Question

What laboratory testing is done to help manage type 1 diabetes and how can the lab help manage these cases?

Answer 1

Type 1 diabetes is also known as juvenile diabetes or insulin - dependent diabetes, is a chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin, which is a a hormone helps in sugar regulation in body

In order to diagnose type 1 diabetes many laboratory tests are there, it includes

• Fasting blood glucose test ( it helps to know how the body manages blood sugar levels without the impact of food intake.
• Oral glucose tolerance test ( this helps to identify how the body responds to carbohydrate intake
• Random blood glucose test
• Glycated hemoglobin test ( HbA1C) - this helps to know the average blood sugar level for the past two or three months
• Honey moon phase which is asymptomatic