Healthcare at West Virginia University

Diabetes Education Center

Adult Diabetes Suggested Health Screening and Maintenance Schedule. See your doctor and be sure to have the following as recommended:

TEST OR TREAMENT	FREQUENCY	TARGET
Hemoglobin A1C	Every three months	Less than 7.8% at WVUH labs
Blood Pressure	Every three months	Less than 130/80
Triglycerides	Every year	Less than 150
LDL Cholesterol	Every year	Less than 70
HDL Cholesterol	Every year	Females greater than 50 Males greater than 40
Urine albumin/creatinine ratio	Every year	Less than 30 mg/g Cr
Retinal eye exam	Every year	Normal
Comprehensive foot exam with microfilament	Every year	Normal or no loss of sensation
Visual foot exam	Daily	No changes
Dental exam	Every six months	Normal
Flu Vaccine	Every fall
Pneumonia Vaccine	At age 65, then every 5–6 yrs.
Formal Diabetes Education	Every year
Treatment plan review	Every 3 months
Continual self glucose testing	Varies depending on treatment plan. Typically, at minimum, three times a week testing three times a day – fasting, before main meal and two hours after start of main meal	Fasting and before main meal, 70–130. Two hours after the start of main meal, less than 160.