You have a lot of things to manage on a daily basis now, and not all aspects of prediabetes are under your own control. We know you will do the best you can, however this does not always lead to perfection. Please know, one out of range value will not harm you. Rather, our goal is for your blood sugars to be in range most of the time.
And do know, develop Type 2 Diabetes is not inevitable if you have prediabetes. For many, early treatment can lower your risk for developing Type 2 Diabetes by almost 60%
Here are a few ways to review your own data and assess if your blood sugars trends are stable or moving.
Targets by Time of Day
|
|
Prediabetes |
Diabetes |
|
Fasting & Pre Meal |
≤ 100 mg/dL |
80-130 mg/dL |
|
1-2 hrs Post Meal |
≤ 140 mg/dL |
≤ 180 mg/dL |
|
Difference between pre & post meal |
30–50 mg/dL |
30–50 mg/dL |
For persons without prediabetes or diabetes*, fasting blood glucose should be <100 mg/dL and rarely over 140 mg/dL at any random point in the day/evening.
A1C
| A1C Value | |
|
without diabetes |
< 5.7% |
| Prediabetes |
5.7% - 6.4% |
|
Diabetes |
> 6.5% |
Reference
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists