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  2. Blood sugar level - Wikipedia

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    Glucose homeostasis, when operating normally, restores the blood sugar level to a narrow range of about 4.4 to 6.1 mmol/L (79 to 110 mg/dL) (as measured by a fasting blood glucose test). [ 10 ] The global mean fasting plasma blood glucose level in humans is about 5.5 mmol/L (100 mg/dL); [ 11 ] [ 12 ] however, this level fluctuates throughout ...

  3. Prediabetes: Everything You Need to Know, From Symptoms to ...

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    Prediabetes, often considered the step before diabetes, is when you have higher than usual blood glucose (blood sugar) levels. Your levels aren’t high enough to be classified as type 2 diabetes.

  4. Here's What Everyone Should Know About Their Glucose Levels - AOL

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    According to Dr. Ali, "Normal blood sugar levels range between 100 and 70 mg/dL after fasting for eight hours." Of course, illness is another contributing factor that can cause levels to go up or ...

  5. Diabetes: Everything You Need to Know, from Symptoms to ... - AOL

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    A random glucose test assesses blood sugar at a random point in time when you haven’t been fasting. A1C test. A hemoglobin A1C test shows your average blood sugar levels over a span of three months.

  6. Glucose tolerance test - Wikipedia

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    The glucose tolerance test was first described in 1923 by Jerome W. Conn. [4]The test was based on the previous work in 1913 by A. T. B. Jacobson in determining that carbohydrate ingestion results in blood glucose fluctuations, [5] and the premise (named the Staub-Traugott Phenomenon after its first observers H. Staub in 1921 and K. Traugott in 1922) that a normal patient fed glucose will ...

  7. Hypoglycemia - Wikipedia

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    Improvement in blood sugar level and symptoms is expected to occur in 15–20 minutes, at which point blood sugar is measured again. [3] [2] If the repeat blood sugar level is not above 70 mg/dL (3.9 mmol/L), the hypoglycemic should consume another 10–20 grams of a carbohydrate and with remeasurement of blood sugar levels after 15–20 minutes.

  8. Uncommon Signs of Diabetes Doctors Want You to Know - AOL

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    More than 38 million Americans have diabetes and, of those, up to 95% have type 2 diabetes. Though there are various types of diabetes (yup, there are more than two), the signs something is awry ...

  9. Hyperglycemia - Wikipedia

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    Sustained higher levels of blood sugar cause damage to the blood vessels and to the organs they supply, leading to the complications of diabetes. [47] Chronic hyperglycemia can be measured via the HbA1c test. The definition of acute hyperglycemia varies by study, with mmol/L levels from 8 to 15 (mg/dL levels from 144 to 270). [48]