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What Does The Both Fasting And PP Blood Sugar Levels Of 112 Mg/dl Indicate?
Hi,
Today I've checked my blood sugar level for Fasting and PP. For Fasting blood sample had been collected after 8 hours of the last meal, before breakfast and for PP blood sample had been collected 2 hours after breakfast. Surprisingly both the readings came out as 112 mg/dl. I'm 48 years old and with feminine gender.
Request you to kindly please explain this result.
Today I've checked my blood sugar level for Fasting and PP. For Fasting blood sample had been collected after 8 hours of the last meal, before breakfast and for PP blood sample had been collected 2 hours after breakfast. Surprisingly both the readings came out as 112 mg/dl. I'm 48 years old and with feminine gender.
Request you to kindly please explain this result.
Fri, 1 Aug 2014
Thank you for the query.
As per the information provided, you are a 48yrs old lady, with a recently recorded fasting and 2hrs Post prandial blood sugar as 112mg%. I would continue my explanations from here onwards, considering you to be non-diabetic (since you have not mentioned whether you are already a diabetic or not)
Normally, Diabetes mellitus is diagnosed by the following criteria-
Fasting blood sugar more than equal to 126mg%
2 hrs Post prandial blod sugar more than 200mg%
HbAic level more than 6.5%
There is another entity known as impaired glucose tolerance. Subjects having this are more likely to develop diabetes in future.
The criteria are:
Fasting blood sugar between 100 and 125mg%
2hrs Post prandial blood sugar between 140-199mg%
As per your reports you seem to have an impaired fasting glucose (around 112mg%). However, one reading is not enough to establish it. Infact some physicians prefer a fasting of 10 hrs duration, prior to checking the FBS levels. However, if you have risk factors like family history of diabetes or you are overweight, I would advise you to repeat these tests after a month. You can also get a HbAic done (it will give you and idea of your blood sugar status over 3 months). If any abnormalities are noted, you can consult your primary physician.
Hope this helps you out
Regards
Dr. Ayusmati Thakur
As per the information provided, you are a 48yrs old lady, with a recently recorded fasting and 2hrs Post prandial blood sugar as 112mg%. I would continue my explanations from here onwards, considering you to be non-diabetic (since you have not mentioned whether you are already a diabetic or not)
Normally, Diabetes mellitus is diagnosed by the following criteria-
Fasting blood sugar more than equal to 126mg%
2 hrs Post prandial blod sugar more than 200mg%
HbAic level more than 6.5%
There is another entity known as impaired glucose tolerance. Subjects having this are more likely to develop diabetes in future.
The criteria are:
Fasting blood sugar between 100 and 125mg%
2hrs Post prandial blood sugar between 140-199mg%
As per your reports you seem to have an impaired fasting glucose (around 112mg%). However, one reading is not enough to establish it. Infact some physicians prefer a fasting of 10 hrs duration, prior to checking the FBS levels. However, if you have risk factors like family history of diabetes or you are overweight, I would advise you to repeat these tests after a month. You can also get a HbAic done (it will give you and idea of your blood sugar status over 3 months). If any abnormalities are noted, you can consult your primary physician.
Hope this helps you out
Regards
Dr. Ayusmati Thakur
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