Diabetes test

Blood test is used to diagnose pre diabetes, diabetes type 1, diabetes type 2 and gestational diabetes. Diabetes test is easier, faster, and less expensive to perform.

Normally used diabetes diagnosis tests

Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) test - which measures blood’s plasma glucose in a person who has fasting for at least 8 hours, thus the name fasting plasma glucose test. This test is useful to detect all types of diabetes.
Oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) - which measures blood glucose after 8 hours of fasting and 2 hours after the person drinks a glucose-containing beverage. This test can to effective to diagnose all types of diabetes.
Random plasma glucose test - also called a casual plasma glucose test, because there is no fasting required or worry about what we have ate. This test, along with an assessment of symptoms, is used to diagnose diabetes but not pre-diabetes. But mostly diabetes is confirmed by random plasma glucose test need reconfirmation by FPG or OGTT.

If the test result indicates that a person has diabetes, then it should be re-confirmed with a second test on a different day.

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Diabetes test Last modified date 2nd December 2009

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