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Symptoms of Diabetes and How do they test for it?
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Yalow asked:
I have a horrid diet and diabetes is very prevalent in my family, I think I may have it. How do they test for diabetes and what are the symptoms?
I have a horrid diet and diabetes is very prevalent in my family, I think I may have it. How do they test for diabetes and what are the symptoms?
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February 14th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
excessive thirst and *********. they will do a blood test called an a1c. it dosent hurt and if you have it diabetes there are several ways to help control it. I have diabetes and have to have this done about two or three times a year. if you have any more questions please get ahold of me and i will do my best to help you.
February 16th, 2009 at 1:13 am
The test is simple, Glicemia: level of blood sugar if it is high it is called Hiperglicemia, low: Hipoglicemia. There are differences in the normal levels of glicemia depending if you ate recently or not. So the first test is glicemia after an overnight fast. If that is normal, that’s it. if not then there are other test like challenged glicemia, which means you get a drink of sugar syrup and they check your levels after the intake. For the symptoms there’s a lot and they are different for people but some: dizziness, constant thirst, frequent urination, weight loss.
February 16th, 2009 at 5:22 am
There are several ways to test:
1) A simple urine test will give an indication for howhigh your blood sugar is.
2) They can do a resting blood sugar test to see how high your sugar is.
3) They can do a Hemoglobin A1C to see on average, how high your sugar has been.
Symptoms of diabetes include: Weight loss, irritability, sudden poor eyesight, insatiable thirst, leg cramps when you lay down, horrid pain in your kidneys, increased urination
February 19th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
In my own experience with my hubby, I noticed he drinks a lot of water and urinates often, he lost 10kg in 1 month w/o dieting, he suddenly has the sore in his toe nail(under the nail, he feels sleepy most of the time, as it runs in his blood(family history) i suspected that he has high blood sugar, and yes its positive……..hope the above helps you…
February 21st, 2009 at 2:07 am
There are several tests.
1. *** strips. These are strips you can buy at the drug store that test your urine. They aren’t expensive. Unfortunately, they also aren’t very reliable. Some people do not test positive until their sugars are at unsafe levels. It depends on how well your kidneys are functioning.
2. A urine test at your doctors office. If he detects sugar, he’ll be ordering more testing. This is MUCH more reliable than the *** strips.
2. A Blood Sugar monitor. Any diabetic who’s sane owns one and uses it. They can help you with a quick test but a high reading means see the doctor. Don’t jump to conclusions on a single high reading. Normal people do get them sometimes. You still need your doctor’s advice.
3. An A1C test at the doctor’s office. This is a fairly definitive test that shows blood sugar activity for the past 3 months.
If you don’t have diabetes, you have time to avoid it by changing you diet now. A small change now could mean a lot less trouble later.
I’m giving you links to a few good information sites..
February 24th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
there is a blood test call hba1c or a1c for short it is as far as i know only test that can tell for sure you fast over night and you Doctor takes blood the following there is other tests that can be done but there only guides and wont tell you for sure
February 26th, 2009 at 7:06 pm
Symptoms include:
Thirstiness
Urinating A Lot
Blurry vision ( If this is happening go see the doctor immediately)
They can do a simple glucose test at you Doctors
If you are concerned about it then make an appointment today and have it checked. You can die if it is not detected in time.
March 1st, 2009 at 11:49 am
Here are some of the symptoms:
1. Loosing weight suddenly.
2. Frequent *********.
3. Always very thirsty.
4. Dire need to eat, always hungry.
5. Blurred vision.
6. Itching of the skin.
7. Numbness in extremities (arms & lags).
8. Slow healing of wounds.
9. Vaginal yeast infection.
10. Fatigue.
11. Irritability and changes in ones mood.
These are only indicative and not conclusive. Sometimes diabetes can be without symptoms also. You will be said to have diabetes if you sugar level remains high normally. It is confirmed by testing your blood and urine sugar levels after an overnight fast and again after food/sugar syrup. If there is no sugar in your urine it is called diabetes insipidus.
You can also do the tests yourself. There are many free kits available that can help you figure out whether you have diabetes or not. Don’t go by symptoms alone, use the free kits to make sure.
To get free diabetes meter and more info click the link below (for US residents only):