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FASTING BLOOD SUGAR TESTS AND OTHER SCREENING TESTS FOR DIABETES

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FASTING BLOOD SUGAR TESTS AND OTHER SCREENING TESTS FOR DIABETES

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  1. FASTINGBLOOD SUGAR TESTS AND OTHERSCREENING TESTS FOR DIABETES Presentedby AfriglobalMedicare https://afriglobalmedicare.com

  2. WhatisDiabetes? Diabetesisamedicalconditionthatoccurswhenthepancreas doesnotproduceenoughinsulinorthebodycannoteffectively utilize the insulin produced, allowing sugar to remain in the blood. A major cause of blindness, kidney failure, heart diseases, amputation,anddeathworldwide,diabetesaffectsover420 millionpeopleglobally. https://afriglobalmedicare.com

  3. Diagnosis Foradiabetesdiagnosis,apatient’ssugarlevelis checkedthroughabloodtest. While fasting blood sugar tests are the most commonforpre-diabetesanddiabetespatients, othertestslikeglycosylatedhaemoglobinandoral glucosetolerancemaybeconducted. The test that will be carried out depends on the typeofdiabetesthatissuspected,whethertype1, type2,orgestationaldiabetes. https://afriglobalmedicare.com

  4. TypesofDiabetesTest Randomplasmaglucosetest:Thistestmeasurestheamountofglucoseorsugarcirculatinginaperson’sblood atanygiventime.Itcanbedonewithoutfastingandisusuallyrequiredforpeoplewhoneedaspeedydiagnosis orrequireurgentsupplementaryinsulin. A1ctest:Thistest,alsocalledHbA1Corglycatedhaemoglobintest,measuresapatient’saveragebloodglucose leveloverthepasttwotothreemonths.Thereisalsononeedtofastforthistest. Oralglucosetolerancetest:Asthenameimplies,aglucosetolerancetestshowshowapatient’sbodyhandles sugarfromfood. Fastingplasmaglucosetest:Morecommonlyreferredtoasthefastingbloodsugartest,thistestisdoneinthe morningafteranovernighteight-hourfastwithnothingtoeatordrink. Glucosechallengetest:Thistestisalsocalledtheone-hourglucosetolerancetestbecauseofitssimilarity.For this,apatientdrinksasugaryliquid,andtheirglucoselevelischeckedonehourlater. Urinalysis:Althoughaurinetestforglucosecannotonitsowndiagnosediabetes,itcanbeusedtocheckforthe presenceofketones-asignthatyourbodyisburningfatasenergyinsteadofglucose. https://afriglobalmedicare.com

  5. Becauseanyonecanhavediabetes,regularbloodsugartestsandcheck-upBecauseanyonecanhavediabetes,regularbloodsugartestsandcheck-up isadvisedforall. Also,ifshowinganyofthesecommondiabetessymptoms,pleaseschedule atestwithAfriglobalMedicareorspeaktoadoctorimmediately. Who Should Test for Diabetes? • Frequenturination. • Extremethirstandincreasedhunger. • Fatigue. • Extremeweightlosswithouttryingordieting. • Genitalitchingorthrush. • Delayedwoundhealings. • Blurryvision. • Dryskin. • Numbortinglinghandsandfeet. https://afriglobalmedicare.com

  6. DiabetesManagement Diabetestreatmentdependsonyourtypeofdiabetesandexistinghealthconditions.Whileitmayincludeinsulin shotsandmedications,forsome,lifestylechangeslikeweightloss,healthyfoodchoices,andregularmonitoring ofbloodsugarlevelssufficeforothers. Yourdoctorisinthebestpositiontoadviseyourcourseoftreatmentafteryou’vecarriedoutfastingandnon- fastingbloodsugartestswithus. https://afriglobalmedicare.com

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