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What test detects the average blood glucose levels over the previous 3 weeks?
It is called the HbA1c test. It measures the percentage of sugar that has attached to your blood cells. So it is the most accurate measure for the condition of Diabetes effects over time.Numbers above 7% are considered diabetic or pre diabeticNumbers under 6 % are better.5.5 to 5.6 is considered normal.You can purchase an at home test for less than $10.
What is the test for feline diabetes diagnosis?
The simplest tests are 1. Blood glucose 2. Fructosamine. The Fructosamine test can show the average blood sugar over the last two weeks, which will definitively show diabetes. The blood glucose test, if it's anywhere near the borderline region (130-200 mg/dL or 7-11 mmol/L), will need to be repeated several times to be certain of diabetes. But a blood sugar over 300 mg/dL, 16.6 in mmol/L, is pretty much definitive for diabetes at any time. It is however useful to know that blood sugar can be raised quite high by the stress of being at the vet's. Some cats who are very nervous at the vet can have a much higher reading there than they would at home. Hence, the blood sugar reading at the vet's may not be a good indication of how much insulin is needed.
What is the normal blood glucose for a 77 year old man?
Blood sugar level at any one point in the day is not an indication of health by itself. To determine if your blood sugar is high, you need to know either 1) how high your blood sugar is all day on average (H1a or fructosamine test) 2) how slowly your blood sugar comes back down to normal after eating (glucose tolerance test). 3) your fasting blood sugar -- the lowest blood sugar of the day, when you wake and before you eat. However, any single reading of over 180 (in the U.S.) or over 10.0 (outside the US) is a sign of possible diabetes, regardless of your age, and should prompt further testing.
What test is performed to diagnose diabetes?
Gestational diabetes can be diagnosed with testing for blood glucose level, if it is higher than normal level then gestational diabetes be confirmed.All type of diabetes are confirmed only with high level of blood sugar or glucose.
Can you have diabetes without symptoms?
The quick answer is yes, but only mildly and only transiently. Generally healthy people with good glucose tolerance can handle just about any illness, medication or stress load with little perturbation in their blood glucose levels. That said, blood glucose does vary quite a bit. After eating, for example, it will be elevated. People under a lot of stress can have a mildly elevated blood glucose. Those who are taking high-dose steroids can have much higher blood glucose, particularly if they are normally considered "borderline." If a person is stressed, ill and ate about an hour ago, I would not be too concerned about a glucose of 180, say. Still, glucose over 200 mg/dL under any circumstancesis considered diagnostic of diabetes regardless of the situation. -S.Bender MD
