Let’s explore “fasting”

Normal <100; prediabetes 100-125; diabetes ≥126 on confirmatory testing unless unequivocal hyperglycemia.

No universal reference or treatment target. Standardize fasting duration and collection time.

Ask your clinician to read this result with concurrent glucose, kidney function, and exogenous insulin use.

G6PC2 participates in glucose handling in pancreatic beta cells.

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G6PC2 encodes a glucose-6-phosphatase-related protein expressed in pancreatic islet cells. Common variation is associated with differences in fasting glucose regulation; it is not the insulin receptor.

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Fasting, Gilbert syndrome, hemolysis, and liver disease may alter result.

Fasting, ketogenic diets, illness, and diabetes context materially affect interpretation.

Morning fasting collection is preferred when practical. Day-to-day variation is substantial.