A 32-year-old male asked:
can one have diabetes with a normal fasting blood glucose? or, a random glucose reading 127 mg/dl. no family history of type-1. symptoms are dizziness
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Dr. Donald Colantino answered
60 years experience Internal Medicine
Diabetes: One normal fasting blood sugar or a random blood sugar of 127 doesn't rule out mild diabetes or prediabetes.
Checking the hgbA1c or checking a blood sugar 2 hours after a sugar load would be more diagnostic.
Answered on Dec 25, 2018
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