• The American Diabetes Association recommends the following criteria for diagnosis of diabetes:
  • A1C =6.5%a,b OR
  • Fasting plasma glucosec =126 mg/dL (=7.0 mmol/L)bOR
  • Two-hour plasma glucose =200 mg/dL (=11.1 mmol/L) during an oral glucose tolerance test; 75-g glucose load should be usedb OR
  • A random plasma glucose concentration =200 mg/dL (=11.1 mmol/L) in persons with symptoms of hyperglycemia/hyperglycemic crisis

  aTest should be performed in a lab using a National Hemoglobin Standardization Program-certified method and should be standardized to the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial assay.;

  bIn the absence of unequivocal hyperglycemia, the first 3 criteria listed above should be confirmed using repeat testing.;

  cFasting is defined as no caloric intake for =8 hours.