To know whether one has diabetes or not ? What test to take in these below mentioned tests... Am confused which one to take among these... Suggest one... Pls ...
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.
HbA1c measurements should not be used for diagnostic purposes, although they can be used for monitoring Diabetes Mellitus control.
I would say anyone tests as follows 1 >120 , 2>100, 3>5.7 4- Fail the test, 5 - Same as 1, 6- +, indicates T2D. However for a negative confirmation of T2D, you would need 2, Fasting Insulin, 3, PPBS
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