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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

My friend's father has been have Blood sugar for 7 years. Right now he is facing lots of problem.

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You haven't mentioned the problems. Any case, its better that he is evaluated personally at a doctors clinic so that he can discuss his issues and a thorough examination can be done. ...  Read More

I am diabetic since 6 years. It is been couple of months my sugar is 137/160 with hb1ac 7.5 . I was prescribed - [Empaglyde 10/100/1000 - glyciphage SR (19m) - Imeglyn 500 But after having that i was very unwell. I couldn't get up from bed and was weak. I stopped the medicine i was okay. I am confused if this is the right prescription for me. Nee

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Check your sugar levels and if the levels are low then consult your physician for dose adjustments ...  Read More

Hello doctor I have just got my random blood sugar test done and the range is very high 375. My HBA1C levels are currently at 8.9. I just had c section delivery 3 months back and did not have any high blood sugar issues then. I do not want to take in insulin. What medicines can i take safely to reduce blood sugar while breastfeeding?

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Ma’am you need to take proper sugar control . Oral medicine will be able to control but need to discuss or please visit local physician to get a proper structure treatment ...  Read More

Hi doctor my sugar level in Gulcone meter Fasting 90 post meal after two hours 99

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Its normal ,no worry. ...  Read More

Gastro dr advised repeat blood tests liver function, kidney, ptinr etc after 6 months. 5 months have passed but I also need to do sugar thyroid tests now suggested by diabetologist. My question is that : can i give gastro blood tests 1 month early so that all blood tests are done at one time? Or is it advisable to finish 6 months n then do gastro

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Doing the blood tests 1 month earlier to combine them is usually fine in most cases. It should not significantly affect the results. You can do all tests together if convenient, but inform your docto ...  Read More

Itching whole body and increase of sugar and decrease in body ,leg and hand un workable steady mode and sugar medication is going on ( metformin hydrochloride) so what to do to balance it and sometimes bp also high and my father avoiding sweets always but if sometimes eat than it cause promblem again

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Need to be discussed In person with physical examination. I suggest take a physical appointment with physician and get yourself examined properly and adjust the dose. Also change of metformine might b ...  Read More

My hba1c is 6.2...do i have sugar in my body...i am getting dark line around neck and got weight gain by 3kg within 3months...can anyone please suggest what is my condition...do i need to have any medication for getting low hba1c and please suggest medication for dark line around neck

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Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management ...  Read More

70yr, Prediabetic patient. Hba1c is 6.3 since 4 years. On Istamet 50/500. *If due to festival, there is intake of limited sweet food one day before the bloodsugar test, Does it affect the accuracy of its result (even after doing 8-hour of fasting for the test to b done next morning) ??

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No but you need to measure after 2 hours of taking sweet potato to check how it has affected the sugar level ...  Read More

Doctor, my age is 35 and i don't have diabetes but today I checked in morning my blood sugar(Fasting) and it is 93. What it means 93 normal or abnormal? Kindly advice. Thanks

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My pp blood sugar always lies between 90 to 100 what is more good pp blood sugar below 100 or above 100 but less 140 and is my pp blood sugar normal I test 10 times in same lab please tell

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Yours is normal Would like to know more why you checking again and again whts your stressor Can consult for more ...  Read More

I have 141 sugar level in fasting test.But in HbA1c test 5.13.I'm non diabetic. I've lot of weakness and mild headache.Any solution for this?

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Avoid sugar food at night and do exercise in morning ...  Read More

​Dear Doctor, ​I am 32 years old. In December 2025, my HbA1c was 7.2%. Since then, I have been strictly following lifestyle modifications, including a controlled diet and regular exercise, without any medications. ​I recently started monitoring my blood glucose levels at home with a glucometer, and I am observing a specific patter

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No further adjustments except diet of high protein high fibre low fat and low sugar . Regular exercise and recheck on HBA1C levels ...  Read More

Pp blood sugar 2hr should calculate from starting or end of food and today from starting after 2hrs my pp came 102 yesterday 75 and one day 92 and 88 also one day but one day it came 50 and fasting blood sugar always coming normal can anyone tell most appropriate test which should i do to find correct diagnosis??

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Do HBA1C ...  Read More

My blood glucose after 2.5 hrs came 75 is it ok no symptoms or I need any investigations more to rule out any condition

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Yes absolutely fine ...  Read More

My today hba1c came 4.9 and on 5 oct 2025 it was 5.2 and on 17 randomly i test rbs which came 50 after 3 hrs food and then i test after 3 hrs of food 5 days which was normal and fasting all sugars were also normal but today after 1 hr of food sugar came 98 and 7 days insomnia also i suffer no any symptoms what test shoul i do know hypoglycemia

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Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management ...  Read More

My pp blood sugar is 91 after 2 hrs of food and technician said it should more than 100 is that true or 91 is normal pp blood sugar

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Yes it’s normal ...  Read More

I am seeing my blood sugar after 2 hrs of food always come in range of 90 to 100 not more than 100 is post prandial 90 to 100 ramge normal as many peoples it usually more than 100 or i had hypoglycemia risk

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No not at risk at all ...  Read More

I had normal fasting blood sugar but after 3 hrs after food sometimes low like 50 and 66 but sometimes normal 88 87 81 did I need 72 hrs fasting blood sugar test and night sweat and less sleep but no symptoms a days

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Based on the history, this appears most consistent with reactive (post-prandial) hypoglycemia, where blood glucose drops 2–4 hours after meals despite normal fasting levels. Intermittent readings of 5 ...  Read More

My pp blood glucose was 88 and fasting blood sugar was 3 time normal but after 3 hrs it was 50 87 92 and 66 respectively what should I do no any symptoms I had test accidentally one day 3 hrs after food it came 50 then i done many test futher my hba1c was 5.1 in October what should I do now which test should i do

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Nothing enjoy life you are not diabetic ...  Read More

My blood glucose after 3 hrs of food is 50 one and fasting blood sugar 3 timea came normal above 70 but 2 days after 3hrs blood glucose was normal 87 and 92 respectively but it came 66 another day what is solution

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• The readings suggest episodic hypoglycemia, likely post-prandial (reactive) hypoglycemia. • A value of 50 mg/dL at 3 hours after food is low. • Fasting values 66–70 mg/dL are borderline low but ca ...  Read More

My husband has diabetes from 3 years and he is taking tablets but still its not reducing. I understand there should be diet changes and physically activities but due to office work and stress he is not able to do it. His sugar after food is more than 300 . What can i do pls help

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Post-meal sugar >300 mg/dL means his diabetes is poorly controlled. Tablets alone may not be enough now. Stress, irregular meals, lack of activity, wrong diet, missed doses, or inadequate drug dose ca ...  Read More

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