Diabetes Testing?
I don’t know much about diabetes and the internet sites don’t really answer my question: Is there anyway I can test for diabetes without going to the doctor?
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do not eat sugar and if you think you have it GO TO THE DOCTOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!! why wouldn’t you???
September 7, 2009 5:46 pm | #1Well, you could get the kits that diabetics use to test their blood sugar levels.
September 7, 2009 6:24 pm | #2If in the morning before breakfast your blood sugar level is high, then you are quite possibly diabetic.
I recommend you just visit a doctor, anyway. As long as you have insurance, it should be cheaper than getting a diabetes test kit.
You can buy a machine at the drug store, but you should go to the doctor and have them do a test to make sure you really have diabetes. It wouldn’t make sense to spend money on a machine, test strips and lancelets if you don’t to. Try http://www.dlife.com its a web site on diabetes.
September 7, 2009 6:56 pm | #3Just about any walk in clinic will give you the test but that won’t tell you much without testing for an extended amount of time.
September 7, 2009 7:45 pm | #4If you have any friend or family member that is diabetic you can ask them if they will do the testing for you using their monitor & strips.
What is your question that the diabete websites are not answering for you?
You do not need a doctors permission to buy ANY of the supplies that a diabetic needs (other than type 2 meds) insulin, syrings, monitors, strips are all over the counter items. (I am talking about in America only, I don’t know the rules for other countrys)
I suggest you keep looking up information on the websites AND to see a doctor, PA, or free clinic if you think you might have this hateful diease, its nothing to fool around with. .
Yes, you can buy the monitor, strips and lancets at the pharmacy.
September 7, 2009 8:06 pm | #5The body normally keeps the sugar level in your blood in the normal range. If you test yourself with a glucose (sugar) monitor – borrow one from a friend that has diabetes – and if your sugar is high long after eating, or low after fasting, you might have diabetes.
September 7, 2009 8:23 pm | #6sure. you can visit some health fair and they do that for free. or if you know someone who is diabetic, they own gluco meter, you can ask a favor to check your glucose and see if your results are something to worry about. usually if your family have a history, you might consider a risk of becoming a diabetic due to genetic factors. but if you really want to make sure 100%, check with your doctor cause they can order the hgb (hemoglobin) test, that is the accurate testing for diabetes.
September 7, 2009 9:07 pm | #7check on line what are the sign and symptoms then consult your physician if you really feel you need to be tested.
honestly, i didn’t know that i am diabetic until 2002 when i came back from traveling. i was hospitalized but i know already, i have a tendency to become one, due to my family history it involves with both side-my paternal grandmother, my own mother and aunt..
but now, since diabetic people are high percentage now these days, i don’t think of it as something rare to worry about….i guess that is how i think of it. just live your life and see doc once in a month.
better go to doc only he can tell u for sure if you do and then you can
September 7, 2009 9:50 pm | #8have a clear mind
Do you know anyone with a glucometer? They can let you use theirs to check your sugar on. Otherwise you can buy starter kits at the drug store for anywhere from $20-$50. Sometimes the Health departments/hospitals will put on free screenings at malls and what-not.
September 7, 2009 9:51 pm | #9If you get a reading use these general guidelines :
For overnight fasting:
70-99 normal
>126 on 2 separate occasions = diabetes, see a doc
in between may be impaired glucose tolerance, see a doc to determine
For random:
>200 with symptoms (increased thirst, urination, etc) = diabetes
>250 regardless of symptoms
Please see the webpages for more details on Diabetes. You can purchase a glucometer and check blood sugar yourselves or go to the nearest clinical lab and get your blood sugar level tested. But in the case of diabetes, periodical checkups by the doctor are compulsory in order to avoid complications. Foods having low carbohydrates and fat, daily exercise and anti-diabetic pills are essential factors in controlling the diabetes.
September 7, 2009 10:07 pm | #10you’ll have to get a metor
September 7, 2009 10:13 pm | #11Somewhat. You can go to a local drug store buy a blood glucose meter and test. If your blood sugar is over 200 you should go see your doctor about it. You can also buy ketone sticks. These are sticks where you have to urinate on them and then match the color of the urination spot to the box. If they are large or medium, again you should probably see your doctor.
September 7, 2009 10:59 pm | #12U need detail information about Diabetes.http://www.eastherb.com
September 7, 2009 11:19 pm | #13