The Diagnosis of Diabetes

In non-pregnant women and children fasting blood glucose test is suggested for diagnosing diabetes. The test gives most reliable result went taken in morning. However, there are some other ways to diagnose diabetes that we have stated below for your convenience. The credibility of a test can be checked by re-testing the suspect on another day.

 

• In fasting blood glucose test blood of a person who is not eating from at least 8 hours is checked whether he or she has glucose level in blood of 126 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl) or higher.
• The oral tolerance test (OGIT) is based on checking glucose in blood after two hours of drinking a beverage that contains 75 grams of glucose dissolved in water, to determine whether the blood glucose level is 200 mg/dl or higher.
• A blood glucose test of whether the level is 200 mg/dl or higher at nay time in the day, along with the symptoms of diabetes.
• Gestational diabetes is measured by OGTT which measures blood glucose levels during pregnancy. The glucose level during pregnancy is usually lower and measured by offering woman a glucose drink and levels 1, 2 and 3 hours are taken. A fasting glucose level of 95mg/dl, after 1 hour 180mg/dl, after 2 hours 155mg/dl and after 3 hours 140 mg/dl is normal. Levels higher than this are gestational diabetes.

Pre-diabetes

If someone has glucose level higher than the normal but not enough to make him or her diabetes patient than the person is at risk of having stroke, heart disease and Type 2 Diabetes. It is also called impaired glucose tolerance (ITG) and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) based on the test by the virtue of which it is diagnosed. It is observed that some people have both IFG and IGT.

• If the glucose level in blood, after fasting for eight hours is from 100 mg/dl to 125 mg/dl, then the person is not a patient of diabetes but has IFG.
• After 2 hours OGIT, a person is diagnosed with 140 mg/dl to 199 mg/dl then he or she has IGT. This level is high enough to be categorized as diabetes.

The pre-diabetes patients have a good opportunity of controlling their weight (or loosing 5 per cent to 7 per cent of body weight) and increasing their activity to eradicate the symptoms of diabetes. Nearly 60 per cent risk of having Type 2 diabetes in IGT patients is decreased by weight loss and physical activities, as per studies.

 

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