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A 36-year-old male asked:
Low carb/low sugar diet for many years. very fit, active& not overweight. 2 consecutive morning blood tests showed mildly elevated fasting glucose (101 & 102), but non-fasted glucose is lower somehow & a1c is great (4.4%). concerning for prediabetes?
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Dr. Sue Ferrantianswered
Internal Medicine 31 years experience
This does not appear to be diabetes, especially given your hemoglobin A1C, which tells you your overall blood sugar control over the past 3 months. If you want to monitor this, you could have the hemoglobin A1C repeated in 3-4 months to see what the trend is. If you continue with your healthy lifestyle, this likely will not be a problem. Best of luck to you!
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Dr. Clarence Grimanswered
Endocrinology 59 years experience
No.
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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Technically yes. Visit this site for information on this topic: https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/basics/getting-tested.html
Regular aerobic exercise for 30 minutes/day, 5 days/week will help in controlling glucose.
Wish you good health!
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Answered Nov 20, 2021
Last updated Nov 22, 2021
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