Diabetes mellitus, regularly known as diabetes, is a metabolic illness that causes high blood glucose levels. Generally a hormone called insulin moves sugar from the blood into your cells to be put away or utilized for vitality (Energy) . When you have diabetes, your body either doesn't make enough insulin or can't viably utilize the insulin it makes.
Diabetes is generally a silent disease in the initial stages. That is, it may not give any indication to the patient that his/her blood sugars are high. At sugar levels of >250-300 mg/dl, patients experience a host of symptoms which are summarised in the picture.
According to international guidelines, Diabetes is diagnosed when blood sugar levels reach the following levels:
Pre- Diabetes
Diabetes
Diabetes in pregnancy
Fasting Plasma Glucose
100-126 mg/dl
>126 mg/dl
>92 mg/dl
1hr Post 75g Glucose
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-
>180 mg/dl
2hr Post 75 g Glucose
140-199 mg/dl
>200 mg/dl
>153 mg/dl
Hba1c
5.7-6.5%
>6.5%
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