Does a regular blood test check for diabetes?

[Ruu 39]

Morning all!

Felling pretty good lately, working less, relaxing more, getting out for lunch-time walks etc all seem to be helping. And generally trying to eat better.

I'm just wondering, I can't see to find the answer anywhere else, do regular blood tests have any indication of diabetes? I'm a little concerned about it for a few reasons. I have terrible circulation, I'm always tired, more frequent trips to the toilet, varying vision throughout the day etc and this morning the wife made the comment that I look thinner. I weighed myself and I'm only down a little, maybe 1-2kg over a month.

I'm putting the slight weight loss down to healthier eating, the toilet trips down to my increased water intake, and circulation down to having very little to no exercise. So there are things I can relate all of those to. But Diabetes is always a worry. However, I did have general blood tests a few months ago. Just the usual, routine blood counts etc. Would these show any warning signs of diabetes, or would a doctor have to specifically request tests for it?

Just trying to figure out if I go back and ask for diabetes checks, or if that would have already been covered.

[MARC 431]

Regular blood tests should include testing your glucose levels, which could indicate the existence of diabetes. A more accurate test would be a Hemoglobin A1C test, which measures your glucose levels over a longer period of time. 

[AlwaysWorried21 25]

To accurately diagnose you need a fasting blood sugar as well as post-prandial.. after meals. An a1c is a good thing to get also. If you had a chemistry done in your reg blood work a glucose will be in there.