Blood Sugar Level And Tension

Diabetes is a disease that affects how your body uses sugar.  If you have diabetes, no matter what type, it means you have too much sugar in your blood and this can lead to serious health problems.

There are 3 types of diabetes. Prediabetes is when your blood sugar is high but not high enough to be diagnosed with diabetes.  Type 1 diabetes, your body does not produce insulin at all and you need to give yourself insulin every day in order to live.  Type 2 diabetes your body makes insulin but not enough to keep your blood sugar within normal limits.

There are 3 tests used to diagnose diabetes and anyone over the age of 45 or with a body mass index greater than 25 should request one of these tests from their doctor.

The 1st test is a fasting glucose which is exactly what it says, after having nothing to eat or drink for 8 hours; you get your blood sugar drawn. A normal fasting blood sugar level is less than 100. If it is between 100 and 125 then you are considered to have prediabetes. If it’s greater than 126, you’ll be diagnosed with diabetes.