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<blockquote data-quote="Dark Horse" data-source="post: 2045091" data-attributes="member: 52527"><p>There are different ways of diagnosing diabetes. Nowadays the emphasis is on HbA1c levels but diagnosis has also been made using either fasting or random (non-fasting) plasma glucose, taking into account the different normal ranges. Diabetes UK have this info:- </p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong><em>Methods and criteria for diagnosing diabetes</em></strong></span></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>Diabetes symptoms (e.g. polyuria, polydipsia and unexplained weight loss for Type 1) plus:</em><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>a random venous plasma glucose concentration ≥ 11.1 mmol/l or</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>a fasting plasma glucose concentration ≥ 7.0 mmol/l (whole blood ≥ 6.1 mmol/l) or</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>two hour plasma glucose concentration ≥ 11.1 mmol/l two hours after 75g anhydrous glucose in an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT).</em></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>With no symptoms diagnosis should not be based on a single glucose determination but requires confirmatory plasma venous determination. At least one additional glucose test result on another day with a value in the diabetic range is essential, either fasting, from a random sample or from the two hour post glucose load. If the fasting random values are not diagnostic the two hour value should be used. <a href="https://www.diabetes.org.uk/professionals/position-statements-reports/diagnosis-ongoing-management-monitoring/new_diagnostic_criteria_for_diabetes" target="_blank">https://www.diabetes.org.uk/professionals/position-statements-reports/diagnosis-ongoing-management-monitoring/new_diagnostic_criteria_for_diabetes</a></em></li> </ol><p>Note that a random venous plasma glucose of 11.1 mmol/l or greater is at a diabetic level so your original level of 12.8 mmol/l would be sufficient to diagnose diabetes if symptoms were present. (If there are no symptoms, 2 tests at diabetic levels are required)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dark Horse, post: 2045091, member: 52527"] There are different ways of diagnosing diabetes. Nowadays the emphasis is on HbA1c levels but diagnosis has also been made using either fasting or random (non-fasting) plasma glucose, taking into account the different normal ranges. Diabetes UK have this info:- [SIZE=5][B][I]Methods and criteria for diagnosing diabetes[/I][/B][/SIZE] [LIST=1] [*][I]Diabetes symptoms (e.g. polyuria, polydipsia and unexplained weight loss for Type 1) plus:[/I] [LIST] [*][I]a random venous plasma glucose concentration ≥ 11.1 mmol/l or[/I] [*][I]a fasting plasma glucose concentration ≥ 7.0 mmol/l (whole blood ≥ 6.1 mmol/l) or[/I] [*][I]two hour plasma glucose concentration ≥ 11.1 mmol/l two hours after 75g anhydrous glucose in an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT).[/I] [/LIST] [*][I]With no symptoms diagnosis should not be based on a single glucose determination but requires confirmatory plasma venous determination. At least one additional glucose test result on another day with a value in the diabetic range is essential, either fasting, from a random sample or from the two hour post glucose load. If the fasting random values are not diagnostic the two hour value should be used. [URL]https://www.diabetes.org.uk/professionals/position-statements-reports/diagnosis-ongoing-management-monitoring/new_diagnostic_criteria_for_diabetes[/URL][/I] [/LIST] Note that a random venous plasma glucose of 11.1 mmol/l or greater is at a diabetic level so your original level of 12.8 mmol/l would be sufficient to diagnose diabetes if symptoms were present. (If there are no symptoms, 2 tests at diabetic levels are required) [/QUOTE]
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