Diabetes FAQ

Overnight fasting for 8-12 hours is required before the Fasting blood sugar. What is normally done is drugs or insulin are not skipped the previous night to know the fasting blood glucose. Insulin or anti diabetic medication should never be consumed prior to having a fasting blood test. Ideally speaking, for fasting blood sugars, the […]

For normal individuals, at least once in a year as a part of annual health checkups. Immediately if there are following signs such as- Fatigue and tiredness Frequent infections (Urinary tract infections & balanoposthitis) Increased hunger, thirst and urination Frequent nocturia Dental issues Blurred Vision Numbness of hands or feet Non-healing or slow healing wounds

Impaired Glucose Tolerance ( IGT ) is typically diagnosed when the fasting level ( Impaired Fasting Glucose ) is more then 100 mg % or the postprandial level following oral glucose tolerance test is more than 140 mg %.In another few years, the person having impaired Glucose tolerance can become frankly diabetic if not treated

The normal basal blood glucose level is 70-100 mg %; after eating it can rise up to 150-160 mg% in the immediate postprandial period, but it return to less than 120-140 mg % in 2 hours’ time and finally returns to the basal state of less than 100 mg% at rest.

Normally, the blood glucose levels are kept within physiological limits by the action of insulin and glucagon, working in tandem. In type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, this balance is disturbed. Low sugar in the blood is always due to improper dosing (increased dose) of drugs and insulin for which dose of drugs and insulin should be