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Is Blood Sugar Level Of 147 A Cause For Concern?
is 147 high blood sugar level? I had not eaten in over 14 hours but had a few cocktails. This number came up as high in my blood results from hospital. Had a fall. I m a 68 year old female. Could this mean type 2 diabetes? It had previously been 103.
Mon, 3 Oct 2016
Hello dear
I understand your concern
Normal fasting blood sugar is 70-106 mg/dl.
So 147 mg/dl is high.
It could be diabetes.
But cocktail also cause increase in the blood sugar.
Following results suggests diabetes:
Fasting blood sugar: >=126 mg/dl on two occasions
Post meal 2 hour blood sugar: >= 200 mg/dl on two occasions
Hb1Ac: > 6.5 %
So i would to suggests to go for 10-10 hour fasting blood sugar test without cocktails, post meal blood sugar and HbA1c to confirm about the diabets.
Hope this may help you
Contact HCM for further health query
Best regards
Dr. Sagar
I understand your concern
Normal fasting blood sugar is 70-106 mg/dl.
So 147 mg/dl is high.
It could be diabetes.
But cocktail also cause increase in the blood sugar.
Following results suggests diabetes:
Fasting blood sugar: >=126 mg/dl on two occasions
Post meal 2 hour blood sugar: >= 200 mg/dl on two occasions
Hb1Ac: > 6.5 %
So i would to suggests to go for 10-10 hour fasting blood sugar test without cocktails, post meal blood sugar and HbA1c to confirm about the diabets.
Hope this may help you
Contact HCM for further health query
Best regards
Dr. Sagar
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