Blood test detect diabetes?
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010 at
3:08 pm
Would a regular blood test detect diabetes? Or would I have to request a diabetes test.
Filed under: Blood Glucose
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There are three blood tests used in diagnosing diabetes. They may or may not be part of what you are calling a "regular blood test".
1. Casual plasma glucose > 200 mg/dl and additional symptoms of diabetes
2. Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) >126 mg/dl OR
3. Results of a 2-hour 75-g Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) > 200 mg/dl
A Hemoglobin A1C test is used to monitor long term glucose levels and is used in some cases to indicate further testing is necessary but in and of itself it is NOT a basis for a diagnosis. An A1C reading > 6.1 is suggestive of diabetes but not enough evidence to diagnose such.
they found my dad’s in a DOT physical urine test
A fasting serum sugar will tell you what your blood sugar is. If you’ve been fasting more than 8 hours and it’s over 120, you may be diabetic. You can do this test yourself with a home testing kit, costs about $100.00. A less sure way is with the urine diagnostic stix you can pick up cheap at a drugstore, but I’ve never gotten reliable readings off of these. The sure way is to get a doctor to to the "a1c" test, again fasting. Anything under 7 is normal. Anything over 9 you are considered diabetic. In between, maybe…
Yes, I’m diabetic.
A "fasting" blood test is usually a good indicator. That is when you go to the doctor if you haven’t eaten in the last 8-12 hours your sugar might be high.
Typically a doctor won’t rely on a single blood test. (You might have ignored the fasting requirement and had a cookie that morning.). He’ll suspect diabetes and suggest a second test to confirm results.
At the lab you would have to request a diabetes test. This is not a regular test. You can also have a random or fasting blood glucose test done at your pharmacy or clinic. This takes only seconds and can give you peace of mind while you wait on the lab result.
Glucose Tolerance Test, The BEST ARE THESE TESTS
THE 7 HOUR GLUCOSE TEST EXCELS ALL
For the one hour glucose tolerance test no fasting is required. … for the pregnant women to eat her dinner meal before 7 pm and fast until morning. …
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Preparing for Glucose Testing: What to Expect – Associated Content
23 Nov 2007 … Posted on 11/23/2007 at 7:11:00 PM. jcorn. I wondered how this worked. Believe it or not, I’ve never had a 3 hour test for glucose …
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Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
The glucose tolerance diagnostic test may take up to 4 hours. Since activity can interfere …. 7 Best Exercises. What are the most effective exercises? …
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Continuous 7-Day Glucose Monitoring System
While a standard fingerstick test records a person’s glucose level as a snapshot in time, the STS-7 System measures glucose levels every five minutes …
http://www.fda.gov/consumer/updates/glucose060407.html –
The reason you should not use the glucose reading for the first time to ( DIAGNOSES YOURSELF) is because stress , colds, etc. May not give you the right reading
THE TESTS ABOVE WILL CONFIRM 100 PERCENT WHETHER YOU HAVE DIABETES OR NOT
I AM A DIABETIC.
I HAVE DIABETES AND I DIDNT KNOW I HAD IT.
I AM A VERY ENERGETIC WOMAN, AND PERHAPS I HAD IIT BEFORE AND I DIDNT REALIZE.
MARK DOWN HOW YOU FEEL, ON A PIECE OF PAPER
WHEN YOU HAVE A HEADACHE , IF YOU ARE DOWN,
IF YOU HAVE ANY SYMPTONS WHATSOEVER AND REPORT THEM WHEN YOU SEE YOUR PHYSICIANS
HE MAY TAKE A READING IN THE OFFICE AND ADVISE YOU TO TAKE ONE OF THE ABOVE TESTS
I HOPE YOU DONT HAVE DIABETES . BUT HAVE TESTS TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE WELL
Hope This Helps
You want an A1c. That will show your average glucose level over the past 3 months.