For What Good Plasma Glucose Test

Plasma glucose test. This test measures levels of sugar or blood glucose after at least eight hours of fasting.

• A high levels of glucose may indicate diabetes, and early diagnosis of this disease can reduce many of its complications.

Who should have a fasting plasma glucose test?

• Any person who passes the 45 or more years should undergo screening for diabetes.

• If you get normal results, the analysis should be repeated every three years.

Note:

• Those with a high risk of developing the disease should consider having this test before age 45 and repeated more frequently.