What is the significance of doing a fasting blood sugar level when you are a diabetic?-Dr Harold Gunatillake Do peruse my website:www.Doctorharold.com Transcript: Normally in a non-diabetic the fasting blood sugar level reading in the morning after an overnight fast is 99 mg/dL or lower is normal. Or 3.9 to 5.5 mmol/L 100 to 125 mg/dL or 5.5 mmol/L to 7 mmols/L indicates you have prediabetes and 126 mg/dL or higher indicates you have diabetes. Most people having diabetes complain that even with strict control with diet and medication, the morning fasting level seems to be high and worried about the readings. Fasting blood sugar is more diagnostic to check whether you have excess blood sugar. That would be the routine test your doctor will request on your annual blood check, sometimes with the HbA1C test. ...

Know your Extracellular fluid and its importance-By Dr Harold Gunatillake Transcript: The regulation of body fluids balance is the key to good health and wellbeing. The body is composed of a skeletal framework, muscles, organs all composed of cells with metabolic activities in them for healthy living. There is also a component referred to as the extracellular fluid that fills in the spaces in between the cellular component. In short this is the body fluid that is outside the cells. It is in your blood, in lymph, in body cavities lined with an inner lining such as the ventricles in brain, spinal cord and this fluid referred to as the cerebrospinal fluid. This fluid helps protect the brain and spinal cord by acting like cushion against sudden impact or injury and removes waste products from the brain and helps your central nervous system work properly. ...