Know Your Blood Sugar Numbers: Use Them to Manage Your Diabetes
Checking your blood sugar, also called blood glucose, is an important part of diabetes care. This tip sheet tells you: why it helps you to […]
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Diabetes & Prediabetes Tests
This fact sheet compares the following tests: A1C test fasting plasma glucose (FPG) test oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) random plasma glucose (RPG) test Confirming […]
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Diabetes Blood Tests for People of African, Mediterranean, or Southeast Asi...
Introduction If you are of African, Mediterranean, or Southeast Asian heritage, you could have a form of hemoglobin in your red blood cells that affects […]
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The A1C Test & Diabetes
What is the A1C test? The A1C test is a blood test that provides information about a person’s average levels of blood glucose, also called […]
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Diabetes & Prediabetes Tests
Diabetes & Prediabetes Tests This fact sheet compares the following tests: A1C test fasting plasma glucose (FPG) test oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) random plasma […]
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Cope with stress and emotions
Helpful resources Stanford Self-Management Programs Registration Required These programs are designed to help people gain self-confidence in their ability to control their symptoms and how […]
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Manage my weight
Why Is a Healthy Weight Important? Reaching and maintaining a healthy weight is important for overall health and can help you prevent and control many […]
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About Diabetes
Diabetes is a chronic (long-lasting) disease that affects how your body turns food into energy. Most of the food you eat is broken down into […]
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Diabetes Quick Facts
Diabetes Quick Facts The Big Picture More than 30 million people in the United States have diabetes, and 1 in 4 of them don’t know they […]
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What is Prediabetes?
Prediabetes Prediabetes is a serious health condition where blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough yet to be diagnosed as type […]
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