Fbs 124 is not acceptable. It should be below 100. Preferably in 80-85 range. Also ppbs should never cross 140. So take pp reading at one hour and should be less than 140. Preferably 120.
The results of a fasting test with respect to glucose levels in the body are as follows:
Normal: 3.9 to 5.5 mmols/l (70 to 100 mg/dl)
Prediabetes or Impaired Glucose Tolerance: 5.6 to 7.0 mmol/l (101 to 126 mg/dl)
Diagnosis of diabetes: more than 7.0 mmol/l (126 mg/dl)
The American Diabetes Association reduced the level of diagnosis in this test from 140 to 126 mg/dl in 1997."
The quote is from 1997 post.
1) we go with recent developments and our scientific understanding.
2) we here believe that ada aha ama criteria are influenced by drug companies. It's come to the notice of scientists that certain facts were deliberately overlooked / ignored by the associations.
3) many of us have reversed D with the modern concept ignoring what "they " say.
I stand by what i have posted. Sir, your doctors are misinformed. Not their fault. We have to come out of shadow of these associations. Any reading above 140 is to be considered " not good " in the context of the present knowledge.
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