A person with diabetes mellitus is at higher risk for infections than other people.
What is going on in the body?

Diabetes mellitus, also called DM, is a condition that makes it hard…

Alternate Names : Impaired Glucose Tolerance, Impaired Fasting Glucose, IGT, IFG

This is a condition where blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. This condition is…

Overview & Description
This test measures the amount of glucose in the blood. It is called fasting because the level is measured at least 8 hours after a person last ate or drank…

Overview & Description
Blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is the amount of glucose circulating in the blood. Glucose is a type of sugar. The body forms glucose when it breaks foods that…