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My father went for fasting blood sugar test after 20-25 mins of walking today and got reading as 104. Wanted to know how much effect can walking have on fasting blood sugar are such values considered normal
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Regular exercise decreases insulin resistance and helps control of diabetes
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Dr. Rama S.K
General Physician
18 yrs exp
Pune
Walking or doing exercise and getting blood sugar tested generally do not affect the results in normal healthy individual.....but those diabetics on insulin therapy if does so will have erroneous low sugar values on test
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Dr. Chethan R S
General Physician
6 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hi..... Blood glucose tests can be fastingor random. Fasting tests provide the most accurate results.... The implications of your results will depend on the type of blood glucose test used. For a fasting test, a normal blood glucose level is between 70 and 100 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL). ...
Consult your Physician for further advice....
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