Criteria

World Health Organization criteria[68]

  • Fasting plasma glucose ≥7.0 mmol/L (≥126 mg/dL), or

  • Plasma glucose ≥11.1 mmol/L (≥200 mg/dL) 2 hours after 75 g oral glucose, or

  • Glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) ≥48 mmol/mol (≥6.5%), or

  • In a symptomatic patient, random plasma glucose of ≥11.1 mmol/L (≥200 mg/dL).

Bear in mind that a repeat confirmatory test is required in most cases, particularly in asymptomatic patients.

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