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How do you find out instantly whether or not you have diabetes? |
I am just diagnosis with a good possiblity that I might have diabetes. Is there anyway I can know right now? There are 3 methods to check but it is not definitive. Ketone Test Strips - Go visit your local Walgreens Pharmacy and purchase KetoCare Ketone Test Strips. They are about $20.00 for 50 testing strips. Take them home and follow the directions (basically you are testing your urine). Most diabetics have higher ketones if their sugar is not under control. Glucose Monitor - Go visit your local Walgreens Pharmacy again and purchase a glucose testing system. You have to be careful on this one as the monitor will be about $50 and the testing strips will be about the same. Walgreens has their own brand that you might be able to purchase for about $60. Doctor - Visit your family doctor. It is a simple fasting blood test that will tell you 100% if you are diabetic or not. If you are diabetic, believe me it is not the end of the world. There is a ton of info and communities out there that help people deal with the day to day issues and complications of diabetes. Good luck. hi there this depends on if you may have type one or two dm? ur symptoms and what test the drs have done? if you can give me this information i may be able to help taste your urine if it is sweet then yes you have it.that's what doctors used to do back in the day. If you went to your doctor and he drew blood for a lab test called a hemoglobin A1C it would tell you what your blood sugar levels have been over the last 120 days. If they have been above the normal range you are diabetic. Sometimes it is hard to know if you have type 2 diabetes mellitus. You need to check your blood sugar regularly (4 times a day at first). This is because your body may still be producing insulin.......just not enough, or not using it properly. Talk to the drug store pharmacist.....he/she may be able to help set you up with a glucometer and strips for testing. Sometimes infectious processes or extreme levels of stress can cause elevations in blood sugar. In short it is a bit of a process to confirm what type of diabetes you have and what treatment you need. It is very important that you find out and do what you can to control it. get an accu check machine at the drug store. 2 sugar readings 130 or greater after fasting=diabetes. so i guess it is not instant but you should know in a day or two. It will be instant if you already have one elevated reading at the doc. The only accurate way to know if you have diabetes is by having your blood glucose measured after fasting. If the result of this test is unclear, an additional glucose tolerance test may be necessary. Some practitioners also use the glycated hemoglobin test to aid in diagnosis. http://www.endocrineweb.com/diabetes/dia... http://www.compunetlab.com/0601a.pdf... |
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