I am 52 years male, whenever I go for fasting sugar test it comes around 120 states to be pre diabetic, however what I feel its not giving true picture fasting is less than 12 hrs and aslo I am taking drinks whisky 120ml, 5 days a week Is ot really a prediabetes situation please guide.
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Normally the fasting sugar should be 80 to 110. If it 120 it means pre diabetes. You are checking on your glucometer. Even if there is no 12 hours fast a reading of 120 is not correct. Your body should have the ability to clear off blood sugar by that time. You are taking alcohol 5 days a week. Alcohol is empty calories and made up of malt or grains which typically increase the blood sugar. Also check your hba1c to check your 3 months diabetes. That should be around 5.5 to 5.7. Your other eating habits also has to be correct to keep the blood sugar steady. Stop drinking that alcohol 5 times. Make it just once a week and much better if you can stop it completely.
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This range of fasting sugar test is true but not always if you have doubt for diabetes then get oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) done. This is another test used to diagnose prediabetes. The doctor will give you instructions on how to prepare for the test, but you won?t be able to eat anything for eight hours before the test; you?ll be fasting. This test give accurate result for test.
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