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How to decrease my fasting blood glucose levels?

How to decrease my fasting blood glucose levels?

One should eat meals low in carbs and exercise for a minimum of 45 mins daily. In addition, try and lose weight upto 10kgs to reverse prediabetes and diabetes.

Last updated on 28 Sep 2023

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Can losing weight cure diabetes?

Whether it can cure diabetes is still a doubt. But weight loss can definetely help in lowering blood sugar levels which in turn can help manage diabetes better.

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How can a diabetic maintain a certain weight?

A person with diabetes can follow intermittant fasting after consultation with a doctor and exercise daily so that weight is maintained.

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How does weight loss improve a high blood sugar situation?

Weight loss helps to release adequate insulin from the pancreas which helps in utilising sugar and not storing it as fat.

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What are the earliest ways to detect insulin resistance?

Doctors use the fasting plasma glucose (FPG) test or the A1C test to diagnose prediabetes. Less often, doctors use the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), which is more expensive and not as easy to give. The A1C test reflects your average blood glucose over the past 3 months.

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Why is a fasting blood sugar of 117 considered high?

117 is considered prediabetes and not very high. However, one should keep a check on blood glucose levels so that it does not progress to severe conditions.

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