Paul Saladino· MD
140 milligrams per deciliter is not you know that's not a sinful blood sugar for humans that's a normal physiologic blood sugar that a lot of humans should be getting after their meal
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140 milligrams per deciliter is not you know that's not a sinful blood sugar for humans that's a normal physiologic blood sugar that a lot of humans should be getting after their meal
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140 milligrams per deciliter is not you know that's not a sinful blood sugar for humans that's a normal physiologic blood sugar that a lot of humans should be getting after their meal
this is an average blood sugar over 90 days of 108 milligrams per deciliter which means that since my waking is around 86 or 87 I'm probably getting up to 120 130 maybe even 140 after my meals I don't worry about that at all
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