A 31-year-old member asked:
What is considered normal blood sugar level?
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A Verified Doctoranswered
30 years experience
Normal glucose range: Fasting: 65-99 mg/dl,
2-hours following a meal: < 140 mg/dl.
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A Verified Doctoranswered
Family Medicine 40 years experience
Different sites,: Different values. Some give under 100 mg/dl as normal fasting blood sugar; others say under 120. Follow your doctor or diabetologist's range. Glycosylated hemoglobin (hba1c) is a better measure of long-term glucose control.
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Dr. Marianna Postanswered
Family Medicine 19 years experience
70-110: Usually 70-110 in healthy non-diabetic person.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
What is considered a healthy blood sugar level?
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A Verified Doctoranswered
Endocrinology 53 years experience
Blood sugar: Easy -
70 to 125 would be best.
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A 33-year-old female asked:
What blood sugar level is considered Hypoglycemia? Not diabetic.
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Dr. Richard Romanoanswered
Internal Medicine 11 years experience
Hypoglycemia : Normal blood sugar (glucose) should be 70 to 100 mg/dL or 3.9 when fasting. It is best tested with a finger stick glucose meter, not through blood tests going to the lab. Lab blood tests are not accurate because as the blood sits around the red blood cells use the glucose in the blood and thereby lower it. So, if a finger stick is lower than 70 the person is technically hypoglycemic.
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A 29-year-old member asked:
What are considered dangerous blood sugar levels if diabetic?
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Dr. Derrick Lonsdaleanswered
Preventive Medicine 75 years experience
High enough: To be associated with formation of ketones that are formed in the condition of diabetic ketosis.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Could you tell me what are considered dangerous blood sugar levels for diabetics?
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Dr. Thomas Nameyanswered
Rheumatology 50 years experience
Several things!: If blood sugar is extremely high, you can suck water from the brain, with what is called hyperosmolar coma. Chronically high blood sugars will cause you to become dehydrated. And chronically high HGB a1cs indicate poor control and correlate best with diabetic complications!
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A 35-year-old member asked:
What is a normal/average blood sugar level?
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Dr. David Sneidanswered
Endocrinology 43 years experience
65-100: 65-100 when drawn out of a vein while fasting. Various authorities have different "normal" levels. There are, however, no exact cut-offs, it's all a continuium. See diabetes.Org for more into.
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