How can I confirm I am diabetes patient?

[bsuhrit]

What precaution I can follow?

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There are certain symptoms that go with diabetes,such as,frequent urination,excessive thirst and hunger. general feeling of lack of energy,itchiness,and even small wounds not healing properly . If you feel that you have any of these symptoms,better get yourself checked with a diagnostic laboratory.Go to the lab on empty stomach and give urine and blood samples.Then have normal breakfast and 1.5 to 2 hours after breakfast,again give urine and blood samples.The lab will analyze and give you the results on the same day.If your figures are within range,you are not diabetic.If the figure are higher than normal range,better see a diabetologist. The lab people will also guide you in this matter.

[gangadharan_nair]

Diabetes is diagnosed with the following blood tests:--

Fasting blood glucose level -- diabetes is diagnosed if it is higher than 126 mg/dL two times

Random (nonfasting) blood glucose level -- you may have diabetes if it is higher than 200 mg/dL, and you have symptoms

such as increased thirst,urination, and fatigue (this must be confirmed with a fasting test)

Oral glucose tolerance test -- diabetes is diagnosed if the glucose level is higher than 200 mg/dL after 2 hours

Hemoglobin A1c test

* Normal: Less than 5.7%

* Pre-diabetes: Between 5.7% and 6.4%

* Diabetes: 6.5% or higher

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