@A DiabetesTeam Member I googled "normal fasting blood glucose" and found this:

- 99 mg/dL or lower is a normal fasting blood sugar level.
-100–125 mg/dL: Fasting blood sugar in this range typically indicates prediabetes. This means your blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not high enough to be classified as diabetes.
-126 mg/dL or above: This indicates high blood sugar, the main sign of diabetes.

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diagnosti...

I have read that doctors set a target based on age and at a certain point of old age (not sure when) it becomes pretty lenient. That is because a much older person is not expected to live beyond the time it takes for serious diabetes complications to arise.

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Guidelines say between 4 and 7 mmol/l,but individual levels should be discussed with your doc.I am 75 no difference for me- my choice.

Yes exactly - your doctor will generally set your preferred pre-meal (pre-prandial) range

Mine is set at 4.0-6.0 mmols or 72 - 108 points but that is based on my age, how long I have had diabetes, how long I might have to live with it, my wish to remain off medication as long as possible etc

That doesn't mean I won't eat if my number is above that because it is far more important that you eat within 2 hours of waking up then what your sugar number is when you start eating in the morning

When you eat breakfast it causes your body to release insulin in a fairly decent dosage to try and deal with what you are eating plus whatever "extra sugar" you have floating around before you eat

But if you are consistently too high that indicates the need for "medication" to fix that - not eating is "never" the right solution