Which test needed to check diabetes

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Is diabetes screening enough to check if a person has diabetes or prediabetes Or fasting blood sugar is enough? Or both tests are needed?

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Dr. Shiva Madan

Endocrinologist 9 yrs exp Lucknow

Need fasting, post prandial, hba1c all

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Dr. Komal Bhandari Totla

Diabetologist 11 yrs exp Solapur

Go for Fasting and HbA1C

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Dr. Raveendran S R Diabetologist 16 yrs exp Chennai · Accepted Answer

Dr. Raveendran S R

Diabetologist 16 yrs exp Chennai

Hi., I can understand your concern. HbA1C is enough if you want to that you're diabetic or prediabetic. FBS is needed if you wanna know about sugar levels and need to treat diabetes.

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