A simple blood test is usually all that is needed to diagnose diabetes.

But in 1976 doctors diagnosed multiple sclerosis and diabetes.

However, a urine test alone does not diagnose diabetes.

The following blood glucose tests are used to diagnose diabetes:

As an internist, I once diagnosed insulin-dependent diabetes in an otherwise healthy 35-year-old woman.

It is not used to diagnose diabetes, because it can miss early cases.

It is used to diagnose gestational diabetes, which develops during pregnancy.

It takes more than just one abnormal blood test to diagnose diabetes.

Elevated levels of acetone in the human breath can be used to diagnose diabetes.

Your doctor will confirm all abnormal tests with a second test before diagnosing diabetes.