Diabetes 6. Mellitus
Diabetes is diagnosed by testing the blood for sugar levels. blood is tested in the morning after you have fasted overnight. typically, the body keeps blood sugar levels between 70 and 100 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl), even after fasting. if a blood sugar level after fasting is greater than 125 mg/dl, diabetes is diagnosed. your doctor will examine you to look for: 1. obesity, especially abdominal obesity—a condition that greatly raises a person's risk for type 2 diabetes. 2. high blood pr See full list on mayoclinic. org. Diabetes initially might not cause any symptoms. it can sometimes be caught early with a routine blood test before a person develops symptoms. when diabetes does cause symptoms, they may include: 1. diabetes 6. mellitus excessive urination 2. excessive thirst, leading to drinking a lot of fluid 3. weight loss. people with diabetes also have an increased susceptibility to infections, especially yeast (candida) infections. when the amount of insulin in the blo...