Developed by Vanessa D'Rozario, B.Sc., (Allied Health Sciences), PGDHHM

Medically Reviewed by Prof. Krishna G Seshadri, MD, AB (Internal medicine) AB (Endocrinology)

Last Updated on Jan 19, 2022

Diabetes is a condition where success of treatment depends on how well you keep your blood sugar controlled. Good self-management can help improve both short and long term health outcomes( ). Use Medindia's 'Blood Sugar Calculator' and its resources, if you have recently been diagnosed to have diabetes. It will help you with self-education and better management of your health(). Over a period of time you will learn how to manage the condition yourself and will understand why your sugar level fluctuates.

If you are worried about your risk of developing diabetes. Click here to know about your risks.

The Blood sugar chart provides descriptions of blood sugar values in terms of mg/dl depending on the test type – Fasting sugar, post-meal or post prandial and Glucose tolerance test (GTT) for a normal person, in early diabetes and in established diabetes.

Blood Sugar Chart
Category	Fasting Value (mg/dl)		Post Prandial (mg/dl)
Category	Minimum Value	Maximum Value	Just after eating	Value 2 hours after consuming glucose
Normal	70	100	170 to 200	Less than 140
Early Diabetes	101	126	190 to 230	140 to 200
Established Diabetes	More than 126	-	230 to 300	More than 200

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(Note: This interpretation does not apply if you are pregnant)

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Important Facts About Blood Sugar

Glucose is a simple sugar and is one of the primary molecules which serve as energy sources for both plants and animals(3^✔ ✔Trusted Source
How Cells Obtain Energy from Food

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Insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas, helps maintain normal blood sugar levels(4^✔ ✔Trusted Source
Insulin - Wikipedia

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Uncontrolled or high blood sugar levels can lead to health complications such as blindness, heart disease and kidney disease(5^✔ ✔Trusted Source
Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Stroke

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Find out if you are at risk for developing diabetes by using our Diabetes Risk Assessment calculator
Increase or decrease in the glucose level in the blood can lead to a condition called "diabetic coma"(6^✔ ✔Trusted Source
Diabetic Coma

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Consume foods with a low ‘Glycemic Index’ to keep the blood sugar levels in check and lowers the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Use our Glycemic Index Calculator to know more about low glycemic index foods.

Alarming facts about Diabetes -

The International Diabetic Federation estimates that 1 in 11 adults in the world have diabetes, and some 46.5% of adults with diabetes are undiagnosed
The global burden of type-2 diabetes is set to increase to 438 million by 2030 from 285 million people (recorded in 2010)
India is the diabetes capital of the world. The country has around 50 million people suffering from the type-2 diabetes

Read more Alarming facts about Diabetes- https://www.medindia.net/health_statistics/health_facts/diabetes-facts.htm

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References

Qual Life Res. 2019 Sep 23. doi: 10.1007/s11136-019-02299-2. - (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31549366)
BMC Health Serv Res. 2015 Dec 29;15:578. doi: 10.1186/s12913-015-1246-9 - (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26715038)
How Cells Obtain Energy from Food - Molecular Biology of the Cell. 4th edition. - (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK26882/)
Insulin - Wikipedia - (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulin)
Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Stroke - (https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/diabetes/overview/preventing-problems/heart-disease-stroke)
Diabetic Coma - (https://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-complications/diabetic-coma.html)

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shamim_mohjan

Hi, am female 57yrs. I suffer from chronic colitis now 5yrs. I also have problem with gluten. Just 2 weeks ago, i have turned to being diabetic type 2. My main concern is diet... both the diseases dont agree with the foods option. Please advise.

w-syiemiong

My fasting blood sugar is 84 and after 2 hrs it is 170. I have problem of frequent urination at night. What is my problem?

geriko

My age is 46, Fasting sugar level 148 and PP 150, HBAIC is 7.7...

kabir-hossain

My evening fasting sugar 117 to 126 But morning fasting sugar 130 to 144 why? After two hours eating 153 to 162 without medication

MatewM, France

You are doing great work! Thanks for sharing this. People need to check their blood sugars levels daily so they know if treatments are working!

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