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Need help understanding my 3 hour blood glucose readings? what are the maximum normals?

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Up to 139 mg/dL: By 2-hr following the oral glucose challenge, anything 140 mg/dl or more is abnormal. 140-199 mg/dl is impaired glucose tolerance (pre-diabetes). A blood sugar of 200 or more is diabetes.

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Answered 5/25/2013

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