{"id":1476,"date":"2025-08-05T08:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T13:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mickeylieberman.com\/diabetes\/?p=1476"},"modified":"2025-04-24T11:38:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T16:38:31","slug":"diabetes-mellitus-and-normal-fasting-blood-sugar-levels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mickeylieberman.com\/diabetes\/diabetes-mellitus-and-normal-fasting-blood-sugar-levels\/","title":{"rendered":"Diabetes Mellitus and Normal Fasting Blood Sugar Levels"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0Fasting Blood Sugar Levels<\/span><\/p>\n

Diabetes or Diabetes Mellitus is a disease consisting of high sugar or glucose levels in the blood. The pancreas produces the hormone insulin that regulates metabolism and blood sugar levels.<\/span><\/p>\n

Insulin breaks down the carbohydrates consumed by us, supplying the body cells with metabolized glucose, energizing the cells, and facilitating day-to-day tasks by the body.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sometimes insufficient insulin is secreted by beta-cells of the pancreas and thus fails to meet the body’s requirements. <\/span><\/p>\n

This leads to surplus sugar in the blood and Type 1 diabetes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Often, when too many carbohydrates are taken in, it stimulates the pancreas to secrete more insulin.<\/span><\/p>\n

Excess production of insulin may render the body cells non-reactive to insulin. This leads to Type 2 diabetes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another type, Gestational diabetes, occurs in women during pregnancy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Heredity, obesity, stress and tension, lack of physical activity, over-consumption of carbohydrates, and some diseases of the pancreas are factors that may lead to diabetes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Diabetes for a prolonged period can be life-threatening, for it may cause cardiovascular disorders, renal failures, damage to the retina, and neuropathy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Symptoms of Diabetes<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Increased urination<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Increased hunger<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Increased thirst<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Fatigue<\/span><\/p>\n

5. Sweating<\/span><\/p>\n

6. Trembling<\/span><\/p>\n

7. Blurred vision<\/span><\/p>\n

8. Exceptional loss of weight<\/span><\/p>\n

9. Slow wound healing<\/span><\/p>\n

10. Irritability<\/span><\/p>\n

11. Itching around the genitals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Normal Levels of Fasting Sugar<\/span><\/p>\n

Blood sugar levels depend on the amount of food we consume and the time at which the assay takes place.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a normal person, blood sugar is regulated by the hormone insulin secreted by our pancreas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Insulin breaks down glucose and supplies energy to the body cells in the process.<\/span><\/p>\n

Twelve hours generally pass between our dinner and the next day’s first meal or breakfast. Our body fasts when we sleep.<\/span><\/p>\n

Four hours after dinner and eight hours of sleep comprise the twelve hours when our body is fasting.<\/span><\/p>\n

We break the fast when we consume our breakfast or the first meal of the day.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our blood glucose level is the lowest of the day before breakfast, that is, when our body has been fasting.<\/span><\/p>\n

The readings indicate the quantity of glucose or sugar circulating in the blood when the person has an empty stomach.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thus, it is the appropriate time to measure the fasting blood sugar level. Normal fasting blood sugar should be less than 100 mg\/L in males and 83 mg\/L in females.<\/span><\/p>\n

In other words, the normal blood sugar should range between 70 to 100 mg\/L (milligrams per deciliter).<\/span><\/p>\n

In the case of pre-diabetes, the fasting sugar readings are between 100 mg\/L to 125 mg\/L.<\/span><\/p>\n

It indicates an impaired insulin mechanism within the body, and the patient really needs to worry and take steps to put a check on blood sugar in its incipient stage.<\/span><\/p>\n

If the readings are above 125 mg\/L, the patient is a full-fledged diabetic and immediately needs to see a doctor.<\/span><\/p>\n

Only your doctor can determine what is going on and prescribe the proper treatment to address the problem.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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