Diabetes can happen to anyone, at any age.

According to a recent study conducted, it was projected that the number of patients who have diabetes is increasing at an alarming rate. In today’s date, approximately 450 million individuals have been diagnosed with diabetes.

What exactly is diabetes?

Diabetes is a medical health condition that can result in high blood sugar levels than normal.

Diabetes is a result of disproportionate insulin levels in the body. When the body loses its ability to produce insulin in the body, then diabetes can happen. Insulin performs a very important function in the body. It allows the glucose to penetrate into the cells. Later, the body consumes this glucose to produce energy and keep you active.

Diabetes can take a toll on your health. Many people are not aware of the fact that diabetes has different types. The most common forms being Type 1 and Type 2. Some other examples of diabetes are gestational diabetes and prediabetes.

In order to get diabetes checked, it is important that you consult your doctor and take prior tests.

Below mentioned is a list of the 6 Important Diabetes Tests That You Shouldn’t Ignore to maintain good health and keep a check on your blood sugar level.

Blood Test: A blood test is inclusive of the A1C test, FBS test, OGTT, and Random blood sugar test. The A1C test is commonly known as the glycated hemoglobin test. It is one of the most effective ways of administering the blood sugar levels. The Fasting Blood Sugar (FBB) is conducted after fasting overnight. It is important to fast for 9-12 hours. The Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) is a test that will determine how the body is processing the glucose.

Lipid Profile: People who have diabetes have a higher chance of developing heart diseases. It is essential that you get tests such as LDL and HDL, and cholesterol, done to keep an eye on your health. In case the lipid profile is high, it could be because of diabetes.

Kidney Function Test: This test is performed to check if the kidneys are working normally. In the kidney function test, the doctor will ascertain the percentage of creatinine and microalbumin.

Blood Pressure: If you are diabetic, then you might experience the problem of hypertension. Because of this, you might experience the development of strokes or even cardiac attack in serious cases. The range for a diabetic person for BP is between 140 mmHg systolic- 90 mmHg diastolic.

Eye Check-up: If you are diabetic, then you might feel that your eyesight is becoming weak. Diabetes can actually have an impact on your eye-sight. Make sure you get your eye-checkup done.

ECG: If you are above 50 years of age, then it is important that you undergo the ECG test.

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