Diabetes is a chronic disease that has no cure and can cause many serious complications such as eye disease (Diabetic Retinopathy), kidney failure, and nerve damage that can ultimately lead to amputation. Having diabetes significantly increases your risk of stroke and heart disease.
A quick and easy finger-stick screening that measures blood sugar levels following eight hours of fasting, our Blood Glucose test helps identify diabetes —a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke — as well as monitor blood sugar levels for those already diagnosed with the disease.
Who should have a Blood Glucose screening?
Anyone who has risk factors for diabetes
People aged 45 and over
Adults with high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels
Warning signs
Most people with type 2 diabetes live with it for years without realizing that they have it. Many learn they have diabetes only after it causes one of its complications, such as heart disease, stroke, eye damage, nerve damage, and kidney disease. However, these are symptoms some people experience:
Frequent urination
Unusual thirst
Extreme hunger
Unusual weight loss
Extreme fatigue
Irritability
Frequent infections
Blurred vision
Cuts or bruises that are slow to heal
Tingling or numbness in the hands and feet
Recurring skin, gum or bladder infections