Diabetes test

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Diabetes test

Asked for Female, 48 Years

Hi sir, I am 48 years old, wanted to go through diabetes test. Please tell me what accurate test shows diabetes Random blood sugar or Ogtt or hba1c

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Dr. Krishna Sumanth Dogiparthi

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Hello practo user Get a fasting blood sugar, post lunch blood sugar and HBa1c.

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Dr. Nikita Sharma

General Physician 6 yrs exp Bangalore

You will have to check fasting blood sugar, post prandial blood sugar and Hba1C.

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Dr. Ram Prakash R General Physician 1 yrs exp Puducherry · Accepted Answer

Dr. Ram Prakash R

General Physician 1 yrs exp Puducherry

Random blood sugar > 200mg/dl is suggestive of high blood sugar levels Do a fasting and post pradial blood glucose levels. If fasting >126, postprandial >200... Diagnostic of diabetes. To know whether u are already diabetic for years and diagnosed only now... do HbA1C levels...

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