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What can cause blood glucose level fasting 119 but postprandial 70 ?

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Obesity: And Insulin resistance leading to impaired fasting glucose. This is called prediabetes and is just down the line from true diabetes. Get your education asap and begin diet, exercise and weight loss before it worsens.

Answered 6/25/2014

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Why we check our blood glucose 2 hours post prandial? Can it check less or more hours?

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What conditions may cause the 2 hr postprandial glucose level become lower than the fasting level in sb with a family history of DM and Psoriasis?

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What would cause a random (non-fasting) blood glucose level of 59 in a non-diabetic? I had eaten a light lunch 2.5 hours before, and had had some candy and soda about 45 minutes before. Finding was incidental. No symptoms of hypoglycemia; felt fine?

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Wondering what can cause rise in blood glucose while intermittent fasting, I had recent lab work that included A1C of 5.5. I have heard the fasting can cause a glucose rise from falling insulin levels and increase urine output (water loss). Accurate?

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Good evening! Received my blood test results back and everything was fine except my glucose level of 106. Normal range 70-99. I was fasting but I was also chewing two Pieces of regular gum during the draw. Is this concerning? A1C -normal, mean glu 97?

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