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Non diabetic? dr took glucose 1 hr after meal it was 167 he said too high i read up to 180 so which is correct

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Dm diagnosis: There are few criterias for diabetes: 2 fasting reading of 126 or above, or 2 random (non-fasting) levels of 200 or above, or hg a1c >5.7, or doing 2 hr glucose tolerance test (more tedious to do).

Answered 7/17/2013

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Normal blood sugar: No need to check 1-hour post-meal blood sugar, even so, both are normal. Two meters can't be compared to each other for accuracy. The very best way to determine if a glucometer is accurate is to use the same blood sample in the lab and glucometer concomitantly. Glucometer blood sugar compared with lab blood sugar will determine accuracy of glucometer.

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Dr. Arthur Heller answered

Specializes in Gastroenterology

Not diabetic: Either one, 167 or 180 at 1 hour after meal does not fit criteria for diabetes. Fasting bg >125 on 2 occasions, or any bg >200 (especially at 2 hours after eating) will meet criteria. Previous question noted ht 5'0", wt 148'-still room to lose. Bmi of 25 (cut off for overweight) would be at around 128').

Answered 5/28/2016

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