Diabetes is diagnosed with a finger prick glucose test of over 11mmol/L (198dl/mg) or a HbA1c of over 48mmol/mol.

This is regardless of the type of diabetes and therefore diagnosis replies upon the symptom history and further blood tests.

One question many patients have is what is a normal blood sugar level and what should they be aiming for.

In this video we explain what blood sugar level you should be aiming for in the context of different forms of diabetes.