Blood - Sugar Chart
abetes is a condition where success of treatment depends on how well you keep your blood sugar controlled. Monitor your reading on a chart. Over a period of time you will learn how to manage the condition yourself and will understand why your sugar level fluctuates.Blood sugar calculator provides a description of value of blood sugar 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.
Category of a person | Fasting Value | Post Prandial | |
Minimum Value | Maximum Value | Value 2 hours after consuming glucose | |
Normal | 70 | 100 | Less than 140 |
Early Diabetes | 101 | 126 | 140 to 200 |
Established Diabetes | More than 126 | - | More than 200 |
If you have recently got tested for blood glucose level or if you have taken an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test, we can help you find out if you have diabetes.
(Note: This interpretation does not apply if you are pregnant and taking the test)
Important Facts About Blood Sugar | |
v | Glucose is a simple sugar and is one of the primary molecules which serve as energy sources for both plants and animals. |
v | Insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas, helps maintain normal blood sugar levels. |
v | Uncontrolled or high blood sugar levels can lead to health complications such as blindness, heart disease, kidney disease. |
v | Increase in concentration of glucose in the blood leads to a condition called "diabetic coma" or hyperglycemia. |
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