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What Are The Normal And Acceptable Levels On Blood Glucose In A Person?

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Posted on Mon, 4 Apr 2022
Question: i requested a breakdown of what my blood glucose levels should be. the answer i received was very amatuer.
where he said %3C200 is TOO VAGUE. Can you clarify?
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Answered by Dr. PALLETI SUJITH KUMAR (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
For a normal healthy person fasting sugars <99mg/dl and 2hrs post meal <139

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

For a non diabetic person target fasting sugars should be between 72-99mg/dl and 2 hours post meal sugars should less than 140 mg/dl. HbA1c is more accurate test for blood sugars control as it will show your average blood sugars for the past 2-3 months. HbA1c less than 5.7 is regarded as non diabetic, between 5.7-6.4 is prediabetes and more than 6.5 is diabetes.

I hope I have answered your query. If you have further queries, I'm happy to help you. Thank you.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng
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Dr. PALLETI SUJITH KUMAR

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What Are The Normal And Acceptable Levels On Blood Glucose In A Person?

Brief Answer: For a normal healthy person fasting sugars <99mg/dl and 2hrs post meal <139 Detailed Answer: Hello, For a non diabetic person target fasting sugars should be between 72-99mg/dl and 2 hours post meal sugars should less than 140 mg/dl. HbA1c is more accurate test for blood sugars control as it will show your average blood sugars for the past 2-3 months. HbA1c less than 5.7 is regarded as non diabetic, between 5.7-6.4 is prediabetes and more than 6.5 is diabetes. I hope I have answered your query. If you have further queries, I'm happy to help you. Thank you.