Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) test
This is another test that measures the blood’s sugar level. Remember that an overnight fast is required before the FPG is performed.
A fasting glucose test result of less than 100 mg/dL is considered normal. Those between 100 and 125 mg/dL are indicative of prediabetes, whereas those of 126 mg/dL or more are indicative of diabetes.
This test is basically the same as the random plasma glucose (RPG) test, but instead of being done at a random time when you’ve already eaten, it’s done in the morning after you’ve fasted the whole evening and night.
Oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)
This is a more complex test, and because of this, it can take more time than the rest of the tests we have listed. A medical professional takes two blood samples from you for this test: one after an overnight fast and one two hours after consuming a sweet beverage.
Your blood sugar should rise after consuming the beverage; this is completely normal. However, after two hours, normal blood sugar levels drop to below 140 mg/dL. If this doesn’t happen and the blood sugar levels remain between 140 mg/dL and 199 mg/dL, your doctor can diagnose you with prediabetes, and if the levels are even higher, it means that you have type 2 diabetes.
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