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What Does My Blood Sugar Levels Indicate?

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Posted on Wed, 28 Oct 2015
Question: I just checked my blood sugar and it was 145 it is 5 in the evening is that good or bad
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Answered by Dr. Ronald Schubert (18 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
it is OK

Detailed Answer:
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You just took your blood sugar and it was 145. This is an OK blood sugar but we also need to know in what context you took your blood sugar

If your blood sugar was taken after a meal then that is a real good number. If it was taken after fasting overnight or over 8 hours then it is not a good number. The best way to check blood sugar to see if you have diabetes is to take a blood sugar first thing in the morning. It should be less than 136. Another time of the day to check is 2 hours after eating a meal if the blood sugar is less than 160 2 hours after a meal that is also good. If you sugars are greater than 136 fasting or 160 2 hours after a meal then you may have diabetes.

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

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What Does My Blood Sugar Levels Indicate?

Brief Answer: it is OK Detailed Answer: Thank you for contacting HCM with your health care questions You just took your blood sugar and it was 145. This is an OK blood sugar but we also need to know in what context you took your blood sugar If your blood sugar was taken after a meal then that is a real good number. If it was taken after fasting overnight or over 8 hours then it is not a good number. The best way to check blood sugar to see if you have diabetes is to take a blood sugar first thing in the morning. It should be less than 136. Another time of the day to check is 2 hours after eating a meal if the blood sugar is less than 160 2 hours after a meal that is also good. If you sugars are greater than 136 fasting or 160 2 hours after a meal then you may have diabetes. I hope I answered your question. Please contact us again if you have any additional questions