JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Jan 2019
Postprandial Blood Glucose can be less than Fasting Blood Glucose and this is not a Laboratory Error.
Higher fasting blood glucose level than postprandial level can be seen in variety of conditions in both normal population and diabetics. Various modifiable factors along with underlying condition of patient behind such laboratory picture are discussed in this article. Keywords: clinical laboratory; diabetes; fasting blood glucose; postprandial blood glucose.