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A 28-year-old male asked:
what is the definition or description of: fasting blood sugar?
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Dr. Yash Khanna answered
Family Medicine 57 years experience
12 hours of fasting: Fasting blood sugar is blood level of blood glucose after fasting(not eating) for 8 to 10 hours.Normal range is 70 to 100.
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Dr. Stanley Schwartz answered
Endocrinology 52 years experience
Blood sugar tested: After no food intake for at least 8-10 hours
normal <100.
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A 31-year-old male asked:
A fasting blood sugar of 130 mg/dl considered as diabetic? How to make it normal?
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Dr. Reid Blackwelder answered
Family Medicine 37 years experience
Lifestyle changes!: That level is consistent with diabetes. The diagnosis needs another fasting or an A1c level checked (another lab to check glucose over 3 months) to confirm it and help guide your treatment. The foundation for managing diabetes is diet and exercise. Especially watch portion control, and cut out empty calories such as sodas. Be active! get close followup as dm is serious and meds may be needed too.
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Dr. David Wyatt commented
Family Medicine 26 years experience
That is by definition Diabetes - IF confirmed with another fasting blood sugar. I would also advise the A1C test to see what your last few months average has been - and then checking this every 3 mos to follow progress - you DEFINITELY can get it down if you are overweight/obese and can lose weight - be more active, eat smaller/ lean protein containing meals, also avoid sodas- water is KING!!!
Jan 27, 2012
Dr. Reid Blackwelder commented
Family Medicine 37 years experience
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Amen to water!!
Jan 27, 2012
A 40-year-old member asked:
What is normal fasting blood sugar?
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Dr. Quang Nguyen answered
Specializes in Endocrinology
Fasting sugar: Normal is < 100 mmol/dl.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
How do I lower my fasting blood sugar level?
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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered
Pathology 49 years experience
Wt loss & exercise: How much do you weigh? What is your fasting glucose? Losing weight, at least 10% of existing weight (unless you are underweight), and exercising vigorously at least 30 minutes a day, may reduce fasting blood sugar, or at a minimum keep it from going up. You must consult your doctor before you embark on wt loss and vigorous exercise.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Is it possible for one to fake a high fasting blood sugar level?
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With fingersticks: If the hands and fingers aren't clean and dry, home blood sugar readings may be inaccurate. Sugar on the fingers could end up falsely elevating blood sugar. A concomitant venous sample in lab could demonstrate a discrepancy. Also, the meter may be inaccurate. Eating before a fasting blood sugar may raise the blood sugar in someone with diabetes because it would not be fasting anymore.
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A 29-year-old member asked:
What is the normal fasting blood sugar level at 65?
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Same as in younger : Normal fasting blood sugar for kids and adults is between 65-99 mg/dl. Young infants are not included in this category.
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