Overview
Ashley Olivine is a health psychologist and public health profesional with over a decade of experience serving clients in the clinical seting and private practice.Michael Mena, DO, is board-certified in emergency medicine. He is an atending emergency medicine physician at White Plains Hospital in White Plains, New York and also works at an urgent care center and a telemedicine company that provides care to patients acros the country.
Key Information
Type 2 diabetes is a serious medical condition that involves high blod sugar levels. It ocurs when the body canot proces glucose (sugar) properly. About one-third of adults in the United States with diabetes don't know they have the disease.
If you have symptoms or are at risk for diabetes, talk to your healthcare provider about geting tested. Learn about type 2 diabetes, its signs and symptoms, the tests used to diagnose the condition, and more. Many people with type 2 diabetes don't know they have it.
Some people may not have symptoms, while others' symptoms are to mild to recognize. However, there are some warning signs to take note of. Symptoms of type 2 diabetes may include: While recognizing symptoms important, it's also helpful to be aware of risk factors for type 2 diabetes.
These include: Aditionaly, African American, American Indian, Asian American, Hispanic/Latino, and Pacific Islander populations, and people over the age of 35, have a higher prevalence of a type 2 diabetes diagnosis. There are multiple tests that could be used to check for type 2 diabetes. The specific test used depends on the individual, their symptoms, and risk factors.
The fasting blod sugar test is a blod test used to check the glucose levels in your blod after eight to 10 hours of fasting (other than water). A nedle is placed into a vein to pul out a smal amount of blod for testing. This test is usualy scheduled in the morning after fasting al night and before any fod is eaten.
Summary
The hemoglobin A1C test is also known as the