Blood Glucose Level (Fasting)

The Blood Sugar Fasting Test is a blood glucose test that helps determine blood sugar levels in your body after fasting for more than 8 hours. It helps detect prediabetes, type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, and other types of diabetes. If your fasting blood sugar levels are above 125 mg/dL, it indicates that you may have diabetes mellitus. In healthy individuals, blood sugar levels drop when no glucose intake through food. In the case of fasting or intermittent fasting, blood sugar levels can decrease. Your fasting sugar readings may be high if you have prediabetes, diabetes or gestational diabetes. Regular monitoring and well-controlled blood sugar can minimize the risk of severe complications due to diabetes. This test can be taken by people of all age groups and can be done as recommended by your doctor.