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Diagnosis of sleep apnea is not simple because there can be many different reasons for disturbed sleep. Several tests are available for evaluating a person for sleep apnea. Here is a description of them, courtesy of the National Sleep Foundation.-Polysomnography is a test that records a variety of body functions during sleep, such as the electrical activity of the brain, eye movement, muscle activity, heart rate, respiratory effort, air flow, and blood oxygen levels. These tests are used both to diagnose sleep apnea and to determine its severity.-The Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT) measures the speed of falling asleep. In this test, patients are given several opportunities to fall asleep during the course of a day when they would normally be awake. Individuals who fall asleep in less than 5 minutes are likely to require some type of treatment for sleep disorders. The MSLT may be useful to measure the degree of excessive daytime sleepiness and to rule out other types of sleep disorde ...

Measuring blood glucose (sugar) is important not only for diabetes testing and diagnosis, but also for hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia. There are different types of blood glucose tests commonly used to screen for high or low blood glucose.Fasting blood sugar (FBS)- This blood glucose test is one of the first done when looking for diabetes and is a fasting blood test. Blood glucose is measured eight hours after your last meal.1-hour postprandial- This test is done two hours following a meal.Random blood sugar (RBS)- This test is done anytime. Generally, healthy blood glucose levels do not vary much, despite the time of day. Thus, doctors find this blood test useful because large variations in the blood glucose level could signal a problem. Oral glucose tolerance test- Used to diagnose gestational diabetes, which occurs in pregnancy, this blood glucose test consists of several blood glucose readings. After a fasting blood glucose is taken, the patient consumes a sweet, glucose-laden drink ...