Type 2 diabetes in children

American Diabetes Association: criteria for the diagnosis of diabetes[1]American Diabetes Association. Standards of care in diabetes - 2024. Diabetes Care. 2024 Jan;47(Supplement_1):S1-321. https://diabetesjournals.org/care/issue/47/Supplement_1 ​​

In the absence of unequivocal hyperglycemia, any of the tests should be confirmed by repeat testing on the same sample or on two separate test samples.

• Random plasma glucose level ≥200 mg/dL (≥11.1 mmol/L) in the presence of symptoms of hyperglycemia or hyperglycemic crisis; OR

• Fasting plasma glucose ≥126 mg/dL (≥7.0 mmol/L); OR

• Plasma glucose level ≥200 mg/dL (≥11.1 mmol/L) 2 hours after 75 g oral glucose; OR

• HbA1c ≥6.5% (≥48 mmol/mol).