What should you look for in blood tests to see if blood sugar is in a healthy place? 

𝗔𝟭𝗖 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗮𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘀.⁣
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗮𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀. ⁣
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𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝟷𝘾 𝙩𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙜𝙣𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙨, 𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨: ⁣
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A normal A1C level is below 5.7%.⁣
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A level of 5.7% to 6.4% indicates pre-diabetes.⁣
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A level of 6.5% or more indicates diabetes. ⁣
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Within the 5.7% to 6.4% prediabetes range, the 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝟭𝗖, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝟮 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀. ⁣
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When you have yearly labs done you should ask for:

•Fasting blood sugar
•A1C
•C-Peptide
•Leptin Levels
•Fructosamine Levels

Reach out if you have any other questions. ⁣