My mothers is having diabetes nd her aftee food sugar is 195 is she need to take medicine or not? Nd here some ppl say so ne part of body can damage becoz of diabetes if shr will not take medicine normally she controls her diabetes by dieting plan nd walk.

Dr. Prabhakar Laxman JatharEndocrinologist48yrs exp

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Hello, Thanks for the query. Following are the criteria for diagnosing diabetes : 1) Normal : Fasting glucose 70 to 100 mg, PP: < 140 mg & HbA1c5 <5.7. 2)Pre-diabetes : FBG : 101 to 125 mg, PP: 141 to 199 mg & HbA1c% 5.7 to 6.4 % 3) Diabetes : FBG : 126 mg and above, PP: 200 mg and above & HbA1c% 6.5 and above. In the information provided only after food glucose level (195 mg/100 ml) is given, which is in the pre-diabetic range. No other values are given. It is necessary to know fasting glucose and HbA1c% also, to decide what is the actual situation. When a person is in Pre-diabetic state, diabetes can be either postponed or prevented by adapting a modified lifestyle, taking properly restricted diet, doing regular exercise and maintaining near normal weight. Only when diabetes is diagnosed treatment is essential. If you have any questions please do come back.Thanks. 

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