A 35-year-old female asked:
Have graves disease and my glucose level is a bit elevated.. does it mean that i have diabetes?
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Dr. Marsha Davisanswered
Internal Medicine 30 years experience
Depends: Was your glucose fasting or random and how elevated? Was it repeated? Was a hga1c done to check your 3 month average blood sugar? You may be normal, pre diabetic or diabetic. It's hard to tell from the information given . Having graves does not necessarily predispose to diabetes but those with diabetes frequently get thyroid disease.
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Albuquerque, NM
A 58-year-old female asked:
My glucose level is 134 is that bad and does it mean I have diabetes?
3 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in
Dr. Quang Nguyenanswered
Specializes in Endocrinology
Depends: If this was after meals, then it's normal. If fasting, then it's in the diabetes range. Normal bs is <100 fasting, <140 2 hrs after meals. You need a real blood test to diagnose diabetes. The glucometer is not accurate enough so it's used for monitoring only.
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