Anybody who has the following values present on 2 occasion is a diabetic.
Fasting Blood Sugar >126 mg% or
Random Blood Sugar >200 mg% or
Blood Sugar 2hrs after 75 grams of glucose (PP) > 200mg%
The normal Blood Sugar fasting should be <110 mg% and Post Prandial (PP) should be
<140
mg%.
If the Blood Sugar value falls in-between these values, then the person is called Pre-Diabetic.
Diabetes is a Chronic Disease where there is insufficient insulin production or utilisation. This
leads to long term complications involving the Heart, Kidneys, Eyes, Nerves etc.
