India, March 22 -- Diabetes is one of the most common chronic illnesses across the globe. It is a condition in which the sugar (glucose) level in the bloodstream is too high, as a result of the lack of production or utilisation of the pancreatic hormone, insulin.

Testing blood sugar levels is the most popular method to diagnose diabetes. However, there are different variations of the test that measure the blood sugar levels of an individual under various settings.

Taking to X (formerly known as Twitter) on March 20, Dr Sudhir Kumar, MD, DM, a neurologist at Apollo Hospitals in Hyderabad, explained why just one common test may not be enough to rule out diabetes in a patient, and the reason that "your sugar is normal" is "one of the most ...