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What is postprandial blood glucose?

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What is postprandial blood glucose?

Postprandial means after a meal. This test is done to see how your body responds to sugar and starch after you eat a meal. As you digest the food in your stomach, blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels rise sharply.

Last updated on 09 Dec 2024

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What do I do if my blood sugar is over 400?

Contact your doctor immediately. As 400 is a very high level and it can result into severe complications if not treated on time.

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Is diabetes the only cause of rise in blood glucose?

No blood sugar levels can rise due to other diseases too

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What is the link between glucose and insulin?

Body breaks down glucose into energy. Insulin then helps move the glucose from blood into the cells.

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Is 104 blood glucose normal?

No, you fall under prediabetes. One can reverse it by eating low carbohydrate diet and exercising daily.

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Experts believe obesity, especially too much fat in the abdomen and around the organs, called visceral fat, is a main cause of insulin resistance. A waist measurement of 40 inches or more for men and 35 inches or more in women causes insulin resistance.

Experts believe obesity, especially too much fat in the abdomen and around the organs, called visceral fat, is a main cause of insulin resistance. A waist measurement of 40 inches or more for men and 35 inches or more in women causes insulin resistance.

Last updated on 09 Dec 2024

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