How Can Type Two Diabetes Be Detected?

Posted on Tue, 12 Aug 2014

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Tue, 12 Aug 2014 Answered on

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Question : how can you tell if you have type two diabetes?

Answered by Dr. Shanthi E (15 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
investigations tell the same

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

A person is diagnosed to have Type 2 Diabetes based on the following investigations:

- FBS (Fasting Blood Sugar) more than 120mg/dl
- PPBS (Post Prandial Blood Sugar) more than 200mg/dl
- Random Blood Sugar (RBS) more than 200mg/dl
- Glycosylated Hemoglobin (HbA1C) more than 6.5

Hope this is clear to you. Let me know about your other queries.

Regards,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju