Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes

Early diagnosis is very important as a step that diabetes can be addressed immediately. If you experience symptoms of diabetes, you should immediately consult a doctor.



Sampling Urine and blood samples

You will be asked to describe your symptoms and advised to undergo regular blood and urine tests. Your urine sample will be tested to check the sugar content. Normal urine contains no sugar (diabetes), but these substances can accumulate and flow to the kidneys and urine if you suffer from diabetes.

If there is sugar in the urine, you will normally be advised to undergo a blood test to confirm the diagnosis of diabetes.



Oral Glucose Tolerance Test To Evaluate insulin activity in the body

Your blood samples are generally taken twice, namely glucose fasting and two hours after a meal. Blood samples for fasting glucose test will be conducted on the morning after you have fasted eating and drinking for 8-12 hours. You are also advised not to take certain drugs that can affect test results.

Then you will be given a sugar solution with pre-determined levels. Exactly two hours later, a blood sample is taken you will come back for a glucose test in order to evaluate the activity of insulin in the body.



Results Test Your Blood Sugar Levels

Your blood sugar levels will be known from the results of an oral glucose tolerance test (fasting glucose test and glucose test two hours after drinking the sugar solution). The figure will determine whether you suffer from impaired glucose tolerance or diabetes.

Milligrams / deciliter or commonly abbreviated as mg / dL is the unit for blood sugar levels that are used in general in Indonesia. Blood sugar normal dose is:

- 80-100 mg / dL before meals.

- 80-144 mg / dL after meals (examined exactly two hours after eating).


Dose blood sugar in people with impaired glucose tolerance are:

- 108-126 mg / dL before eat.

- 142-198 mg / dL after meal (checked exactly two hours after eating).

Lifestyle changes would be advisable if the test results indicate you suffer from impaired glucose tolerance. The doctor also might give you drugs to lower your blood sugar levels.



Dose blood sugar for people with diabetes are:

- More than 126 mg / dL before eat.

- More than 198 mg / dL after meal (checked exactly two hours after eating).

If the test results indicate you have diabetes, your doctor will usually give medications to reduce and balance your blood sugar levels.



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