What Do My Blood Sugar Levels Indicate?

Posted on Mon, 15 Jun 2015

Question: If I had a blood test on the 1st of January 2015 and my blood sugar level was 5.6,
if i then tested my blood sugar with a glucose monitor in March, with an average reading of 4.8 in the morning and 5.3 after eating.

I also tested glucose level after eating 4 chocolate biscuits and received a reading of 6.9, but then tested 45 minutes later and the reading was 5.4.

If I had a blood test a few days ago (may 21st) , what are the chances of me being diagnosed with diabetes.

I have been feeling very tired for 2 months, I seem to lack motivation to get things done and want to sleep most of the time. could this be the cause of

Answered by Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Possibility of normal levels

Detailed Answer:
Good day,

Noted your concern.

With the history and reviewing your blood sugar profile , if you had done another blood test on 21 st May, the chances are that, your blood sugars would have been normal.
Please get a fasting glucose, Hba1c done. That would be more better to assess further.
Any family history of diabetes??

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar