# 9 important tests for diabetes health fyi

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**Category:** Medicines\
**Created:** [November 10, 2024, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/9-important-tests-for-diabetes-health-fyi/14993 "2024-11-10T19:38:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![bostrav59](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/bostrav59/32/7281_2.png) [@bostrav59](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bostrav59)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2024, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/9-important-tests-for-diabetes-health-fyi/14993/1 "2024-11-10T19:38:53Z")

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Just got this handy reference from my health insurance, Tufts Health. Just fyi. I don’t think I’d ever heard of a “peripheral artery disease (PAD)” test, but I’m asking my endo about it.

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**Author:** ![BrianJ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/brianj/32/10796_2.png) [@BrianJ](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/BrianJ)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 4:00am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/9-important-tests-for-diabetes-health-fyi/14993/2 "2024-11-11T04:00:12Z")

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An ankle-brachial test is given to test for PAD. [https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/ankle-brachial-index-test](https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/ankle-brachial-index-test)

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**Author:** ![bostrav59](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/bostrav59/32/7281_2.png) [@bostrav59](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bostrav59)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 2:05am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/9-important-tests-for-diabetes-health-fyi/14993/3 "2024-11-12T02:05:04Z")

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My doctor said I didn’t need one. I guess that’s encouraging …

That reminds me of a joke -

what do you call a healthy patient? A: One that hasn’t been fully worked up yet.

ha ha

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**Author:** ![MM2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/mm2/32/3032_2.png) [@MM2](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MM2)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 5:26am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/9-important-tests-for-diabetes-health-fyi/14993/4 "2024-11-12T05:26:56Z")

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I got a similar list of tests.