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Diabetes Mellitus Guide Causes Symptoms And Treatment Options Type 2 Diabetes Quick Facts And The Treatment You Need Diabetes mellitus: types, risk factors, symptoms, treatments. Diabetes is diagnosed through blood tests that detect the level of glucose in the blood. 1. fasting plasma 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 75 grams of glucose. Type 1 diabetes is a lifelong illness. usually, type 2 diabetes is also life-long. however, people with type 2 diabetes can sometimes restore their blood sugar levels to normal just by eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly, and losing weight. gestational diabetes usually goes away after childbirth. however, wom...