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Frequently asked question: Where can you get tested for diabetes?

Diagnosis of diabetes is not the same for everyone. One person can have typical symptoms in a short period that fit with diabetes and that are getting worse quickly, the other has atypical symptoms for a long time which are less apparent and only slowly getting worse. Blood tests are required to make the diagnosis. A general practitioner or paediatrician can request this examination if he or she suspects diabetes.
A diagnosis of diabetes can be made in the following situations:
  • if you have symptoms that fit diabetes and your random blood sugar is higher than 11.1 mmol / l (200 mg / dL), the time of day and whether you have eaten has no influence;
  • if your faster blood sugar is higher than 7 mmol / l (126 mg /dl) (you are sober if you have not eaten or drunk anything in the last eight hours);
  • or if your blood sugar is higher than 11,1 mmol/L (200 mg/dL) during an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT). Your fasting blood sugar is being measured before drinking a sugary liquid and regularly in the two hours afterwards.
Usually, more blood levels are determined in addition to blood sugar levels, such as the amount of electrolytes and pH-level. Your urine is also examined for glucose and ketone levels.

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