What causes high Random blood glucose and low RDW?

High Random blood glucose and low RDW can be caused by many reasons.

If your Random blood glucose is in between 70 mg/dl and 140 mg/dl and your RDW is in between 11.6 % and 14 % then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Random blood glucose and RDW respectively. But if your levels are lesser or greater than the above values, then there may be some problem in your body.

Long-term complications of diabetes develop gradually. The longer you have diabetes the higher the risk of complications. Eventually, diabetes complications may be disabling or even life-threatening. Possible complications include:

• Kidney damage
• Eye damage
• Foot damage
• Alzheimer's disease
• Heart and blood vessel disease

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Normal range of Random blood glucose : 70 - 140 mg/dl

Ideal values of Random blood glucose depending on age :

Age	Ideal Random blood glucose value
<5 years	71.196
5-10 years	72.412
10-15 years	73.649
15-20 years	74.907
20-25 years	76.186
25-30 years	77.487
30-35 years	78.81
35-40 years	80.156
40-45 years	81.525
45-50 years	82.917
50-55 years	84.333
55-60 years	85.773
60-70 years	87.238
70-80 years	88.728
80-90 years	90.243
90-100 years	91.784
>100 years	93.352

*Ideal values are calculated based on our database of patient records

Normal range of RDW : 11.6 - 14 %

Ideal values of RDW depending on age :

Age	Ideal RDW value
<5 years	11.798
5-10 years	12
10-15 years	12.205
15-20 years	12.413
20-25 years	12.625
25-30 years	12.841
30-35 years	13.06
35-40 years	13.283
40-45 years	13.51
45-50 years	13.741
50-55 years	13.976
55-60 years	13.972
60-70 years	13.968
70-80 years	13.964
80-90 years	13.96
90-100 years	13.955
>100 years	13.951

High Random blood glucose and low RDW can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Random blood glucose and RDW blood tests and the results are higher than 140 mg/dl for Random blood glucose and lower than 11.6 % for RDW, your physician may recommend more tests to figure out the problem. You might also get these tests if your physician thinks you have some other disease.

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How the Random blood glucose and RDW Tests Are Done :

If your doctor wants Random blood glucose and RDW tests on you, you may need to go through these tests. During the Random blood glucose and RDW blood tests, a pathologist will put a needle into your veins and take out a small quantity of blood. A pathologist is a physician in the medical field who thoroughly studies the causes and effects of disease. Within a few hours you will get your Random blood glucose and RDW Test reports by your pathologist.

Medical References

• NIH – Performance of a Random Glucose Case-Finding Strategy to Detect Undiagnosed Diabetes
• NIH – Random Blood Glucose: A Robust Risk Factor For Type 2 Diabetes
• NIH – Diabetes & Prediabetes Tests