What is considered 'high blood sugar' and 'low blood sugar?
2006-09-02 03:31:41 · 6 answers · asked by mama 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
In EMS, we consider anything under 60 mg/dl as treatable with glucose. A "normal" blood sugar is anywhere around 100 mg/dl. Probably in a healthy adult without diabetes you may see a range of 80-120 depending on when they have eaten.
If this sounds somewhat subjective you are right. It depends on the person and what symptoms they are exhibiting. There are no cookie cutter numbers that are exactly "normal" for everyone.
2006-09-02 03:40:43 · answer #1 · answered by rhutson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-20 18:15:40 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the info the ADA (American Diabetes Assn) puts out normal is between 80-120. Anything outside this range would be considered high or low. The numbers may not be high or low enough to require medical treatment though. Usually for a physician to treat you for either high or low blood sugar, he or she would take more than one reading and also do a blood test called an A1c.
If you have blood sugar numbers which are out of normal range, you should really see a doctor. Especially if you have other symptoms as well. You will start to feel better if treated.
Good luck.
2006-09-02 04:05:59 · answer #3 · answered by Patti C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-19 22:17:31 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The normal range depends on if the person is fasting or not. If after an 8-10 hour fast a person has a glucose of 100-120 or higher, then that would be considered elevated and further testing is recommended. Usually a glucose tolerance test is performed.
Glucose levels vary throughout the day depending on activity and diet of the person.
2006-09-02 04:16:58 · answer #5 · answered by petlover 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-13 06:49:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
80-120
2006-09-03 03:33:16 · answer #7 · answered by R W 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋