Blood sugar level is high

Patient's question:

Main symptoms: Onset time: Laboratory test results: Fasting blood glucose test value is 7.31

Doctor's answer:

The diagnostic criteria for diabetes are: random (at any time of the day) blood glucose of 11.1 mmol/L or fasting (at least 8 hours of fasting) blood glucose ≥ 7.0 mmol/L, or 2-hour blood glucose ≥ 11.1 mmol/L during an oral glucose tolerance test. Additionally, these indicators should be confirmed through repeated monitoring on another day.
Guidance: It is recommended that you measure your fasting blood glucose again or undergo an oral glucose tolerance test to first determine whether you have diabetes. Many people are aware of the consequences of diabetes. If you are not yet diagnosed with diabetes but are in the pre-diabetes stage, neglecting it may lead to the development of diabetes. For diabetic patients, a regular lifestyle is very important for long-term stable blood glucose control and the prevention of complications. Conversely, an irregular lifestyle, lack of dietary control, insufficient physical activity, and poor weight management can lead to the following serious consequences:
① Poor blood glucose control, with unnoticed progression of complications;
② Vision impairment due to cataracts or blindness caused by retinopathy;
③ Numbness and pain in limbs due to neuropathy;
④ Uremia caused by kidney damage;
⑤ Severe peripheral gangrene requiring surgical amputation;
⑥ Coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, cerebral infarction, cerebral thrombosis, cerebral hemorrhage, and even death due to atherosclerosis.
Lifestyle Management: Since the prognosis of diabetes depends on its complications, to prevent diabetic complications, it is essential to establish a regular lifestyle. The timing of meals, the amount and frequency of food intake should be relatively consistent each day; work and study schedules and workload should also be relatively consistent; physical activity and Qigong practice time and intensity should be roughly the same each day; ensure adequate sleep, with daily routines remaining relatively stable; maintain a standard or near-standard weight, and obese individuals should follow a planned weight loss program. If special circumstances, such as attending conferences or traveling, make it difficult to maintain a regular lifestyle, flexible adjustments should be made in medication, diet, and activity.