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How are diabetes and pre-diabetes diagnosed?
The following tests are used for diagnosis:
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A fasting plasma glucose test measures your blood glucose
after you have gone at least 8 hours without eating. This test
is used to detect diabetes or pre-diabetes.
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An oral glucose tolerance test measures your blood glucose
after you have gone at least 8 hours without eating and 2 hours
after you drink a glucose-containing beverage. This test can be
used to diagnose diabetes or pre-diabetes.
- In a random plasma glucose test, your doctor checks your
blood glucose without regard to when you ate your last meal.
This test, along with an assessment of symptoms, is used to
diagnose diabetes but not pre-diabetes.
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Diabetes is a serious health
condition that affects women in all life stages. It is also
unique to women because it can impact on the health of both
a mother and her unborn children. |
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