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Is Blood Sugar Level Of 155 A Cause For Concern?

I just took my blood sugar and it was 155. I haven t eaten anything all day because I ve been working. I had a cup of black coffee around 7am. On yesterday, I didn t eat much. On last night, I had a 3 margaritas and a beer, spread over a 3 hour period (between 7-10pm).
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Hi.
I've gone through your query and I can understand your anxiety.

Blood sugar level of 70 - 110mg/dl in Fasting state & 2hrs after food levels between 126 - 140 mg/dL is considered NORMAL . Reading between 110- 126 mg/dL (fasting ) & 140 - 199mg/dl (post prandial) is the PREDIABETIC range.

But with single episode of spike in blood sugar levels we can't arrive at a conclusion. In your history, consumption of Beer previous night was mentioned, which actually contains carbohydrates that might be reason for raise in blood sugar level.

I advice you to do a FBS & PPBS in different occasion to rule out diabetes.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care.

Regards,
Dr. Yogapriya V, General and family physician.
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Is Blood Sugar Level Of 155 A Cause For Concern?

Hi. I ve gone through your query and I can understand your anxiety. Blood sugar level of 70 - 110mg/dl in Fasting state & 2hrs after food levels between 126 - 140 mg/dL is considered NORMAL . Reading between 110- 126 mg/dL (fasting ) & 140 - 199mg/dl (post prandial) is the PREDIABETIC range. But with single episode of spike in blood sugar levels we can t arrive at a conclusion. In your history, consumption of Beer previous night was mentioned, which actually contains carbohydrates that might be reason for raise in blood sugar level. I advice you to do a FBS & PPBS in different occasion to rule out diabetes. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care. Regards, Dr. Yogapriya V, General and family physician.