Why is a fasting blood sugar of 117 considered high?
117mg/dl is considered prediabetes.
Last updated on 12 Dec 2024
Yes they are same until you are referring to consumption of glucose test which is done during random or post prandial.
Yes, 175mg/dl is high and one should make lifestyle changes to bring down value to 100mg/dl.
This is because your body is not able to produce sufficient insulin.
Fasting means that you have had nothing to eat or drink (except water) for 8 to 12 hours before the test. This will yeild best results and detect whether you have diabetes or not
FBS, FBG, Fasting Blood Sugar
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