Melitus Diabetes Diagnosis
Common symptoms include the following: frequent urination excessive thirst unexplained weight loss extreme hunger sudden vision changes tingling or numbness in the hands or feet feeling very tired much of the time very dry skin sores that are slow to heal more infections than usual. Diagnosis fasting plasma glucose (fpg) test. a blood sample is taken in the morning after you fast overnight. a normal fasting oral glucose tolerance test (ogtt). your blood sugar is measured two hours after you drink a liquid containing 75 grams random blood glucose test. a blood sugar of 200. If you had diabetes while you were pregnant, you should get tested no later than 12 weeks after your baby is born to see if you have type 2 diabetes. references 1 american diabetes association. classification and diagnosis of diabetes. diabetes care. 2016;39(suppl. 1):s13–s22. Diabetes is diagnosed by one of the following (see chart): your blood sugar level is equal to or greater than 126 mg/dl (7 mmol/l). you have ...