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Estimates suggest that over 18 million people in the United States have diabetes. At least five million don’t even know they have it. By ordering LabSafe diabetes testing online you will be able to screen for diabetes. Early screening and early detection is the key to the prevention of this life-long and potentially debilitating disease.

Diabetes Testing Measures Your Blood Glucose Levels

LabSafe provides the diabetes testing necessary to determine your blood glucose level. These results are very important because you may or may not require insulin or other medications to control high blood sugar. Many Physicians agree that if high blood sugar is detected early enough (a condition known as “pre-diabetes”), that lifestyle changes such as a better diet and/or exercise may prevent or possibly even stop the onset of full-blown diabetes. This particularly applies to diabetes Type 2 (also know as NIDDM – Non Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus), the most common type of diabetes. In any case, you should always share the diabetic testing results with your doctor, so that you both can determine the appropriate course of action. Not knowing your levels however, can mean that you are needlessly exposing yourself to a number of health problems including heart attack, kidney disease, hypertension, glaucoma, and stroke.

Delving Deeper with a Hemoglobin A1c Test

Diabetes testing and screening through testing blood glucose alone provides only a snapshot of blood sugar levels. With a Hemoglobin A1c test you receive a more accurate long-term assessment. An A1c test is used to monitor the overall sugar control of a person measured over several months. This test may be ordered to better understand daily fluctuations in blood sugar levels. For example, if a person eats a candy bar and has a soft drink before fasting for a blood glucose test, the results may not accurately reflect the person’s true blood sugar levels... the results could be higher than average. The opposite is also is true: if the same person eats nothing and drinks extra water before fasting for a blood glucose test, the results could be lower than average. A Hemoglobin A1c test provides a better understanding of average blood sugar levels over time by factoring in daily fluctuations of highs and lows.

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