What Is a Glucose Tolerance Test? An oral glucose tolerance test checks how well your body processes sugar. If the test finds your level is too high, that's a sign your cells aren't absorbing ...

A blood glucose test measures how much sugar you have in your blood. You may have a blood glucose test in a doctor’s office, laboratory, or with a fingerstick meter at home. When you eat ...

You can consume nothing but water for at least 8 hours before a fasting glucose test. You may also need to follow a low carb diet and avoid exercise for some time before. A fasting glucose test ...

Most people with diabetes should test their blood sugar (or blood glucose) levels regularly. Knowing the results lets you adjust your strategy for keeping the disease in check. Research shows that ...

A home blood glucose test can be a safe and affordable way to check for diabetes before symptoms appear. The test involves dropping a small amount of blood onto a testing strip and reading the ...

A random glucose test measures the amount of glucose or sugar circulating in a person’s blood at any time of day. Typical ranges for a glucose tolerance test are 140 milligrams per deciliter or ...

There are other factors to keep in mind as well when purchasing a glucose testing kit. The cost of a test strip, the quality of the lancing device, how much blood the meter requires for an ...

Some users find the font too small This glucose monitor has just about everything you could want: a light where you insert the test strip (great for middle-of-the-night finger pricks!), ...