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Question: My 1 and 2 hour after meal sugars are very good numbers. I took my fasting with my last strip and it was 122. Now during this I was having a bad panic attack. Heart raceing, shaking, etc... Could this have caused the high result. (Not Diabetic to my knowledge)
Brief Answer:
It is possible.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for using Healthcaremagic.
I read your query and understand your concerns.
As we are aware that any kind of stress reaction leads to over secretion of corticosteroids brings about increase in blood sugar level, it is possible that high blood sugar level is attributed to your panic attack at the time of testing.
Having said this I request you to check HbA1c periodically (every three to six months) as will give you details of average blood sugar over the last three months which is less subjected to error.
I hope this answers you.
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Brief Answer:
Yes
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for reverting back to me.
122 fasting is very unlikely for a person who have 130 and 110 as post prandial after one hour and two hour respectively.
It can be said that either fasting report is not correct or it was effect of panic attack.
I hope this assists you further.
Thanks again.
It is possible.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for using Healthcaremagic.
I read your query and understand your concerns.
As we are aware that any kind of stress reaction leads to over secretion of corticosteroids brings about increase in blood sugar level, it is possible that high blood sugar level is attributed to your panic attack at the time of testing.
Having said this I request you to check HbA1c periodically (every three to six months) as will give you details of average blood sugar over the last three months which is less subjected to error.
I hope this answers you.
In case you have more query I can assist you further.
If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for my future patients.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
http://docyyr.hyyyyic.com/doctors/dr-ashok-kumar/67386
Thanks and regards.
Brief Answer:
Yes
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for reverting back to me.
122 fasting is very unlikely for a person who have 130 and 110 as post prandial after one hour and two hour respectively.
It can be said that either fasting report is not correct or it was effect of panic attack.
I hope this assists you further.
Thanks again.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
My 1 hr post meal is around 130, and 2 hr. around 110. Would it be unusual to have a high fasting BS with those numbers being good?
Brief Answer:
No, It is not true
Detailed Answer:
Nicotine is not known to raise blood sugar of this amplitude.
I hope this clarifies.
Thanks again.
No, It is not true
Detailed Answer:
Nicotine is not known to raise blood sugar of this amplitude.
I hope this clarifies.
Thanks again.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I forgot to mention that right before the fasting test I chewed Nicotine gum. Would nicotine rasise the BS?
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