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What do doctors do to test for type 2 diabetes?
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Depends: It can be done with a glucose tolerance test or a hgb-a1c test.
Answered 12/9/2013
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Checking your blood: Sugar level or by doing a test called hemoglobin a1c. Urine testing is also done at times.
Answered 9/28/2016
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