Diabetes Help??

When you are tested to see if you have diabetes what do the doctors do? Thnx......and what are the symtoms of it and high blood sugar.? Thnx...

What about some symtoms for diabetes type one??? Thnx, Love you guyz!! : )

i would tell you about the symptoms :

Diabetes Type 1:

In type 1, the pancreas stop producing insulin, due to autuimmune response or possibly viral attack on pancreas. In absence of insulin, body cells does not get glucose for producing ATP (Adenosin Triphosphate) units which results into primary symptom in the form of nausea and vomiting. In latter stage which leads to ketoacidosis in which body starts breaking down muscle tissue and fat for energy, there is consequently fast weight loss. Dehydration is also usually observed due to electrolyte disturbance. In advance stages even coma and death, are being witnessed.

Diabetes Type 2:

* Increased fatigue : Due to inefficiency of cell to metabolise glucose, reserve fat of body is metabolised to gain energy. When fat is broken down in the body, it uses more energy as compared to glucose, hence body goes in negative calorie effect, which results in fatigue.
* Polydipsia : As the concentration of glucose increases in the blood, brain receives signal for diluting it and in its counteraction we feel thirsty.
* Polyuria: Increase in urine production is the result seen when excess of glucose is present in body. Body tries to get rid of the extra sugar in the blood by excreting it through the urine. This can also lead to dehydration because excreting the sugar which carries a large amount of water out of the body along with it.
* Polyphegia : The hormone insulin is also responsible for stimulating hunger. In order to cope up with high sugar levels in blood, body produces insulin which leads to increased hunger.
* Weight flactuation : Factors like loss of water (polyuria), glucosuria , metabolism of body fat and protein may lead to loss of weight. Few cases may show weight gain due to increased appetite.
* Blurry vision : Hyperosmolar hyperglycemia nonketotic syndrome is the condition when body fluid is pulled out of tissues including lenses of eye, which affects the ability of lenses to focus resulting in blurry vision.
* Irritability : It is one of the sign of high blood sugar because of the inefficient supply of glucose to brain and other body organs, which makes us feel tired and uneasy.
* Infections : Certain signals from the body is given whenever there is fluctuation of blood sugar (due to suppression of immune system) by frequent infections of fungal or bacterial like skin infection or UTI (urinary tract infection).
* Poor wound healing : High blood sugar resists the flourishing of WBC, (white blood cell) which are responsible for body immune system. When these cells do not function accordingly, wound healing is not at good pace. Secondly, long standing diabetes leads to thickening of blood vessels which may affect proper circulation of blood in different body parts.

Blood tests are the primary way of testing for Diabetes. Some Drs. might do a Glucose Tolerance Test.
If you have Type 1, symptoms possible are being thirsty frequently and frequent urination. If Type 2, you could have the above symptoms or none at all. High blood sugar produces no obvious symptoms, unless it is extremely high, probably over 400. Then you could have confusion, possible coma among other symptoms.

Well, probably you'll get ur blood tested or the doctor might have this handy dandy device which is used to test ur blood.
And symtoms of diabetes is probably getting very thirsty after eating some sugary snacks. or getting dizzy when u don't have enough food, or sugar in ur body
The normal blood level is 6 or under. 7 is a bit high. and if ur blood level goes to 10 or higher... ur in big trouble.

hey! thanks for answering my question. this is the only question u had that i felt like i had some knowlesge on so, since i owe ya, here it goes. my cousin found out that she had diabetes because she started to lose or gain and accessive amount of weight. she also was thirsty alot! and lastly she got a metal taste in her mouth. hope i've helped and hope u don't have this! :]

Pretty much all my doctor did was a regular blood test, my sugar level was 100, within normal. But your blood sugar varies, it can be high after a meal, so there are other tests that the doctor may order just to be sure.