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Type 1 or type 2 diabetes?
My father aged 47 years found following reading s when gone for blood sugar test.fasting blood sugar 130 mg/dl and postapadial blood sugar 166 mg/dl. Can some one suggest me which type of diabetes it is and how to diagnose it?
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Type one in kids and by birth it is present
Your father already aged 47 comes under type 2 diabetes
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GTT AND HBA1C TESTS FOR CONFIRMATION
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vist to your nearby General Physician with the tests for further evaluation
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Dr. Rakesh Parikh
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23 yrs exp
Jaipur
It’s most likely type 2 diabetes. U do not need any tests to diagnose. A specialist can differentiate based on history alone
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