Diabetes is diagnosed by doing routine tests. The most important of which are:
Random blood sugar test or when the person is fasting for 10 to 8 hours:
- Normal level – less than 100 mg/dL
- Pre-diabetes – from 100 – 126 mg/dL
- Diabetes stage – more than 126 mg/dL
Checking blood sugar two hours after eating:
- Normal level – less than 140 mg/dL
- Pre-diabetes: from 140 -199 mg/dL
- Diabetic stage – more than 200 mg/dL
HbA1C cumulative blood sugar level is checked every three months:
- Normal level is less than 5.7%
- Pre-diabetes – between 5.7 – 6.4%
- Diabetes stage: more than 6.5%