Random glucose test

<h2 id="reference-values">Reference values</h2>
<p>The reference values for a "normal" random glucose test in an average adult are 80–140<a href="/facts/Milligram/lU2zbPk8">mg</a>/<a href="/facts/Deciliter/QKwbQz8I">dl</a> (4.4–7.8 <a href="/facts/Milimole/kCMFwCc0">mmol</a>/l), between 140 and 200<a href="/facts/Milligram/lU2zbPk8">mg</a>/<a href="/facts/Deciliter/QKwbQz8I">dl</a> (7.8–11.1 <a href="/facts/Milimole/kCMFwCc0">mmol</a>/l) is considered pre-diabetes, and ≥ 200 <a href="/facts/Milligram/lU2zbPk8">mg</a>/<a href="/facts/Deciliter/QKwbQz8I">dl</a> is considered diabetes according to ADA guidelines<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> (you should visit your doctor or a clinic for additional tests however as a random glucose of > 160<a href="/facts/Milligram/lU2zbPk8">mg</a>/<a href="/facts/Deciliter/QKwbQz8I">dl</a> does not necessarily mean you are diabetic).
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Blood_glucose/I4SkNzrm">Blood glucose</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Diabetes_mellitus/2xeHXbsI">Diabetes mellitus</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Hypoglycemia/BlAmuP6k">Hypoglycemia</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/glucose/glance.html">Glucose Tests @ Lab Tests Online</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/prevention/pre-diabetes/how-to-tell-if-you-have.html">ADA page that hints at random glucose levels</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>"Prediabetes | ADA". www.diabetes.org. <a href="https://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-risk/prediabetes?loc=superfooter" target="_blank">https://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-risk/prediabetes?loc=superfooter</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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