Diabetes Mellitus 8.
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition that affects the way your body metabolizes sugar (glucose) — an important source of fuel for your body. with type 2 diabetes, your body either resists the effects of insulin — a hormone that regulates the movement of sugar into your cells — or doesn't produce enough insulin to maintain normal glucose levels. type 2 diabetes used to be known as adult-onset diabetes, but today more children are being diagnosed with the disorder, probably due to the rise in c Diabetes is diagnosed through blood tests that detect the level of glucose in the blood. 1. fasting plasma diabetes mellitus 8. glucose (fpg) test. a blood sample is taken in the morning after you fast overnight. a normal fasting blood sugar level is between 70 and 100 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl). diabetes is diagnosed if the fasting blood sugar level is 126 mg/dl or higher. 2. oral glucose tolerance test (ogtt). your blood sugar is measured two hours after you drink a liquid containing...