In the US system, the 'normal' range for fasting glucose test (no food and only water for 8 hours prior) is 70 - 100 mg/dl.
However, in Germany for example, the "normal range" is much broader. It is 55-115 mg/dl.
In the US system they generally refer to anything above 100 mg/ dl as Pre-Diabetes. But one must ask the question: Are these ranges accurate?
The label of Pre-Diabetes may be scary to some people. Yet, the question begs to be asked: Is there really need for concern if your level is still below 115?
Of course, this is a debate to take up with your physician. I've noticed that the military does not seem to have a problem with a reading above 100 but below 110 for their entrance physical tests.
Maybe the range is too restrictive? The 'normal range' requirement was changed in the 1990s, in the US. The range used to be much less restrictive.
Should we be afraid if we are over 100 but below 115?
Share you thoughts on this topic below.
I don't think that we should "dummy up" our FBS lab values . I think that it is lack of education that has culturally allowed those levels to creep in the first place. FBS in a healthy person should actually be about 90 or less, anything higher and you are encouraging chronic inflammation, hormone imbalance and ultimately disease. As an anti-inflammatory agent, cholesterol runs to the rescue, so it will be on the rise also... Do high cholesterol levels sound familiar to anyone? If they do, check your carb intake for the answer.
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