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If you really want to put your mind at rest carry out a HbA1c test. Mind you this is usually at 500bucks+ a test carried out at various labs.
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Are blood sugar monitors accurate...?
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Post Prandial Blood Glucose of
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If you really want to put your mind at rest carry out a HbA1c test.
Beg to differ. HbA1c or Glycosylated haemoglobin is a test that gives you a rough estimate of your glycaemic control was over the past 2-3 months. This is good for diabetics to know if their controls have been good over the past.
For normal people this test has very low practical value, as come what may, the readings would be in the ~6 range.
If one suspects that one might develop diabetes, he should go in for the Glucose Tolerance Test(GTT), which is still considered by most of us docs to be the gold standard in diagnosing diabetes.
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What about 110 after 2hr of lunch?
Ideally, a normal Fasting Blood sugar level is 80-120 mg/dl and post prandial 100-130.
However, measuring yardsticks and techniques may vary and it is always important to note the normal ranges mentioned by the kit manufacturer. We should also consider what one has taken in as a meal.
I remember one of my cousins in the same situation had 150 as his blood sugar level an hour after lunch. Everyone were worried until he said that he had taken half a dozen rosogullas for dessert! His sugars returned to normal within the next 30mins.
I think a lot of unnecessary stress created by half baked knowledge read from sources off the internet is a big cause for actual onset of Type 2 Diabetes mellitus.
Beg to differ. HbA1c or Glycosylated haemoglobin is a test that gives you a rough estimate of your glycaemic control was over the past 2-3 months. This is good for diabetics to know if their controls have been good over the past.
For normal people this test has very low practical value, as come what may, the readings would be in the ~6 range.
If one suspects that one might develop diabetes, he should go in for the Glucose Tolerance Test(GTT), which is still considered by most of us docs to be the gold standard in diagnosing diabetes.
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What about 110 after 2hr of lunch?
Ideally, a normal Fasting Blood sugar level is 80-120 mg/dl and post prandial 100-130.
However, measuring yardsticks and techniques may vary and it is always important to note the normal ranges mentioned by the kit manufacturer. We should also consider what one has taken in as a meal.
I remember one of my cousins in the same situation had 150 as his blood sugar level an hour after lunch. Everyone were worried until he said that he had taken half a dozen rosogullas for dessert! His sugars returned to normal within the next 30mins.
I think a lot of unnecessary stress created by half baked knowledge read from sources off the internet is a big cause for actual onset of Type 2 Diabetes mellitus.