Type 2 diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin, the hormone used to convert food into energy. It is a chronic disease that can be detected by measuring blood sugar (also called glucose) levels.
Life Line Screening offers a glucose screening to help detect type 2 diabetes. This simple finger-stick screening measures blood sugar levels following 8 hours of fasting. It is used to help identify diabetes, as well as to monitor blood sugar control in patients already diagnosed with the disease.
What you can learn
This screening is a simple way for you to learn if your blood sugar is normal, moderately high or very high, according to Diabetes UK guidelines.
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Low probability of diabetes
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<5.6 mmol/l
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Probability of impaired fasting glycaemia
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5.6 – 6.0 mmol/l
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Probability of diabetes
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6.1 – 11.0 mmol/l
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Who should have it
Are you at risk of type 2 diabetes? Find out.
How to prepare
You must fast for 8 hours prior to your glucose screening.
