DM Guedlines 2011

Current criteria for the diagnosis of
diabetes

• A1C 6.5%. The test should be performed in a laboratory using a method that isNational Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program (NGSP)-certified and standardized to the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) assay
• fasting plasma glucose (FPG) 126 mg/dl (7.0 mmol/l). Fasting is defined as no caloric intake for at least 8 h, or
• 2-h plasma glucose 200 mg/dl (11.1mmol/l) during an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). The test should be performed as described by the World Health Organization, using a glucose load containing the equivalent of 75 g anhydrous glucose dissolved in water
• in a patient with classic symptoms of hyperglycemia or hyperglycemic crisis, a random plasma glucose 200 mg/dl (11.1 mmol/l)
• in the absence of unequivocal hyperglycemia, result should be confirmed by repeat testing.

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