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<\/a><\/p>\nThe chart has a goal for where readings need to be to prevent future health issues. If your numbers are higher than the goal readings then it is probable that you are developing pre-diabetes with full-blown Type II diabetes to follow.<\/p>\n
How Do You Know If You Have Prediabetes\u2013Fasting Blood Sugar Levels<\/h2>\n
During a routine office visit, your doctor can order tests, such as:<\/p>\n
Fasting plasma glucose tes<\/strong>t\u2014For this test, you fast overnight and have your blood glucose measured in the morning before eating. Results in the range of 100-125 mg\/dL (5.6-6.9 mmol\/L) indicate prediabetes. Those three tests are the standard ones for determining if you have a normal fasting blood sugar level. If a person fails any one of the tests it is normal to follow up a few days later with another test to confirm results. When to Test Fasting Blood Sugar Levels<\/strong><\/p>\n (This information is from http:\/\/www.joslin.harvard.edu\/info\/Goals-for-Blood-Glucose-Control.html) Ask your healthcare team when it is best to check your fasting blood sugar levels and how often you should test. You may want to check at different times of the day to get an idea of how well your treatment program is working for you. The best times to check are before breakfast, before lunch, before dinner, and before bedtime snack. Sometimes it is helpful to check blood glucose 2-4 hours after a meal to see the effect of food on your glucose levels.<\/em> Most pre-diabetes can be reversed with diet changes and the addition of exercise. Many of people have done wonders by following a low-carb diet that emphasizes eating whole foods and fiber-filled vegetables along with good saturated fats (coconut oil and range-free eggs) and healthy protein sources. That eating plan cuts out almost all processed foods and minimizes the amount of wheat and sugar eaten. It might work for you and be a help in returning your fasting blood sugar levels<\/u> back to normal.<\/p>\n Sometimes other reasons like depression or lack of hope can contribute to a persons poor health. The best way to turn things around is to get involved in something outside of yourself. To get involved in a new way of making of money with exciting people click on the link right here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fasting blood sugar levels are a sign of good health and impending poor health. They are a good indicator of what is going on in a person\u2019s body and how well they are eating and even exercising. The next blood sugar levels chart shows where fasting blood sugar levels fall for either better or worse. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3116,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[14,6],"class_list":["post-7","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-empower-network","tag-fasting-blood-sugar-levels","tag-normal-blood-sugar-levels"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/vr106\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/vr106\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/vr106\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/vr106\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3116"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/vr106\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/vr106\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/vr106\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/vr106\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/vr106\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nOral glucose tolerance test<\/strong> \u2014Again, you fast overnight and have your blood glucose measured after the fast. Then, you consume a sugary drink and have your blood glucose measured two hours later. Results in the range of 140-199 mg\/dL (7.8-11 mmol\/L) indicate prediabetes.
\nHemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)<\/strong> \u2014 This is an indicator of your average blood sugar levels<\/a> over the previous three months. Results in the range of 5.7%-6.4% indicate prediabetes.<\/p>\n![\"Normal](\"http:\/\/content.screencast.com\/users\/dbrauning\/folders\/Jing\/media\/4515a8b9-3268-4bc9-bbbc-93030980b9fb\/fasting%20blood%20sugar.png\")
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\nPre-diabetes is a warning sign that worse things are on the way. If you are diagnosed with pre-diabetes or your fasting blood sugar levels<\/strong> are not staying in normal ranges it is time to take action.<\/p>\n