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Diabetic Gastroparesis - Gastroparesis
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Diagnosis & Tests
How is the condition diagnosed?
The symptoms are very suspicious in a person who has had diabetes for a long time. Sometimes medication is started to see if it helps the symptoms. If the medication works, the diagnosis is then assumed. A gastric emptying study is used to confirm the diagnosis. This test measures how fast the stomach empties.