I'm 17. What is considered a high blood sugar honestly. My doctor says 7 is high, I have a few other doctors and they said 9 is high. I'm so confused!!!!
I'm 17. What is considered a high blood sugar honestly. My doctor says 7 is high, I have a few other doctors and they said 9 is high. I'm so confused!!!!
@bluetit got that right .... double digits no way, and anything over 7 is not really desirable, but totally depends on meals, testing times and quite a few other factors. In effect, both docs are right. Mike
As per @Bluetit1802 link, this is what we want to achieve in order to have minimal risks of complications, microvascular and nerves damages due to chronically elevated blood glucose.
For the majority of healthy individuals, normal blood sugar levels are as follows:
Between 4.0 to 6.0 mmol/L (72 to 108 mg/dL) when fasting