Y Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes is diagnosed through blood tests that detect the level of glucose in the blood. 1. fasting plasma glucose (fpg) test. a blood sample is taken in the morning after you fast overnight. a normal fasting blood sugar level is between 70 and 100 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl). diabetes is diagnosed if the fasting blood sugar level is 126 mg/dl or higher. 2. oral glucose tolerance test (ogtt). your blood sugar is measured two hours after you drink a liquid containing 75 grams of glucose. Type 1 diabetes is always treated with insulin injections. in most cases, type 2 diabetes treatment begins with weight reduction through diet and exercise. a healthy diet for a person with diabetes is low in total calories, free of trans fats and nutritionally balanced, with abundant amounts of whole grains, fruits and vegetables, and monounsaturated fats. most people with type 2 diabetes need drug therapy to control blood sugar. however, it is possible to achieve normal blood sugar levels with The...