CRITERIA FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF DIABETES


In a patient accompanied with classic symptoms of hyperglycemia:

1. Random plasma glucose >= 200 mg/dl (11.1mmol/l)
                                  OR
2. Fasting blood glucose >= 126 mg/dl (7.0 mmol/l)
                                  OR
3. 2-hour plasma glucose >= 200 mg/dl (11.1mmol/l)
                                 OR
4. Hb A1C >= 6.5%.