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How type 2 diabetes is diagnosed

Medically reviewed by Danielle Weiss, MD Key Takeaways Type 2 diabetes can be diagnosed with lab tests that check blood sugar ...
One-hour glucose was strongest predictor of dysglycemia on regression analyses, followed by 2-hour glucose. HealthDay News — Higher 1-hour blood glucose on an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) at 3 ...
The 2-hour post-load glucose (2hPG) obtained from an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) is better than A1c or fasting plasma glucose for dysglycaemia screening and predicting cardiovascular (CV) ...