Patient's question:
Next door, there is an uncle who looks very healthy, but he was diagnosed with diabetes. My mother is so upset about this disease. This morning, she didn't even have breakfast and went to the hospital early to get blood drawn. In the afternoon, the results came back: a fasting blood sugar of 7.7. Is that diabetes?Doctor's answer:
First, for the diagnosis of diabetes, there should be a standard. Second, if the fasting blood glucose reaches 7.1 or the blood glucose two hours after a meal reaches 11.1, then diabetes can be diagnosed. However, a single high blood glucose level cannot confirm diabetes. Therefore, it is recommended that you go to the hospital for relevant and thorough examinations, such as an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) or a glucose tolerance test, etc. These tests should be completed before a definitive diagnosis is made.