, better sleep, and simple stress tools (walking, breathing exercises, routine) can make a noticeable difference, and relieve negative energies like stress.
II - Risk factors you cannot control
The best thing you can do is to get the right information, which will help you better understand how these factors can affect your blood sugar level.
- Family History: As for everything else in our body, the genes determine how much sugar our body has to produce.
Genetics can increase your risk of developing diabetes and can affect how your body handles insulin and glucose. If diabetes runs in your family, it’s even more important to focus on the controllable factors and do regular screening.
- Age and higher-risk groups : As we get older—especially after age 45—insulin resistance becomes more common. Some populations also have a higher risk. If you’re in a higher-risk group, early lifestyle steps and routine checkups can prevent or delay problems.
How to lower diabetes blood sugar level?
Lowering blood sugar is not about one “magic” solution—it’s about combining the tools that fit your life and your treatment plan. Today, diabetes care focuses on steady daily habits, smart monitoring, and medications chosen for both glucose control and long-term protection.
1) Lifestyle changes that work (and still matter most)
If you improve what you eat, reduce highly processed carbs and sugary drinks, and build consistent movement into your week, your blood sugar often improves quickly.
Food: Choose balanced meals (fiber + protein + healthy fats) and watch portions of carbohydrate-rich foods.
Movement: Even light activity after meals (like a 10–20 minute walk) can reduce post-meal spikes.
Weight: If you have extra weight, even a modest loss can improve insulin resistance and blood sugar.
2) Monitoring is evolving: CGM + “Time in Range”
A major recent update is greater emphasis on Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) when available. CGM helps you see patterns (sleep, stress, meals, exercise) and adjust faster. Many people now track progress using Time in Range (often 70–180 mg/dL for most adults) alongside A1c.
3) Medications can lower glucose—and some also protect the heart and kidneys
Blood sugar–lowering medications can be very effective, but they should be chosen carefully.
Recent guideline trends increasingly prioritize medications that can do more than lower glucose—especially for people with cardiovascular disease, heart failure, chronic kidney disease, or higher risk:
- GLP-1 receptor agonists / dual GIP–GLP-1 agents (often help with weight and glucose)
- SGLT2 inhibitors (often provide heart/kidney benefits in the right patients)
Medication choice is always individualized, and side effects vary by class—so this should be discussed with your clinician.
4) Herbs and supplements: be cautious and treat them as “optional”
Herbs and supplements can sound promising, but most have limited or mixed evidence for lowering blood sugar. Products often mentioned—such as cinnamon, chromium, and berberine—may help some people a little, yet results are inconsistent and quality can vary between brands.
Just as important, supplements can cause side effects and interact with diabetes medicines, sometimes increasing the risk of low blood sugar (especially if you use insulin or medications that can cause hypoglycemia).
Think of supplements as an extra tool, not a main treatment. If you want to try one, the safest step is to talk with your doctor or pharmacist first and monitor your glucose closely.
Is there a link between glucose levels and heart disease?
Yes, then blood sugar runs high over time, it can damage blood vessels and increase inflammation. That makes it easier for plaque to build up in the arteries and raises the risk of heart attack, stroke, and other circulation problems—especially in people living with diabetes.
If you lower glucose, does heart risk go down?
Lowering glucose is always helpful, but the heart benefit depends on the situation:
Prediabetes
Large studies from the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP/DPPOS) show that improving glucose status—especially returning from prediabetes to normal glucose regulation—is linked with better cardiovascular risk factors overall.
A 2022 American Heart Association summary also notes that while lifestyle and metformin clearly prevent/delay type 2 diabetes, they did not show a clear reduction in cardiovascular events in that analysis—meaning heart protection usually needs a broader strategy than glucose alone.
More recent research continues to explore whether prediabetes remission reduces cardiovascular events, with some newer findings suggesting meaningful benefits when glucose returns to normal.
Diabetes
Keeping glucose controlled reduces the risk of microvascular complications (eyes, kidneys, nerves), and it supports overall cardiovascular health—especially when combined with blood pressure and cholesterol control. Recent guidelines emphasize “total risk reduction,” not glucose alone.
Important safety note
This page is educational and not a diagnosis. A single high or low reading can happen for many reasons (stress, illness, dehydration, food timing, missed medication, or meter technique). Diagnosis and treatment decisions usually require confirmatory testing and clinical context.
Seek urgent medical care immediately if you have very high readings plus symptoms such as vomiting, severe weakness, confusion, rapid/deep breathing, chest pain, fainting, or you suspect ketones (especially if you have type 1 diabetes).
Related topics:
- What is ideal blood sugar level?
- Get your guideline of the Chart of Blood Sugar Levels!
- Your knowledge on Good Blood Sugar Levels and related tests.
- Do you have Dangerous Blood Sugar Levels?
Dangerous Blood Sugar Levels
Remember: stress is your enemy in your fight against diabetes. Why?
During stress, your body produces some hormones that increase the blood sugar levels, and at the same time, they inhibit the insulin function.
Chart of blood sugar levels
Chart will serve as a marvelous guide to help you identify if the changes you've made are helping in beating your diabetes.
Fasting blood glucose level
What? What? What? Lots of what for your fasting glucose level. I understand that with all these rumor running around diabetes, you might be frightened. You shouldn't.
Normal adult blood sugar level?
After taking a meal, your blood sugar will rise. In a normal adult it will not pass the ranges of 135-140 mg/dl.
Now, you can see that there exists only a narrow range of blood sugar all the day for a normal adult.
Causes to Low Blood Glucose Levels
To come to an exact conclusion, I would like to have some more information of your current health status trying to give some explanation without having your answers as following
Printable sugar chart
you will need a diabetic blood sugar chart in order to compare your results with the normal ranges (low and high ones).
A1C Blood Sugar Level
A1C test which gives you a big picture of your glucose control for the last 2 to 3 months.
Good blood sugar levels
What are the good blood sugar levels?
How to recognize them?
What kind of tests you need to do to get the results?
How to read and understand the results?
Prolonged Fasting in Diabetic
What will be the effect of prolonged fasting (say 24 hrs or so) on a person in the pre-diabetic range and not taking any allopathic medicine but resorting to naturopathy.
Normal Blood Sugar Level
Tests of measuring blood sugar, including fasting (FBST), oral tolerance glucose test (OTGT), random blood glucose (RBG), blood sugar test after eating (BSTAE) and A1C test.
Average Blood Glucose Level
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) have come to a new term of measuring how well diabetes has been controlled.
Childrens Blood Sugar Level
I believe the following guidelines and tips can help you on this. First, what you have to do is to check at least four times per day your child blood sugar level.
Sugar Levels After Eating
Quick tip number 1
Decide to make some changes in your lifestyle habits. Start with keeping acceptable body weight. Exercise will help you on that a lot. Relaxing-exercises to reduce stress and quitting smoking will also help
Convert mmol/l to mg/dl
You may face some difficulties while converting mmol/l to mg/dl or mg/dl to mmol/l. But you need to face them in to understand what is happening to your body.
Ideal blood sugar level
In general, if you keep your blood sugar level below 100 mg/dl and higher than 80 mg/dl, this is considered as ideal range.
Blood Glucose Tolerance Test in Pregnancy
How can you read and interpret the results?
The normal results would be as following:
The fasting blood glucose level 70 to 100 mg/dl, meanwhile your blood sugar level after two hours should be less than 140 mg/dl...
Healthy range for glucose reading?
Basically, the normal blood sugar reading should be as following (according to ADA - American Diabetes Association for adult):
Blood glucose before meal: 80 – 130 mg/dl
Blood glucose 2 hours after meal: <180 mg/dl
Normal fasting blood sugar levels
Normal fasting blood sugar levels are considered fasting blood sugar levels between 80 mg/dl and 100 mg/dl. However, nowadays, this normal range is changed due to different reference ranges of laboratories use.
Sugar level 250-400 mg/dl
Having blood sugar level 250-400 mg/dl, regardless if having eaten or not, means you suffer from mild to moderate diabetes.
Sugar level 127-200 mg/dl
Having a blood sugar level 127-200 mg/dl means that you might be suffering from diabetes or you have high risk to get diabetes. Normally, when fasting, the blood sugar level should be less than 110 mg/dl.
Sugar level 70-109 mg/dl
blood sugar level within this range are perfectly normal, although they should have their blood sugar checked at least once a year to check that they have not developed type 2 diabetes
Sugar levels between 11-44 mg/dl
Blood sugar level 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 mg/dl are considered very low and immediate measures should be taken in order to elude death.
- Blood sugar levels between 11-44 mg/dl
- Blood Sugar 11-44 mg/dl (0.6-2.42 mmol/l) after eating
- Blood Sugar level 11-44 mg/dl (0.6-2.4 mmol/l) medication
- Impaired Fasting blood sugar levels 110-126 mg/dl
Sugar level 200-250 mg/dl
Blood sugar level 200-250 mg/dl is considered as diabetes. If having such increased glucose level, you should start immediately anti-diabetic treatment.
You should understand how your sugar levels change depending on the time you get the test.
Sugar Level 110-126 mg/dL
Blood sugar level 110-126 mg/dl is classified as prediabetes: this means that the blood sugar level is higher than normal, but not high enough to be classified as diabetes.
Sugar level 45-69 mg/dl
In normal and healthy people without diabetes, this is an uncommon finding. While diabetics report frequent episodes of hypoglycemia especially...
References:
- Diabetes Prevention Program
- ADA Lifestyle Recommendations
- ADA Nutrition Overview
- Recommended Blood Sugar Levels
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My mother's doctor recently put her on insulin. Before the insulin her blood sugar was 7.8 now it is up to over 9. It has never …
How type 2 diabetics are prescribed insulin when cells are not using properly? Not rated yet
QUESTION : Hello,
How can a type 2 diabetic be treated with insulin when his problem is that his cells are not able to use the insulin properly?
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Am diabetic patient with fasting sugar 145 and after food 107? Yes or no ? Not rated yet
QUESTION : Hello,
I am 49 years of age. My fasting blood sugar level is 145 and after lunch 2 hour, glucose level is 107.
Am I diabetic?
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blood sugar always around 90-120 Not rated yet
QUESTION : Hello Dr. My blood sugar is constantly around 95-120 ALL THE TIME. From what I know I am not diabetic and my fasting glucose level last year …
Is FBS 107.4 mg/dL and PPBS 126.0 mg/dL to be worried? Not rated yet
QUESTION : The other day I have got tested my sugar level which is 107.4 mg/dL (FBS) and 126.0 mg/dL (PPBS).
Are these readings are normal or abnormal? …
Normal Blood Sugar Level 90, Lately got 121 Not rated yet
QUESTION : HI, MY LEVELS NORMALLY 90, BUT LATELY IT HAS BEEN 121. AM I DOING SOMETHING WONG.
Sadie U. B. Moss
ANSWER : Hello Sadie,
I read …
Berberine and Type 2 Diabetes Not rated yet
QUESTION : Hello, My name is Yeffim, I'm 64 years old and I have Type 2 Diabetes (Fasting levels 120-135 , HbA1C 6.5), I'm trying to keep it balanced …
Diagnosis as a type 2 diabetic reading of 468 mg/dl. Not rated yet
My diagnosis as a type 2 diabetic in July 1991 was based on a blood sugar reading of 468 mg/dl. Our family physician told me to take anti-diabetes pills …
fasting 140 and postprandial is 240 Not rated yet
Question
Hi
I am a male aged 53 years, my sugar level is in fasting 140 and post postprandial is 240 is it very dangerous?
Answer
Hello Bhanu …
Weird Blood Sugar Readings Not rated yet
QUESTION : I am 66 non diabetic..last A1c was 5.9 though.
I have not felt well for a while so I decided to watch my blood glucose. I take my blood …
Diabetes 210 two hours after dinner Not rated yet
QUESTION Hi sir,
My Mother is not a diabetic, age is almost 45 years old, But due to today pain in her legs, just now I have diabetes readings. It's …
My A1c was 6% 5.6% 6.3% latest 3 months Not rated yet
QUESTION : Dr. Alba Greca,
In less than 6 months, I will reach my 25th year as a type 2 diabetic using no less than 100 minutes of daily exercise (running …
Blood sugar level 190 after eating Not rated yet
QUESTION : Hi,
My blood sugar level after eating is 190.
What can I do to lower the level immediately?
ANSWER : Hi there,
Thank you …
Sugar Readings, Increase over night, Concern Not rated yet
QUESTION : Hi,
A picture of health at 81: I've always been active but have been 'officially' working out at the gym 3 days a week and walking at least …
Blood sugar, above 100 mg/dL, 195 mg/dL Not rated yet
QUESTION : Hi Dr.,
My blood sugar has been always over 100 mg/dL. Fasting glucose level some times is 107, some times is 102 or 105.
And I lost …
Dangerous low Sugar, A1C Level up to 3.0% Not rated yet
QUESTION : I am Canadian and I have type two diabetes.
My question is this: today I experienced something very odd for me..I woke up shaking and feeling …
Diabetes Test Report Not rated yet
QUESTION : Dear sir / madam,
From last couple of months, I am worried of blood sugar. My blood sugar I checked and found before meal it was 107 and …
Glucose level convert,Emergency remote monitoring system Not rated yet
QUESTION : Hi,
I'm 67 years old and intensively exercise daily. My morning glucose levei is 120-135 for the last 10 years. In the afternoon however …
Fasting Sugar Ranges,A1C Test at home results Not rated yet
QUESTION : My fasting sugar is 125-130dl/ml and HBAIC is ANSWER : Hi Prakash,
At first, results up to 130mg/dL are considered acceptable blood glucose, …
High & Low Sugar Level With High Blood Pressure Not rated yet
QUESTION : I went to my doctor for regular check up and was told two weeks ago that I am diabetic. Glucose was in my urine and blood sugar was 310. …
Sudden Jump in Fasting Sugar Level Not rated yet
QUESTION : I am 29 yrs old and a Type II diabetic, was diagnosed 6 months ago. I am taking Glyburide 2.5mg and Metaformin 500mg ,3 times a day.
My …
How to Mantain HBAIC Lower than 8.6? Not rated yet
QUESTION : For the last two months, I am taking Lantus 24 hours Autopen at night (9:00 p.m) and I am taking medicines in the morning before breakfast …
Reduce high blood glucose 33.6 mmol/L,after eating sweets of 236 mg/dL Not rated yet
QUESTION : How long does it take to reduce a reading of 800 to get back to a normal range? Is hospitalization necessary to get it down?
ANSWER : …
How long to fast for A1C test? Not rated yet
Sharing Experience : This is something very important, because most people still think that they have to fast, before the A1C test.
However, this …
Glucose levels before prebreakfast and two hours after lunch? Not rated yet
QUESTION : 8 months ago I was diagnosed with diabetes type 2. I was prescribed three pills a day. My glucose fasting level was 220 mg/dl and A1C was 9.1. …
Concerned, not clear on wether body is giving signs of diabetes. Not rated yet
QUESTION : Hi there,
I find this site fascinating, and I am exciting to get a professional response. I want to be a professional pilot in the future, …
Why do I have deviation among blood sugar every day: 97, 103, 107 mg/dl? Not rated yet
QUESTION : Hi,
I test my blood sugar every day and I see some deviation among the readings: some times i get 97, some times 103, some times 107. So, …
My glucose levels are between 30mg/dl and 50 mg/dl Not rated yet
QUESTION : I'm a 28-year-old female who is fit and healthy. I could not wake up one morning, and my sugar was less than 30 mg/dl.
I had numerous tests …
What should be the the post prandial blood sugar after taking OHA? Not rated yet
QUESTION : I use glucometer. My post prandial blood sugar level is 170 after taking amaryl and metformin.
Is that ok? Is it within normal limits?
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Why Grandfather has fasting blood glucose level 102, postprandial 145? Not rated yet
QUESTION : Hi...
this is a medical student of a colg in india..
i jz wanted to ask a ques..my grand father has fasting blood glucose level is 102 …
What is the benefit of a fasting blood test for a known diabetic in routine annual checks against a non fasting blood test? Not rated yet
QUESTION : What is the benefit of a fasting blood test for a known diabetic in routine annual checks against a non fasting blood test?
My opinion …
Hba1c 6.4 is it curable? Not rated yet
QUESTION : Hi Dr. Alba,
I'm Wendy from the Philippines. I was told by my Doctor that i have Hba1c of 6.4% does it mean that i have a diabetes? She …
Fasting sugar result - high or acceptable? Not rated yet
QUESTION : Pls advice what i should do: my test shows fasting 108mg/dl and after breakfast 217mg/dl.
Pls advise me whether this is high or acceptable? …
Diabetic since 2 years wit hb a1c 5.2%, fasting sugar 144 mg/dl, but urinating 10 times a day. Why? Not rated yet
QUESTION : I am diabetic since 2 years. Today I checked my hba1c result is 5.2% but am urinating 10 times in a day which quite difficult for me.
Can …
Why my blood sugar levels reading early morning is higher (11 mmol/L) than before bed? Not rated yet
QUESTION : I'm noticed I'm having diabetes since Mar'11 and now trying the best to control it by dieting.
My blood sugar level in non-fasting between …
High HBA1c (6.5 to 7) and normal fasting (100) and PP levels (100 to 125) while taking Galvus tablet Not rated yet
QUESTION : Dear Doctor,
I am 39 year old diabetic patient and taking Galvus tablet in the morning and evening. My morning fasting result comes always …
Normal blood sugar levels 88, 81, 90 and A1C=6 Not rated yet
QUESTION : Hello Sir,
Really appreciate your advice!
I am just worried bcoz I am still confused with my levels!!
My blood sugar levels are normal!! …
Blood glucose at 52 years,3000 glucose level,geriatric HbA1C Not rated yet
QUESTION : What is blood glucose level supposed to be at 52 years?
ANSWER : Hi there,
You have to know that the normal blood glucose level …
Diabetic fasting sugar 140 - is it high or normal? Not rated yet
QUESTION : My fasting sugar level is between 130 to 140 normally and post lunch sugar is normally between 140 to 148.
pls advise why my fasting sugar …
TSH level is 0.10 and in that day my glucose is 112 Not rated yet
QUESTION : Hello sir,
My TSH level is 0.10 and on the day when got my results. My fasting glucose is 112(I had milk and serial before this test).
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Why isn't my blood sugar going down? Not rated yet
QUESTION : When I first got diabetes, my blood sugar was at 800, then I went on lantus insulin and metformin and glipizide.
At first, it took a while …
Blood Glucose Level To Go To Hospital? Not rated yet
QUESTION : At what blood glucose level should you go to hospital? Could you please explain why and what happens for either cases hyper and hypo glycemia? …
Am I Diabetic? - fasting sugar 122, PP level of 103 after eating rice and orange juice Not rated yet
QUESTION : I had my complete body checkup two days back. My fasting Sugar level is 122 mg/dl and the PP level after two hours of breakfast (steamed rice …
Can take a Medrol dosepak increase blood glucose to a dangerous level? Not rated yet
QUESTION : Can take a Medrol dosepak increase blood glucose to a dangerous level?
ANSWER : Hi there,
It is very good that you are trying to establish …
Blood glucose level of 40mg/dl, what method of treatment is suggested? Not rated yet
QUESTION : Blood glucose level of 40mg/dl, what method of treatment is suggested?
ANSWER : Hi there,
Before telling you what to do I will remind …
Measuring Fasting Blood Glucose Level of 126 - Is that high? Not rated yet
QUESTION : I am 62 year old have High Blood Pressure, controlled by tablet. Time to time i check my blood sugar,it was ok,but i checked yesterday it was …
Blood glucose of a 180 lbs.woman,92 blood sugar borderline diabetic with HbA1C 6.4 Not rated yet
QUESTION : What should the blood glucose level be of a 180 lbs. woman?
ANSWER : Hi there,
Something very important for the glucose metabolism …
What raises blood glucose level and causes insulin response? Not rated yet
QUESTION : What raises blood glucose level and causes insulin response?
ANSWER : Hi there,
It is true that glucose metabolism is very complex as …
my mother is 80 and and suffers high sugar levels plus asthma, what should she eat and what to avoid Not rated yet
QUESTION : MY mother is 80 and suffers high sugar levels plus asthma, any advice on she should eat and what to avoid?
ANSWER : Hi NK,
Keep in …
fasting Sugar of 70 from last three years Not rated yet
QUESTION : recently i have episodes of tachycardia in 2 months time both @ same time around 8:45 in the morning.
Is there any relation between low …
FASTING BLOOD SUGAR 98 & 142 THE 2ND HOUR Not rated yet
QUESTION : Today i got my report; in that report fasting blood sugar result is 98 and then 1 st hour blood sugar result is 167, then 2nd hour blood sugar …
Polymyalgia rheumatica type 2 diabetic, blood sugar of 98 and after eating of 212 Not rated yet
QUESTION : I HAVE BLOOD SUGAR LEVEL 98 D HOUR PP. I BECAME UNCONSCIOUS WHILE DRIVING A SCOOTER YESTERDAY.
PLZ ADVISE WAS THAT DUE TO LOW BLOOD SUGAR. …
107 fasting blood sugar in a 28 yrs old lady with hypothyroidism Not rated yet
QUESTION : Dear sir,
i am 28 yrs old lady ,Married..
i've hypo thyroid and i am very thin..
sir,last December i did my blood test..where doctor said …
High blood glucose up to 656 causes and after high carb meal Not rated yet
QUESTION : Hello Doctor,
I have a relative that has a high blood sugar that isn't going down even after taking insulin. This has been for couple of …
Fasting Sugar 159, Random 200 & 107 after eating Not rated yet
QUESTION : I don't understand why my BG levels are lower 2 hours "after I eat" ... for instance 159 before I eat & then 2 hours later 107. Do you have …
gallstones and high blood sugar after fasting Not rated yet
QUESTION : Hello,
My blood sugar reads normal at nights but the longer i fast, the higher it reads in the mornings. Does my gallstones have anything …
Please HELP my Doc doesnt even "get it" - Brittle Diabetes? Not rated yet
QUESTION : I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 2 yrs ago. My doctor has tried everything by meds to try to get it steady and nothing helps.
It will …
Low blood sugar in the morning Not rated yet
QUESTION : My brother was diagnosed with Diabetes Type 2 about three years back. He finds that when he wakes in the morning his blood sugar is low and …
Can one have normal sugar level in blood but high sugar in urine? Not rated yet
QUESTION : I have done my lab tests and it was high sugar in urine, but blood sugar level was normal? Is it possible to have normal sugar level in blood …
Healing process,Normal Blood sugar, High Insulin with no Diabetes Not rated yet
QUESTION : My mother is type 2 diabetic and is going to have thyroid surgery. Her doctor is worried about her blood sugar level during and after surgery. …
Why is my blood sugar level higher first thing in the morning ? Not rated yet
QUESTION : What can I take to help for the high blood sugars when I wake up?, so that I can have normal blood sugars, I don't want to take medicines because …
High Morning Blood Sugar Not rated yet
QUESTION : I can go to bed at night and my blood sugar is 112 but in the morning its 157 and when I fast it goes up..why??
ANSWER : Hi Mary,
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