In addition to exercise duties, a fitness specialist also performs administrative work, which may include leading tours of fitness facilities, registering new members, monitoring the front desk, writing articles or supervising exercise rooms.
Diabetes and the Fasting Plasma Glucose Test. The fasting plasma glucose test (FPG) is the preferred method for diagnosing diabetes, because it is easy to do, convenient, and less expensive than other tests, according to the American Diabetes Association.
Blood Glucose. A blood glucose test measures the amount of a type of sugar, called glucose, in your blood. Glucose comes from carbohydrate foods. It is the main source of energy used by the body.Insulin is a hormone that helps your body's cells use the glucose. This test can be used to diagnose diabetes. 2  It also shows how well your diabetes has been controlled in the past 2 to 3 months and whether your diabetes medicine needs to be changed. 3  The result of your A1c test can be used to estimate your average blood sugar level. 4  This is called your estimated average glucose, or eAG.