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Woke up today and checked my fasting sugar level and it gave me 133 this is a first. i went to do a bit of exercise on my exercise bike to lower it i checked it again after it was 99. is it ok to have high reading and not have diabetes?

Q: woke up today and checked my fasting sugar level and it gave me 133 this is a first. i went to do a bit of exercise on my exercise bike to lower it i checked it again after it was 99. is it ok to have high reading and not have diabetes?

: A simple way to find out if you may have diabetes is to ask your primary care provider about a "glucose tolerance test" , which is performed by blood samples after a glucose load in your doctor's office.

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A simple way to find out if you may have diabetes is to ask your primary care provider about a "glucose tolerance test" , which is performed by blood samples after a glucose load in your doctor's office.

Answered 4/14/2023

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A member asked:

Woke up today and checked my fasting sugar level and it gave me 133 this is a first. i went to do a bit of exercise on my exercise bike to lower it i checked it again after it was 99. is it ok to have high reading and not have diabetes?

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