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Diabetes Testing Could Help You Prevent Type 2 Diabetes

Diabetes testing is focused on obtaining your blood glucose levels. There are many reasons why you might want to consider diabetes testing, such as your age, your weight, how you feel, and your family history. Diabetes statistics show that you consider diabetes testing if you are 45 years old or older, are overweight, or if you have one or more risk factors for diabetes.

Diabetes testing can tell you if you have normal blood glucose levels, pre-diabetes, or diabetes. Many people go for their first diabetes testing when they experience the common signs of diabetes such as frequent urination, excessive thirst, unexplained weight loss, blurry vision, and fatigue. Having one or more risk factors for diabetes is a warning sign for diabetes. Some of the risk factors for type 2 diabetes are as follows:

  • Being overweight
  • A family history of diabetes
  • High blood pressure
  • Unhealthy cholesterol levels
  • A history of gestational diabetes (diabetes during pregnancy)

There are three common blood glucose tests used for diabetes testing. A fasting plasma glucose test (FPG) is used to check your blood glucose after you have not eaten for at least 8 hours. Similarly, an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) calculates your blood glucose after you have not eaten for 8 hours, and 2 hours after you drink a special glucose beverage. A random glucose test measures your blood glucose at any time, regardless of when you last ate.

The readings of these tests, along with your symptoms and other factors, should determine if you have pre-diabetes or diabetes. Each test has different readings to diagnose abnormally high blood glucose levels. For example, on an FPG test, any reading above 99 mg/dL signifies pre-diabetes or diabetes, while with an OGTT, a reading of 140 mg/dL or more is a sign of pre-diabetes or diabetes. On a random glucose test, a reading of 200 mg/dL and above is considered diabetic.

If your diabetes testing found evidence of pre-diabetes, there are ways to delay or prevent type 2 diabetes. A low-calorie, low-fat diet, diabetes weight loss, and regular exercise have shown great promise in preventing the onset of diabetes. Pre-diabetic patients who followed this regimen showed a 58 percent less chance of getting diabetes.

 
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