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How is type 2 diabetes diagnosed? - Patient Video

Patient Video: How was your type 2 diabetes diagnosed?

A patient describes her personal experience of her own diagnosis of type 2 diabetes with a glucose tolerance test and how in her experience with medication, diet and exercise her quality of life is much improved.

How is type 2 diabetes diagnosed? - Expert Video
How is type 2 diabetes diagnosed? - Expert Video
Expert Video:

How is type 2 diabetes diagnosed?


Diabetes experts describe the laboratory tests used to diagnose type 2 diabetes, and how these tests are interpreted. These tests include the fasting blood glucose test, oral glucose tolerance test and hemoglobin A1c test. It is important for timely diagnosis of type 2 diabetes as it has no symptoms in its early stages. Furthermore, patients living with diabetes should understand what an A1c test is, and set goals to stay within the target range that is right for them.

How is type 2 diabetes diagnosed? - Patient Video
How is type 2 diabetes diagnosed? - Patient Video
Patient Video:

How is type 2 diabetes diagnosed?


A patient with diabetes describes how her diabetes was diagnosed with a glucose tolerance test and discusses pre-diabetes and diabetes.


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