The nurse notes that a 41-year-old patient's fasting blood glucose level is 125 mg/dL. What should the nurse suspect is occurring with the patient?
1. severe hyperglycemia
2. consistent with diabetes
3. normal results
4. consistent with prediabetes
Correct Answer: 4
Fasting blood glucose of 125 mg/dL is not severe hyperglycemia. If it were, the nurse would immediately notify the health care provider. This is not an indication of diabetes. A normal fasting blood glucose level is less than or equal to 100 mg/dL. Prediabetes is a fasting blood glucose level greater than 100 mg/dL and under 126 mg/dL.
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