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Docs can you explain what is a dangerous blood sugar number for a diabetic?
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Anything above norma: There is no magic number where you go from safe to dangerous. It's a continuous line, and the lower you are and the closer to normal the better -- the higher you are and the more abnormal, the more it will damage your body. From a vein, while fasting: normal is 65-105. Finger sticks are totally different and don't measure the same thing.
Answered 10/4/2016
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