Diebetes Testing

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 Diagnosing Diabetes? Diebetes testing is a common misspelling and variation of diagnosing diabetes.
 
Different tests are used to diagnose diabetes, including an oral glucose tolerance test and a fasting plasma glucose test. The fasting plasma glucose test is the preferred test for diagnosing diabetes because of its convenience, although the oral glucose tolerance test is more accurate. Diabetes testing in pregnant women is based on plasma glucose values measured during the oral glucose tolerance test.
 
(Click Diagnosing Diabetes to learn more about the different tests used to diagnose this common medical condition.)
 
Written by/reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD