Type 2
- Hemoglobin A1c
- Fasting Plasma glucose test
- Random Plasma glucose
Type 1
Symptoms may be evident, Besides
- FPG
- OGTT
- HbA1c
If the results are inconclusive doctors may do
- C-peptide
- Insulin autoantibodies
- Glutamic Acid decarboxylase auto antibodies
- Insulinoma associated 2 auto antibodies
- Islet cell cytoplasmic auto antibodies
- Zinc transport 8
GESTATIONAL DIABETES
- Glucose challenge test
- OGTT
- Home Testing
- Blood Glucose testing
- urine ketone testing
Results
HbA1c
- normal — less than 5.7
- pre diabetes—- 5.7 to 6.4
- diabetes —–6.5 or higher percent
FPG
- normal 99 mg/dl or less
- prediabetes —-100-125
- diabetes——126 or higher
RPG
when level is 200 mg/dl or higher a person has diabetes