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Recently I had an overall checkup, they checked for pretty much everything. My doc said the test were great. I took the test early in the morning. I checked the lab test online and seen that I had fasting glucose of 105 and according to their online index table it was out of normal range. I emailed my Doc and he said that reading of 105 did not concern him. But is 105 pre-diabetic?
I'm 27, male. 6'0 and 160, not overweight at all, in fact I'm too skinny for being a male. I read that losing weight will reduce the chance of getting type 2 diabetes. But I cannot afford to lose weight, I'm actually trying to gain weight. If I followed a strict ADA diet while body building 4x a week, and also trying to gain weight by muscle…would I still reduce my chance of Type 2. Losing weight is not an option for me.
Also I only average about 6 hrs a sleep for the past 5 year and drink tons of sodas.
I'm 27, male. 6'0 and 160, not overweight at all, in fact I'm too skinny for being a male. I read that losing weight will reduce the chance of getting type 2 diabetes. But I cannot afford to lose weight, I'm actually trying to gain weight. If I followed a strict ADA diet while body building 4x a week, and also trying to gain weight by muscle…would I still reduce my chance of Type 2. Losing weight is not an option for me.
Also I only average about 6 hrs a sleep for the past 5 year and drink tons of sodas.
Yes, 105 is prediabetic so it might not hurt to check further and get an A1C or OGTT test. A1C measures the average blood sugar for a period of a couple months; OGTT measures your body's reaction to glucose by giving you a sugary drink and then measuring over two hours for your response.
As far as losing weight to reduce chance of type 2 diabetes that relates to people who are overweight and developing insulin resistance. This is not you. As far as preventing diabetes those "tons of sodas" which I assume are the kind with sugar are what you need to work on! Other than that I would just keep an eye on it and watch for symptoms such as extreme thirst, frequent urination or weight loss. At your age and weight Type 1 would probably be a more likely problem than Type 2 (and actually you have posted to the Type 1 forum). As for the sleep, everyone is different and if you feel rested enough with 6 hours sleep that is fine; the eight hour we all were taught is more common, but some of us do fine on less.
As far as losing weight to reduce chance of type 2 diabetes that relates to people who are overweight and developing insulin resistance. This is not you. As far as preventing diabetes those "tons of sodas" which I assume are the kind with sugar are what you need to work on! Other than that I would just keep an eye on it and watch for symptoms such as extreme thirst, frequent urination or weight loss. At your age and weight Type 1 would probably be a more likely problem than Type 2 (and actually you have posted to the Type 1 forum). As for the sleep, everyone is different and if you feel rested enough with 6 hours sleep that is fine; the eight hour we all were taught is more common, but some of us do fine on less.
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