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Sugar Levels
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My fathers age is 60 years old, till now no bp issue only issue was elevated sugar levels. Like FBS - 110-138 mg/dL and PPBS- 140-180 mg/dL. Whenever my dad was on kerala an ate whatever he wanted his sugar levels are normal like FBS- 108- 115 mg/dL and PPBS- 140-155 mg/dL. But whenever he comes to gujarat and had a restricted diets and low sugar consumptions his sugar levels are always high. Likr FBS- 110-138 and PPBS 140-155 mg/dL. Checked through Accucheck Sugar Checking machine. Why a very huge difference. Hb1ac is normal
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At times we should check the accuracy of our Glucometer.
You should get the Blood sugar for your father tested at a nearby Laboratory and do the blood sugar in Glucometer at the same time. If there is a difference then you have to take Laboratory reading as correct. Next time onwards you can use Zero correction formula (adding or subtracting the difference in the reading).
Then you can monitor your father on home Glucometer.
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This is outcome of dietary habits.
There are invisible Sugars in most dietary items. It also depends upon the glycemic index of food which shoot up sugar levels.
There is need to understand the glycemic index of Food items and adopt a healthy eating habit.
In Gujarat, a number of food items are prepared with sugar added to it.
Next Steps
Tailored food preparation and watch for glycemic index of food.
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Charts on Glycemic index of food items are available on internet.
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