The purpose of doing a fasting blood sugar test is to determine how much glucose (sugar) is in the blood, and this test is commonly used to check for diabetes or prediabetes. Source: American Diabetes Association: Checking Your Blood Sugar, American Diabetes Association: Diagnosis Fasting blood sugarĪ fasting blood sugar (sometimes called fasting plasma glucose or FPG) is a blood sugar that is measured after fasting (not eating or drinking anything, except water) for at least eight hours. Official ADA recommendation for someone with diabetes This blood sugar chart shows normal blood glucose levels before and after meals and recommended A1C levels for people with and without diabetes. Blood sugar chart: Normal and diabetic blood sugar ranges
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