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The fasting plasma glucose test requires an eight-hour fast. The person must have nothing to eat or drink except water.

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Some tests for diabetes are a fasting plasma glucose (FPG) test, an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and a random plasma glucose test, which is also known as a casual plasma glucose test. For full information on these tests, please refer to: http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/diagnosis/#diagnosis


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Which blood test measures glucose levels 8 to 12 hours after eating and is used to screen for diabetes mellitus?

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Is the concentration of glucose higher in cerebrospinal fluid or plasma?

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