Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Please have a look at the questionnaire page if you have a spare minute.

media

Author Topic: Pre-diabetic testing  (Read 1423 times)

CLKD

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 75269
  • changes can be scary, even when we want them
Pre-diabetic testing
« on: June 29, 2016, 09:43:36 PM »

Dr Mollesley [sp] BBC1 and on Radio2 with Jeremy Vine was explaining that a pin **** blood test can determine the possibility of someone going on to become TypeII diabetic.

Anyone put their thumb to the test?  I might go into Lloyds and drag Himself along …….. I know he needs to lose some weight  ::)  :-X
Logged

countrybumpkin

  • Guest
Re: Pre-diabetic testing
« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2016, 07:14:34 PM »

my husband is insulin dependant diabetic so we have all the kit at home which i use twice a year on myself ;D

Fasting glucose level overnight should be below 6.1
Glucose level 2 hrs after eating should be below 7.8

Pre diabetes - fasting is 6.1-6.9
2hrs after eating is 7.8 - 11.0

Any figures above the above is full blown diabetes.

So if you are going to chemist during the day make sure its done 2 hrs after a meal.

Logged

CLKD

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 75269
  • changes can be scary, even when we want them
Re: Pre-diabetic testing
« Reply #2 on: June 30, 2016, 07:22:35 PM »

 :thankyou:
Logged

Dana

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 631
Re: Pre-diabetic testing
« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2016, 05:55:13 AM »

I just have mine checked when I get my annual blood tests done for cholesterol, Vit D, iron etc.
Logged