Hi Doctor, I had fasting blood glucose of 140 on 21st July 2017 for which I was advised to skip rice & non vegetarian at dinner for 10 days. Again I checked on 1st Aug which read as 113, along with 2 hrs post prandial at 134 & HBA1C 5.8%. Please advise if I am diabetic or not? Any actions to be taken. My doctor has advised to exercise along with diet.

Dr. Prabhakar Laxman JatharEndocrinologist46yrs exp

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Mr. lybrate-user, Thanks for the query. The blood glucose levels mentioned suggest you have a pre-diabetic state. Diabetes is diagnosed if FBG is equal to or more than 126 mg & PP 200 mg and above & HbA1c% 6.5% and above. So your present situation is pre-diabetic state. At this stage, if one follows a modified lifestyle, then diabetes can be prevented. For that you need to maintain near normal weight (65 kgs), exercise regularly for over 1 hour and take a proper balanced diet and avoid sweets, deep fried foods, junk foods, pastries, bakery items and foods made out of maida. Also avoid sweetened aerated drinks (colas), alcohol and smoking. Red meat also is not good. Thanks.  

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