* The numbers refer to general, not specific months of the year (i.e., "1" does not necessarily mean "January").
1. If you are on insulin or some oral hypoglycemic agents, fasting for more than 8 hours may not be appropriate. "Fasting blood glucose" in this table refers to a blood glucose drawn from a vein in your arm at a lab. (I recommend that most people with diabetes test their fasting blood glucose with a meter on a daily basis).
2. A twenty-four hour collection of urine is typically necessary only if you are known to have kidney problems as reflected by an elevated creatinine and/or a high urine albumin/creatinine ratio.
3. Annual EKG's are usually not necessary in young, otherwise healthy individuals.
4. Usually best done with a ten gram monofilament device (this link shows a brief animation of how we use this device...it takes a few seconds to begin).