Diabetes Tests: In the disease considered to be the biggest disease of unbalanced lifestyle, the name of sugar i.e. diabetes comes first. Diabetes occurs when the condition of high blood sugar in the body is high and in this situation the body becomes a victim of many other problems. This disease is increasing rapidly in India. Crores of people are in the grip of this disease due to lack of awareness and wrong lifestyle. In a country like India, people do not know much about the symptoms of this disease, nor do they know how to identify this disease. Let us tell you today which tests are done to identify sugar ie diabetes.
Diabetes can be detected through these tests
Let us tell you that it is necessary to get a test done to identify diabetes and there are many types of diabetes tests available in India. This test detects the amount of glucose in the blood by checking the blood sugar level in the body. On the basis of these tests, it is decided whether a person has diabetes or not and if so, at what level it is.
Fasting Plasma Glucose (FPG) Test
Some tests have been prescribed by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) for the diagnosis of diabetes. Among these, the name of Fasting Plasma Glucose Test (FPG) comes first. In this, a blood sample is taken after fasting for eight hours. This test is usually done in the morning when the person gets it done on an empty stomach after being hungry overnight.
random plasma glucose test
(Random Plasma Glucose)
This test is commonly called emergency sugar test. As someone is showing symptoms of sugar and he cannot get it tested in the morning, then it is advised to get a random plasma glucose test done.
postprandial blood sugar test
(Postprandial Blood Sugar Test)
This test is done two hours after eating food. Its purpose is to measure the level of glucose made in the body after eating, because the level of glucose in the body is highest after two to three hours of eating.
HbA1c test
The HbA1 test gives information about the blood sugar level of the last three months, not for a day or two. This test is usually done by diabetic patients so that they can determine their health parameters.
Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT)
This test is done to find out the condition of diabetes in pregnancy. In this first blood sample is taken and then glucose water is given to the patient and after two hours the blood sample is taken again. This test is called glucose tolerance test in common language.
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