How to check diabetes

Who ought to have diabetes checked out?

You should get tested for diabetes if you have symptoms or risk factors. Diabetes can be managed more effectively and complications can be reduced or avoided earlier if it is discovered earlier. If a blood test shows that you have prediabetes, you and your doctor can work together to make changes to your lifestyle, like losing weight, exercising, and eating a healthy diet, to avoid or delay developing type 2 diabetes.

Additional recommendations for specific testing based on risk factors:

Diagnosis of type 1 diabetes: Perform the test on children and young adults who have diabetes in their family. Alternate adults may also develop Type 1 diabetes, though less frequently. Therefore, it is essential to conduct testing on adults who present to the hospital and are found to have diabetes-related ketoacidosis. Ketoacidosis is a potentially fatal complication of Type 1 diabetes.

Diagnosis of type 2 diabetes: Test adults over the age of 45, people between the ages of 19 and 44 who are overweight or obese and have one or more risk factors, pregnant women with type 2 diabetes, and children between the ages of 10 and 18 who are overweight or obese and have at least two risk factors.

Diabetes at birth: All pregnant women with diabetes diagnoses should be tested. All pregnant women should be tested between weeks 24 and 28. Your obstetrician may perform an earlier test on you if you have any other risk factors for gestational diabetes.

Diabetes Management and Treatment How is diabetes managed?

Your entire body is affected by diabetes. You must control your risk factors in order to manage diabetes effectively, including:

 Follow a diet plan, take your prescribed medications, and get more exercise to keep your blood glucose levels as close to normal as possible.

Keep your HDL and LDL blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels as close to normal as you can.

Control your heart rate. Your BP shouldn't be higher than 140/90 mmHg.

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