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I normally suffer from low blood sugar, am not diabetic. my sugars are between 2.5-5.00 but recently they are 9, 10.6 & 11.2, why is this? u.k reading

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Dr. Alan Feldman answered

Diabetic now: You may not have been diabetic before, but you look like you are now. You did not say if those sugar readings were fasting or not, but at least 1 is in the diabetic range for nonfasting. If fasting, they are all in the diabetic range. You should get a hba1c level to confirm.

Answered 9/3/2013

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A member asked:

I normally suffer from low blood sugar, am not diabetic. my sugars are between 2.5-5.00 but recently they are 9, 10.6 & 11.2, why is this? u.k reading

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Alan Feldman answered

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