Question 1

notmal blood sugar?

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Please elaborate: Please elaborate your question. What would you like to know about normal sugar.Normal fasting  glucose levels in blood are less than 100. Between 100 and 126 are prediabetic or glucose intolerant, after 127 pre diabetic. A1c is normal <5.6 prediabetics 5.7-6.4. Diabetics are >6.5, uncontrolled diabetics are A1c >7.

Question 2

what is blood sugar?

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Blood glucose conc.: This is the concentration of glucose in a person's blood stream, partcularly, the serum of the blood.  The normal range is 75-115 mg/dl.

Question 3

what is normal blood sugar?

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Fasting: 70-100 mg: If have not eaten or drank anything, except for water, for an eight hour period, this fasting blood sugar level is about 70-100. An hour after earing it may peak to about 170, and by two hours it should return to about normal fasting levels.  If two or three fasting sugars are between 100-126, it is called 'impaired glucose tolerance'. If repeated FBS is over 126, it is considered type 2 diabetes.

Question 4

tips to reduce blood sugar?

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Diet and exercise: Exercise alone with decrease your average blood sugar for up to 4 hours after. Balancing out the carb to protein intake will help. Eating more fresh vegitables and avoiding all types of soda will decrease your blood sugar.

Question 5

how to controll blood sugar?

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Diet and meds: If you are a diabetic---eat right, exercise and take your meds regularly. If not a diabetic eat right and exercise.

Question 6

is blood sugar over 153 bad?

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Probably: Although these glucose values seem high, your glucose level after a meal varies with what you ate, how fast, the speed of your GI tract at digestion, etc.  It is hard to precisely say whether your post meal sugars are too high.  If you are testing your sugars because you have diabetes, or are worried about diabetes, best to check fasting and pre-meal, and also follow your a1c.

Question 7

does blood sugar vary by age?

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Varies: Blood sugar varies over minutes. It is changing constantly in response to food, metabolism and rate of use in your metabolism.

Question 8

how to control blood sugar&b.p?

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BS & BP control: Healthful diet & exercise help control both: maintaining normal body weight helps lower BP & bs levels; exercise uses excess glucose in blood & improves control. Avoid excess sodium (salt) & high glycemic foods; learn stress control techniques like meditation, biofeedback, yoga, tai chi. Establish good relationship with doc who's knowledgeable in treating both conditions.

Question 9

can exercise lower blood sugar?

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Depends: Depends on your medical problems.  In a normal person, you shouldn't have sugar problem with exercise (although sometimes it can happen) because your liver can produce sugar to keep it normal during period of stress. If you have diabetes, exercise can lower your blood sugar.  That's why we always recommend exercising in diabetics.  It makes the Insulin works better.

Question 10

what is normal blood sugar range?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Without food 60-120
after a meal 60-200

hba1c is an average sugar value over the last 6 weeks and best for evaluation.

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