title: How to diagnose diabetes.
abstract: Rapid, unequivocal diagnosis of diabetes is essential to avoid the onset of complications in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The signs and symptoms of diabetes can vary with individuals and therefore are not reliable for diagnosis. The World Health Organization has provided guidance concerning the diagnosis of diabetes and impaired glucose regulation. This makes use of venous blood glucose results, with or without symptoms, to enable a prompt and sound diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Eastern Birmingham PCT.
authors.forename: Jillian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hill
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism; D005215:Fasting; D005260:Female; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011247:Pregnancy; D014944:World Health Organization
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose