Name ________________________. Date ____________________. 20 Little Known Facts About The Human Body. 1  A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day. 2  A cough releases an explosive charge of air that moves at speeds up to 60 mph.  Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie.
A normal fasting blood glucose target range for an individual without diabetes is 70-100 mg/dL (3.9-5.6 mmol/L). The American Diabetes Association recommends a fasting plasma glucose level of 70â130 mg/dL (3.9-7.2 mmol/L) and after meals less than 180 mg/dL (10 mmol/L).
Diabetes is diagnosed by any one of the following: 1  Two consecutive fasting blood glucose tests that are equal to or greater than 126 mg/dL. 2  Any random blood glucose that is greater than 200 mg/dL. 3  An A1c test that is equal to or greater than 6.5 percent. 4  A two-hour oral glucose tolerance test with any value over 200 mg/dL.