Maarten Vasbinder lives in Isaan. His profession is general practitioner, a profession that he mainly practiced in Spain. On Thailandblog he answers questions from readers who live in Thailand and writes about medical facts.
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Dear Martin,
I had a check-up at Sirikit Hospital, Sattahip. Picked up the results today. Only fasting blood sugar is 116. The rest is well to very well within the norm. I am 75 and still without defects. Weigh 85 kg, and 1.78 m. For these 116 (76-100) he does not give any medication.
Says only exercise and lose weight and don't eat sweet dishes, come back in six months. I don't have excessive thirst or anything else that can tell me if I have (adult) diabetes. Is there anything else than moving and losing weight and no sweet food?
Regards,
C.
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Dear C,
Don't worry about that slightly elevated sugar. In Spain they use 110 and sometimes 120 as the upper limit. So nothing wrong. Moreover, one measurement means nothing.
Just keep on enjoying life. Exercise is always good and too much sweetness is not. That does not mean that you can no longer eat sweets at all.
Checking in half a year is OK. If necessary, also ask about HbAc1.
Yours faithfully,
Martin Vasbinder