Q: is a person classified as diabetic base on his or her blood sugar level?

Basically yes: A person can be doiagnosed as diabetic really only by elevated blood sugar level. The most accepted way is by an elevated fasting blood sugar. You could also have a blood test for an average 3 month blood sugar that if elevated to a certain level would diagnose you as diabetic also.

Question 1

i am diabetic since 5 years,for the last 5 years  my fasting  blood glucose in between 125-134 mg/dl and my  blood sugar level two hours after eati?

Accepted Answer

Excellent: It appears that you keep diabetes under excellent control
Do you check your Hemoglobin A1C  yearly.

Question 2

what is the average blood sugar level for a non-diabetic?

Accepted Answer

70-100: Average blood sugar should be in the 70-100 range for a normal individual.

Question 3

what is a normal  blood sugar level for a type 2 diabetic?

Accepted Answer

125 - 150 : A fasting blood sugar of 125 and a blood sugar 1hr after eating of 140 would be good. An a1c test measures your average sugar for the previous 90 days. An a1c of less than 7 is recommended and that correlates to an average blood sugar of 150.

Question 4

what is a healthy blood sugar level for a non-diabetic person?

Accepted Answer

Blood sugar level: If you don't have diabetes sugar won't hurt you.
Unless you want to check your blood sugar regularly - can't think of a good reason - relax and enjoy life.
If you are worried because a family member or friend has diabetes have your doctor evaluate your potential diabetes.

Question 5

what should be the ideal blood sugar level for type 2 diabetic?

Accepted Answer

Diabetes: Ideal blood sugar should be near 100 or less
the side effect of being too aggressive in lowering sugar is hypoglycemia. Yet, in large studies, that's the price you pay for good control and avoidance of complications since those who never get hypoglycemia typically run higher averages and may get complications sooner.

Question 6

please describe a good blood sugar level for a type 2 diabetic?

Accepted Answer

See details: Levels that keep your HGB a1c under 6.0 or a fasting sugar of 80-100 mg?Dl.

Question 7

what is a normal blood sugar level for non diabetic and diabetics?

Accepted Answer

Normal Fasting sugar: It is70 mg to 99 mg.If the sugar is over 125 mg in a fasting state, that is the current definition of diabetes.

Question 8

blood sugar level 130 in fasting and 150 in pp, is it diabetic?

Accepted Answer

Diabetes mellitus: Isn't usually diagnosed off of 1 fasting blood sugar & 1 postprandial sugar alone. Cdc recommends:  " it is currently recommended that subjects with single positive diagnostic tests should have a repeat positive test before the diagnosis is made."however, you may well be diabetic.  Please see your dr for eval.  In the meantime this may be helpful for you: http://www.Cdc.Gov/diabetes/news/class.Htm.

Question 9

what range of blood sugar level should i aim for if i am a diabetic?

Accepted Answer

See below:: Fasting   80-120
2hr after eating < 140.
Bed <140
a1c < 6.5 or 7.0%.

Question 10

is a person classified as diabetic base on his or her blood sugar level?

Accepted Answer

Basically yes: A person can be doiagnosed as diabetic really only by elevated blood sugar level.  The most accepted way is by an elevated fasting blood sugar. You could also have a blood test for an average 3 month blood sugar that if elevated to a certain level would diagnose you as diabetic also.

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