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Should my blood sugar be normal after 8.5 hours of fasting?

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Yes: We are design to fast and threfore have hormones that will keep our blood sugar normal under fasting conditions, some adolescents and prenant women might not be able too.

Answered 10/3/2013

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Always be normal: Unless you have pre-diabetes or diabetes, fasting for 8 1/2 hours should put your blood sugar at less than 100 mg/dl.

Answered 7/9/2014

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Recently had a couple episodes where my blood sugar has dropped to 46. Since I have been checking and my fasting is always good 70,s - 80s and my A1c is 4.3. Did have one 2 hours after very high carb meal be 209. All other post meal normal less 140?

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Fasting blood sugar was 83 then i had a bagel an half an hour after it went up to 138 then half an hour after went back down to 112 already normal?

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A member asked:

Im fasting for ramadan and when i woke up my fasting blood sugar was 133, i eat at night since we fast in the morning. Than after a hour it was 99. Than after another hour it was 113. This is fasting numbers through the day. Is this normal?

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A member asked:

2 year old had dinner and 2 dates after dinner, 15 min after blood sugar was 130 and 2 hours after 85. Is that normal?fasting is 71.

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A member asked:

In January 2020 (from a lab) my HBA1C was 5.5%, fasting 82mg/dL, 2 hour after breakfast=78.(I am non diabetic) In June 2020 (different lab) HBA1C was 5.0%and blood sugar 2-3 hours of eating rice was 78. Is HBA1C vary in normal range? Please educate?

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