Question 1

is 74 low fasting blood sugar during pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

Normal: Blood sugars typically run lower during pregnancy.  74 is a normal reading whether you are pregnant or not.

Question 2

my fasting blood sugar is 103,i want to plan a pregnancy.im prediabetic,my a1c was 5.6.i want to save myself from gestational.diabeties.58.5 kg/ 5ft

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Pregnancy diets: Keep your protein calories as the majority and stay away from pleasure foods (basically carbohydrates: bread, potatoes, sugar, pasta, etc.).  Your weight gain should be about 18-20 pounds total, but your A-1-C will go up a bit b/c of pregnancy hormones.  Get precise monitoring from your OB MD !

Question 3

is this is normal.fasting blood sugar 105mg/dl.post 116mgmissed period 5 days.planned pregnancy but -ve pregnancy test.redness in eye early morning .

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Depends: Hi. Are those glucoses serum or finger stick? Only serum glucose is approved for diagnosis. If the 105 is a serum glucose, it's not normal. It should be repeated to see if it's reproducible. If it's a reproducible serum glucose, you have impaired fasting glucose. Is the 116 part of a glucose tolerance test after a defined glucose challenge? If so, it is normal. We can't say without more details.

Question 4

i am pre diabetic (10+years) sometimes i monitor at home. my fasting blood sugar has been over 7 very often recently & high at bedtime. my gp tested hba1c which is normal. my blood sugar during the day is also normal. im confused. please advise?

Accepted Answer

: Your question is not clear especially the second sentence. For pre-diabetic status, you are safe if you can keep HbA1C less than 6.5%. You are still safe if your sugar level is less than 140 or even below 160 before bedtime which I assume you have your dinner 2 hours before. By my opinion, HbA1C is probably a better marker than fasting blood sugar for monitoring pre-diabetic condition.

Question 5

high fasting blood sugar only, normal rest of day. do i need insulin?

Accepted Answer

See your doctor: Please see your doctor about this. I don't know what you mean by normal and high blood sugars, but you need a proper medical evaluation to establish a diagnosis before considering a treatment. Better sooner than later.

Question 6

is 5.8 a high fasting blood sugar level? and how come after i eat, an hour later it's 4.0 and i feel a little off/ shakey? is this normal?

Accepted Answer

Slightly high: Hi. Yes, your fasting blood sugar is slightly high, but for diagnostics, you can't use finger stick glucose, you use serum glucose (drawn from a vein in your arm). Are you overweight/obese? If fasting serum glucose is 5.8 (or reproducibly above 5.5), you have prediabetes. You may be briskly secreting insulin in response to food intake, giving you your symptoms. Eat healthily and exercise regularly

Question 7

is it possible for one to fake a high fasting blood sugar level?

Accepted Answer

With fingersticks: If the hands and fingers aren't clean and dry, home blood sugar readings may be inaccurate. Sugar on the fingers could end up falsely elevating blood sugar. A concomitant venous sample in lab could demonstrate a discrepancy. Also, the meter may be inaccurate. Eating before a fasting blood sugar may raise the blood sugar in someone with diabetes because it would not be fasting anymore.

Question 8

is having high fasting blood sugar levels but low hba1c good or bad?

Accepted Answer

Bad: High fasting blood sugars is bad and usually associated with high hba1c levels.
But very low levels may be harmful (say less than 6).

Question 9

what is considered a dangerous fasting blood sugar during preg?

Accepted Answer

Gestational diabetes: In pregnancy, blood sugar can goup high...called Gestational diabetes. Normal fasting blood sugar is  &gt;60  mg up to 99 mg.if it is between 100-125 mg, it is prediabetes. Anything over 125 mg is considered diabetes. Dangerous levels are anything that  is beyond normal range. .Ask your Ob to help you sort it all out and guide you further.

Question 10

doc, is 88 high for fasting blood sugar test for someone age 65. thank you?

Accepted Answer

: No, it is in the normal range.

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Is 74 low fasting blood sugar during pregnancy?

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My fasting blood sugar is 103,i want to plan a pregnancy.im prediabetic,my a1c was 5.6.i want to save myself from gestational.diabeties.58.5 kg/ 5ft

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Is this is normal.fasting blood sugar 105mg/dl.post 116mgmissed period 5 days.planned pregnancy but -ve pregnancy test.redness in eye early morning .

A member asked:

I am pre diabetic (10+years) sometimes i monitor at home. my fasting blood sugar has been over 7 very often recently & high at bedtime. my gp tested hba1c which is normal. my blood sugar during the day is also normal. im confused. please advise?

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High fasting blood sugar only, normal rest of day. do i need insulin?

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Is 5.8 a high fasting blood sugar level? and how come after i eat, an hour later it's 4.0 and i feel a little off/ shakey? is this normal?

A member asked:

Is it possible for one to fake a high fasting blood sugar level?

A member asked:

Is having high fasting blood sugar levels but low hba1c good or bad?

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What is considered a dangerous fasting blood sugar during preg?

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Doc, is 88 high for fasting blood sugar test for someone age 65. thank you?

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