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Fasting blood sugar
Hi,
Is the fasting blood sugar reading of 128.3 for a regular diabetic considered ok?
This is for my 65 year old mother.
Regards
Shubha
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Dr. Suhas Khaire
Endocrinologist
12 yrs exp
Pune
Fasting 128 for 65 Yr old is fair.. But for getting more elaborate idea of sugar get FBS, PLBS and Hb1Ac..
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Diet and exercise
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Dr. Varunchandra Alur
Diabetologist
10 yrs exp
Davanagere
For a diabetic the target sugars should be fasting sugars: 120 post meal 2 hrs: 140-180 and HBA1c that is 3 months average sugars 7%
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Better to do HBA1c every three monthly
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Dr. Subhankar Datta
Diabetologist
12 yrs exp
Howrah
Ok.
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