Can blood test results for diabetes ever be wrong or false?
Yes, upon detection of diabetes you are requested to test twice to confirm results
Last updated on 30 Mar 2023
You fall under the category prediabetes.
Diabetics lose weight as there is no insulin available to move glucose into the body's cells, glucose builds up in the bloodstream. The kidneys then work to remove this unused sugar through urination. The sugar is not used as energy, so the body starts burning fat and muscle for energy, resulting in weight loss
Yes, you can reverse early prediabetes by losing weight, eating right and exercising daily.
Last updated on 20 Mar 2023
In general less than 100 mg/dL (5.6 mmol/L ) is normal. 100 to 125 mg/dL (5.6 to 6.9 mmol/L ) is diagnosed as prediabetes. 126 mg/dL (7.0 mmol/L ) or higher on two separate tests is diagnosed as diabetes.
Yes, one can develop type2 diabetes even without not having prediabetes.
RBS, RBG, Random Blood Sugar
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