Minnesota Diabetes Disability Diagnosis


Diabetes Disability Benefits

Diabetes Social Security Minnesota

Diabetes disability diagnosis and documentation is very important in providing the Social Security Administration with sufficient evidence to support your case for diabetes disability benefits. If you have diabetes you need to prove to Social Security one of two things. You need to show that your impairment meets the listing for diabetes at which point SSA automatically considers you disabled. The second way is to show that your diabetes limits your ability to function and work.

How is diabetes diagnosed?

• Fasting plasma glucose test (FPG) - measures your blood glucose after you have gone at least 8 hours without eating. The fasting plasma glucose test is the preferred test for diagnosing diabetes. This test is used to detect diabetes or pre-diabetes. A level of 126 mg/dL or above, confirmed by repeating the test on another day, means that you have diabetes.

Fasting Plasma Glucose Test

Plasma Glucose Result (mg/dL)

Diagnosis

99 and below

Normal

100 to 125

Pre-diabetes
(impaired fasting glucose)

126 and above

Diabetes

 • Oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) - measures your blood glucose after you have gone at least 8 hours without eating and 2 hours after you drink a glucose-containing beverage. The oral glucose tolerance test is more sensitve than the FPG test, but it is less convenient to administer. This test can be used to diagnose diabetes or pre-diabetes. A 2-hour glucose level of 200 mg/dL or above, confirmed by repeating the test on another day, means you have diabetes.

Oral Glucose Tolerance Test

2-Hour Plasma Glucose Result (mg/dL)

Diagnosis

139 and below

Normal

140 to 199

Pre-diabetes
(impaired glucose tolerance)

 • Random plasma glucose test - your doctor checks your blood glucose without regard to when you ate your last meal. This test, along with an assessment of symptoms, is used to diagnose diabetes but not pre-diabetes.

A random blood glucose level of 200 mg/dL or more, plus presence of the following symptoms, can mean that you have diabetes:

• increased urination
• increased thirst
• unexplained weight loss

Fields Law diabetes disability attorneys will assist you in getting the correct diagnosis and documentation for your diabetes disability. If you are unable to work because of kidney problems we can help you apply for social security benefits. If you have been denied disability benefits we can appeal your case.

We offer a Free case review. Our Minnesota disability lawyers understand how frustrating it is to suffer from diabetes and be denied disability benefits when you are unable to work. There are never any fees unless we win your disability case.

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We are a Minnesota Disability Law Firm dedicated to helping people in Minnesota get the Social Security Disability benefits they deserve.

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