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For blood sugar test should blood taken before food and after food? Please advise

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Always before food ...  Read More

What is the normal fasting blood sugar ? And what level of fasting blood sugar is considered as diabetes.

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Normal blood sugar in a non diabetic is less than 99 mg/ dl .... fasting blood sugar between 100- 125 mg/dl is pre diabetes or impaired fasting glucose .... fasting blood sugar of 126 or more is diab ...  Read More

My blood sugar level before is 134 and after 200 please advise whether it is serious or not

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Previously no any sugar problem but aftar arthopadic treatment blood sugar rapidly increasing to 238

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Hi I can understand your concern Yes there can Slide effect of medication Share your medication list , Recheck sugar after 10 days If still it's above 200- need to start tab metformin 500 once a day ...  Read More

The reading of Blood sugar after taking only juice ( no sugar ) in the morning is 80mg/dl . Is it safe ?

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Blood sugar after juice is never a standard to diagnose whether u have diabetes. Better to say it has changed from just 1 year back. ...  Read More

My Father has no teeth and has blood sugar. Could You please suggest whether it is ok to have dentures for my father.

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ya definitely he can go for dentures and even if he can go for imolant support denture also ...  Read More

Hi doctors iam followed your solution i will did my mother blood sugar test .sar my mother blood reprot. (BLood SUGAR FASTING:271mg) (BLOOD SUGAR POST PRANDIAL:360mg) Doctor this position . What your says next processes . How to control blood sugar.

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Hello there. I can understand your concern for your mother. The sugar levels are too high. You haven't mentioned any medications that she might be taking. I'm wondering if she is taking any medica ...  Read More

My husband blood sugar is today fasting sugar 106 this is a predibitec ya this sugar is ok can he need a diabetes medicine or doctor consultation

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Can help you with the next course of action and treatment plan. Would like to discuss in details and provide apt solution. Kindly consult. ...  Read More

My blood sugar is 129 after eating meals and sweet dish... I checked my sugar after 30 minutes of dinner Is that fine? My fasting sugar was 89

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Yes it's all good. ...  Read More

Do taking antihistamine have any effect on Blood sugar test and s.total testosterone test? Please reply asap

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No ...  Read More

Hi Doctor? Is stevia is best alternative of sugar and jaggery? It is natural, zero-calorie sugar? Need ur advice. Thanks

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Stevia is a reasonable alternative to sugar and jaggery. It's plant-derived, has close to zero calories, and doesn't raise blood sugar the way sugar or jaggery do. ...  Read More

I was diagnosed with diabetes 1.5 years ago (since 2025). At that time, my sugar levels were as follows: Fasting 274 and HbA1c 11.9. I consulted a naturopathic doctor who did not prescribe any medication but gave me B12 and D injections. After three months, my test results were:- Fasting 285 and HbA1c 11.7, showing no improvement, so I stopped tre

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Your fasting sugar of 372 and HbA1c of 12.5 are both significantly above target, and sugar is already spilling into your urine. Insulin is often the fastest and safest way to bring a reading this high ...  Read More

Doctor my sugar readings below Fasting - 107 Random -138 Is my fasting pre diabetic? Please advice. My age is 36 years

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A fasting sugar reading of 107 does fall into the prediabetic range, since normal fasting is under 100 and prediabetes starts at 100. Your random reading of 138 is still within the normal range. This ...  Read More

Hi Doctor, My age is 36 and today I check my sugar (Fasting) and it is 96. Its normal or pre-diabetic. What is the normal range? Please advice. Thanks

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Need a few more details please consult for further evaluation and treatment ...  Read More

Are sugar free sweeteners good substitute for while or brown sugar.. Pls advise if we can take this regularly ??

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Sugar free sweeteners are generally fine as an occasional swap for white or brown sugar, and most people tolerate them well in normal amounts. ...  Read More

Due to diabetes after taking the all prescribed medicine my mother is suffering from constant body pain , headache and weakness Her routine is full chaos and she is feels fatigue and constant weakness .

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Consult me , you will definitely get solution ...  Read More

Hi my blood report show IMPRESSION: NORMOCYTIC NORMOCHROMIC What does this mean? Can you please explain regarding the causes and impacts?

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"Normocytic Normochromic" describes the physical appearance of red blood cells (RBCs) under a microscope. Normocytic: The red blood cells are normal in size. Normochromic: The red blood cells have a n ...  Read More

I wake up at 5 am drink 200 ml tea mild sugar added at 5 30 am and than eat meal 2 medium rotis with 200 ml curd and onion chutney at 8 30 am and after this meal check blood at lab at 10 5 am it was 66 than I eat nothing and drink noting at 2 pm blood sugar was 89 and at 10 5 am test time triglycerides 378 vldl 75 non hdl 145 ldl 69 hdl 40 should

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Sugar is normal but lipid profile high ...  Read More

Had high sugar level for a year and have not gotten erection from last one year. Had tadalafil got erection. He gets an erection but it doesn't last long.

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High blood sugar impacts it. Seek consultation. ...  Read More

My mother has type 2 diabetes and recently started having repeated low sugar episodes around noon. Earlier, her blood sugar was often around 230 mg/dL in the morning, then dropped to 77 mg/dL or lower around 12:00 pm, almost daily. She wakes at 5:00 am, eats breakfast at 7:30 am (egg + chapati), and again at 10:00 am (dosa + dates), but was still g

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Avoid fried and spicy food Water intake more Green leafy vegetables more Fiber meal Walk Do connect and consult Will help you ...  Read More

What should my target blood sugar level be during the third trimester of pregnancy? Throughout my second trimester, my 1-hour post-meal blood sugar was consistently below 140 mg/dL with insulin. However, after entering the third trimester, my blood sugar levels suddenly started increasing. Even after increasing my insulin dose as advised by my doct

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My blood sugar levels were well controlled in the second trimester, with 1-hour post-meal readings below 140 mg/dL. However, after entering the 28th week of pregnancy, my sugar levels suddenly started increasing despite continuing with my usual insulin dose. Even after increasing the dose by 2–3 units, my 1-hour post-meal readings are still a

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My fasting blood sugar is 131...how can I control this without medicine...please help me doctor sir...

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Daily excercise Avoid sugar sweet potato white rice mango sitaphal banana ...  Read More

My fasting sugar is normal 95 , while I had lunch on 2 pm and measure sugar on 4 pm it came 160, 149 , 161 ( Different reading with same machine ) , is it high or what should I do , i am a non diabetic ,in April my hb1ac was 5.2

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I have pcos and my random blood sugar level is 89. And my HbA1c level is 5.7. Is this normal? Or is it a prediabetic?

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Yes this is normal ...  Read More

350 Random sugar Which tablet i use regularly B. P normal All organ's well functioning Iam eating brown rice, jonna roti, raagi jaava

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My mother's fasting sugar is going in range of 140 range and PP 180 .She takes triglimiprex at before breakfast and zukanorm d10 before dinner .This is happening for last 1 month . How to control this ?what adjustment to do. can She take in this format triglimiprex 2 at breakfast;zukanorm at lunch and teneliglip 20 at night before dinner with the

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In type 2 diabetic patients target fasting blood sugar level is below 130mg/dl and pp bsl below 180mg/dl. To control fasting blood sugar you need to increase the dose of metformin along with dietary ...  Read More

Can we use Stevia in place of sugar? We are not diabetic? Can we give Stevia to kids? Thanks Juli Rai

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Good morning no stevia for kids. ...  Read More

Is it fine to consume jaggery over sugar? I consume curd with khand or jaggery and tea with jaggery.

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Need few more details for proper understanding of your issue. You can consult with me online on Practo or whatsapp on eight three one eight four six nine eight eight six for proper diagnosis, conclusi ...  Read More

My mother age 79. Doctor advised to do lipid profile and apolipoprotein b as a part of routine annual check up. She is not taking any medicine for sugar or BP etc. Her triglycerides is slightly higher. But in lab, they are asking me to do lipoprotein a test. I am not able to contact my doctor as he's out of station. Can anyone please guide me and l

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At age 79 lipoprotein a test has not much significance as it represents genetic predisposition to atherosclerotic changes.Its ur choice if you want you can get it done..will not add much to treatment ...  Read More

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