Patient's question:
My husband is 55 years old this year. Recently, he has noticed that he has been going to the bathroom more frequently and often feels very tired. He has always been overweight, and I suspect it might be diabetes. I wanted to ask you, are there any things to keep in mind before a diabetes urine test?Doctor's answer:
Patients with diabetes need to pay attention to avoiding the consumption of many sugary foods and drinks before undergoing a urine test. It is best to perform the test using the first urine of the morning. However, the diagnosis of diabetes requires a comprehensive set of laboratory tests, including fasting blood glucose, glycated hemoglobin, glucose tolerance test, fructosamine test, and pancreatic function tests, to confirm the diagnosis.