Question About Dm11

[tagandbag]

If you have DM11 ,will that show up on a regular lab workup or is it a special test. Ten years ago I did a test for low blood sugar, I had to drink a bottle of glucose I believe, nasty stuff whatever it was. The test was negative anyways.

T&B

[Eric_M]

If they run a hemoglobin A1C test, that will show how your sugar levels have been over a 3 month period.

I won't quote any normal ranges on that test, they seem to change them every time I get one done.

Those glucose tolerance, drink the sugar, test really suck!

Eric

[trailblazer]

Yes, A glucose test will show your sugar level for the past 3 months. The range is 4 being normal and 7 getting into the damage zone. Controling sugar levels depends on the type of meds you take, the amount and what you eat and the amount of your physicial activity. Stay away from items that contain sugar, watch the carbs. Everything turns to sugar when it enters your digestive system.

[Philip Rogers]

Generally, I believe, two blood glucose readings of 126 or more, in the morning is considered diabetes. For an A1C, I believe they prefer less than 7.0. Over 7.0 and injectable insulin may be ordered. Exercise and weight loss can eliminate the need for medication/insulin. This is not medical advice. I'm not a doctor. Although, lately my handwriting indicates I could have been one. jmo

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[Pete53]

PR

No one would consider 126 as diabetes. The A1C reading is pretty much the tool used to diagnose. I was admitted and treated at VA with urine over 1000 and blood in 300's and VA never said a thing to me.

[Philip Rogers]

Pete, everything I've seen points to an FPG 126+. See below and link below that.

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New recommendations for the classification and diagnosis of diabetes mellitus include the preferred use of the terms "type 1" and "type 2" instead of "IDDM" and "NIDDM" to designate the two major types of diabetes mellitus; simplification of the diagnostic criteria for diabetes mellitus to two abnormal fasting plasma determinations; and a lower cutoff for fasting plasma glucose (126 mg per dL [7 mmol per L] or higher) to confirm the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus. These changes provide an easier and more reliable means of diagnosing persons at risk of complications from hyperglycemia. Currently, only one half of the people who have diabetes mellitus have been diagnosed. Screening for diabetes mellitus should begin at 45 years of age and should be repeated every three years in persons without risk factors, and should begin earlier and be repeated more often in those with risk factors. Risk factors include obesity, first-degree relatives with diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hypertriglyceridemia or previous evidence of impaired glucose homeostasis. Earlier detection of diabetes mellitus may lead to tighter control of blood glucose levels and a reduction in the severity of complications associated with this disease.

http://www.aafp.org/afp/981015ap/mayfield.html

PR

No one would consider 126 as diabetes. The A1C reading is pretty much the tool used to diagnose. I was admitted and treated at VA with urine over 1000 and blood in 300's and VA never said a thing to me.