Diabetes Test Results

 Your doctor will go over your diabetes test results with you and help you understand what the results mean. Depending on the amount of glucose in your blood, your blood test results may be "normal." If your diabetes tests are normal, you do not have diabetes. However, if you've been having diabetes-like symptoms, something else may be going on. Your doctor may want to investigate further to see if you have other health problems.And you will be inspected by medical analyzer, such as hematology analyzer, biochemistry analyzer.

      After your blood glucose test has been confirmed with a second test on a different day and analyzed by the laboratory, your doctor will read the test results and take into consideration your physical exam, your symptoms and your medical history to give you one of the following diagnoses:
     

      1. impaired fasting glucose or impaired glucose tolerance (also called "prediabetes")
    

      2. type 1 diabetes

      3.  type 2 diabetes

      4. gestational diabetes, if your blood glucose levels are high and you are pregnant

      Test Results Show Possible Prediabetes

      If your tests show impaired fasting glucose or impaired glucose tolerance, or IGT, you do not have diabetes, but your blood glucose levels are higher than normal. Doctors call this "prediabetes." This means that you are at greater risk for developing diabetes and heart disease. Your doctor will want to test your blood glucose often to monitor your condition.
As many as 70 percent of people with prediabetes eventually develop diabetes, but there are steps you can take to protect your health. Your doctor may suggest you lose weight and exercise to lower your blood glucose levels. Weight loss and a healthy lifestyle can help delay or even prevent diabetes.

      Test Results Show Diabetes

      If your blood glucose is too high, you and your healthcare provider will need to develop a diabetes treatment plan and take immediate steps to control your blood glucose levels.