Article Categories
» Arts & Entertainment
» Automotive
» Business
» Careers & Jobs
» Education & Reference
» Finance
» Food & Drink
» Health & Fitness
» Home & Family
» Internet & Online Businesses
» Miscellaneous
» Self Improvement
» Shopping
» Society & News
» Sports & Recreation
» Technology
» Travel & Leisure
» Writing & Speaking

  Listed Article

  Category: Articles » Health & Fitness » Diseases & Conditions » Article
 

Always Get Your Blood Sugar Levels Tested To Monitor Diabetes




By Javier Fuller

It is estimated that there are at least 16 million Americans who are diabetic. This is an alarming figure in itself but when one considers the fact that often people who are suffering from diabetes have virtually no symptoms of the disease, then the idea becomes even more worrying. Although it is now common hearsay that one can easily detect the symptoms of this disease, but one cannot be perfectly sure of being diabetic. It requires a blood test to establish for certain that one has diabetes.

The blood test that is done for checking diabetes is a test to check the blood sugar levels in the body. The test is carried out in two phases on the same day. The first blood test is carried out on the patient’s blood when he is fasting. So, a patient coming for the test arrives without taking his breakfast or even a cup of morning tea or coffee. If the blood sugar levels are found to be 126 milligrams per deciliter or higher, on two separate occasions, after fasting, then there is a likelihood of diabetes.

Following this, another blood test is taken after the patient has had his breakfast and a cup of tea or coffee. This time the blood sugar levels should not go above 200 milligrams per deciliter. In case it is above this mark, then the likelihood of diabetes is high. At times the patient is given 75 gram glucose solution to drink. Then the blood sugar levels are checked for monitoring the blood sugar levels as well as the measurement of ketones, which are the products from the breakdown of fats.

Once these tests have been successfully carried out, the patient is prescribed a course of treatment which involves both the physical and emotional aspects of his being, as diabetes is not a malaise of the physical body alone. It is also a disease that affects one’s emotions and reactions.


 
 
About the Author
To read more articles on diabetes, and diabetes basics visit http://www.diabitieslife.com/diabetes/

Article Source: http://www.simplysearch4it.com/article/45935.html
 
If you wish to add the above article to your website or newsletters then please include the "Article Source: http://www.simplysearch4it.com/article/45935.html" as shown above and make it hyperlinked.



  Some other articles by Javier Fuller
Go Proactive To Treat Your Acne
Much ado about nothing! That's what you feel at times, when you read thousands of pages about treating acne. You get totally confused by having a look at ...

What Is So Special About Proactive Acne Solution?
What a strange name for this lesion-- Comedo. It comes and does its job! You do not know when it comes, because it ...

Popping Pimples: Desired Or Condemned?
You think you have a beautiful face. Actually you have. Acne attack has come like a bolt from the blue. You thought that such things can never ...

Stop Smoking Products-Patch: Acquiring Smoking Cessation Help
Who is the main enemy of a smoker? It is the nicotine, which is no ordinary addiction. It consists of 4000 poisonous elements and 40 of them are linked with cancer disease. ...

How To Help A Child With Stress
If you think that you can ever frame a perfect set of rules to control children, you are mistaken. Give them maximum freedom for that is the real way to control them. Various tricks have to be ...

Acupuncture: The Accepted Treatment For Acne!
Total causes relating to acne are unknown. The real, definite remedies to acne are also unknown. There is a big orchestra of remedies to acne however. Every musician takes out a different tune, ...

  
  Recent Articles
8 Choices You Must Make to Live Successfully with Chronic Illness
by Lisa Copen

Why You Need To Know About Stress And Cold Sores
by Robert H Black

What are the Symptoms of Cold Sores?
by Robert H Black

Why You Should Be Wary Of Staph Infection?
by Dean Caporella

Why You Shouldn't Delay In Seeking Treatment For GERD
by Dean Caporella

Stop Smoking Products-Patch: Acquiring Smoking Cessation Help
by Javier Fuller

Do You Qualify For Lasik Eye Surgery?
by Dean Caporella

Why Asthma Medication Can Save Your Life!
by Dean Caporella

Protecting Your Family from the Avian Flu
by Christopher Smith

The Truth about High Cholesterol being a Risk Factor of Heart Disease
by John Goh

Sleep Apnea Effects In Overweight Children
by Nishanth Reddy

A Natural Cure for Panic Attack Problems is Best for Your Health
by Remy Jirek

Can't connect to database