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Blood sugar levels
My father is 71 yrs old... Got his sugar and cholesterol test done as a normal monthly check up. But surprisingly this time his fasting sugar level shows higher than his after food sugar levels.
Before food 392.7
After food 279.7
Normally the levels are higher after food always. Is it possible for the levels to be low after food?
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Dr. Apsia Ruhi
Endocrinologist
4 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Hello
Ya it's true that postprandial sugar levels are usually more than fasting sugars.
But in diabetes sometimes post prandial can be lower than fasting levels indicative of diabetic autonomic neuropathy- diabetic gastropathy.
Next Steps
He needs treatment modification.
Fasting levels are high.
Health Tips
let him take small frequent meals with complex carbohydrates..
avoid simple sugars.
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