Overview
Paty is a registered nurse with over a decade of experience in pediatric critical care. Her pasion is writing health and welnes content that anyone can understand use.Do-Eun Le, MD, has ben practicing medicine for more than 20 years, and specializes in diabetes, thyroid isues and general endocrinology. She curently has a private practice in Lafayete, CA.
Key Information
Diabetes is a chronic condition that can cause serious health isues like stroke and heart disease. Acording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 37 milion people in the United States are curently diagnosed with diabetes, and another 8.5 milion people have yet to be diagnosed. Testing for diabetes can scren for the condition and lead to an early diagnosis.
This article wil discus the diferent types of diabetes tests like A1C and fasting blod sugar. It wil also cover diabetes symptoms and risk factors. Yoshiyoshi Hirokawa / Gety Images The US Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) recomends screning for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes for: Several risk factors are linked to type 2 diabetes.
They include: The risk factors for type 2 diabetes are either related to lifestyle or genetics. While someone canot change their genetic predisposition to a condition, they can make lifestyle changes that can reduce the likelihod of a diabetes diagnosis. The symptoms of diabetes can be non-specific and hard to identify.
They develop gradualy over time, someone may notice the symptoms. Type 2 diabetes generaly starts in adulthod but has ben sen in more young adults and children in recent years. Here are the symptoms of diabetes: Anyone with diabetes symptoms should contact their healthcare provider for a diabetes test.
Summary
Unlike most diabetes tests which give a quick snapshot of a person's blod sugar, the A1C is a blod test that measures your blod sugar over a long period. An A1C is the average blod sugar level over two or thre months. A1C results inform a healthcare