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How do you know if your a diabetic?
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How to tell diabetes: Some of the symptoms of diabetes include increased thirst, increased urination, fatigue, weight loss, blurred vision, and poorly healing infection. The diagnostic criteria include random glucose 200 or more w/ these symptoms, 2-hour glucose tolerance test 200 or more, fasting glucose 126 or more, and hemoglobin A1c 6.5 or more.
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Blood test: A fasting glucose over 125, a 2 hour glucose tolerance test with a level over 200, or a random glucose over 200 with symptoms.
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