What is the sugar level… Diabetic – Chulalongkorn Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society

There are 3 common methods of blood sugar testing to diagnose diabetes:

  1. blood sugar After at least 8 hours of fasting, the value was 126 mg/dL or more.
  2. Blood sugar levels at any time were 200 mg/dL or more, accompanied by obvious symptoms of hyperglycemia such as frequent thirst, frequent urination, weight loss.
  3. Accumulated sugar level at any time will be from 6.5% or more.

the absence of obvious symptoms of hyperglycemia The test must be repeated one more time to confirm the diagnosis. If the abnormalities in items 1 and 3 are found together, diabetes can be diagnosed at all. even without obvious symptoms

Information as of February 18, 2022
Source: Assoc. Prof. Lalita Wattanachanya
Center of Excellence for Medicine in Diabetes, Hormones and Metabolism

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