28^th European Diabetes Congress

Diagnosis of Diabetes

With the help of some medical tests and by using medical devices we can diagnosis diabetes and pre diabetes. The fasting plasma glucose test will measures your blood glucose levels after you have gone at least 8 hours without eating. This test is used to detect pre diabetes or diabetes. An oral glucose tolerance method measures your blood sugar after you have gone at least 8hrs without eating and 2hrs after you drink a glucose containing beverage. This test can be used to diagnose pre diabetes and diabetes. Diabetes can be diagnosis by Random plasma glucose test, in this method your doctor calculate your blood sugar without regard to when you ate your last meal. This test, along with an assessment of signs, is used to diagnose diabetes, but not pre diabetes.