How Do Doctors Test for Diabetes?
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 at
6:58 pm
x_blondebetch_x asked:
I have all but one of the symptoms of diabetes, and I want to get tested for it. Can anyone tell me how they test for it and what the price range is?
I have all but one of the symptoms of diabetes, and I want to get tested for it. Can anyone tell me how they test for it and what the price range is?
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It really depends on your doctor for the prices, but the tests are usually the same.
First, they’ll have you do a urine test. You may have traces of glucose in it if you are diabetic.
Then they’ll draw some blood if there are no traces of glucose.
If you have traces of glucose, they may just do a fingerstick. Really high numbers will result in a trip to the ER and then they’ll draw blood later.
If you are very dehydrated they’ll give you an IV.
Good luck!
they use a painless pick in your finger and you need to fast 8 hrs before you go. I just was tested yesterday. It really is painless.
The doctor can run a A1C test. It checks your sugar level average for the last 3 months. This is done by a simple blood test. Average cost is $50-$75. They can also take a blood test before drinking lots of a sugar substance and then make you wait 1 hour, then take the blood test over again. Not sure about that cost because I just had the A1C.
I think the standard test for type 2 diabetes is a glucose tolerance test. That’s the one where you drink a sugary drink and then do a finger stick every half hour to an hour for several hours. I have no idea how much that costs these days, because I’ve never had one done on me. I was diagnosed with what is now called type 1 diabetes when I was 26 months old in 1955.
They also do several glucose tolerance tests to determine if some one is naturally hypoglycemic, produces too much insulin in their body. I’ve been acquainted with three hypoglycemic people over my lifetime. I’m thankful that I’m diabetic, because managing hypoglycemia well is more of a constant challenge.