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Diabetes & Endocrine System | Last Active: Dec 6, 2023 | Replies (11)
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Blood sugar levels in diagnosing diabetes
Both states metric and ?
The following table lays out criteria for diagnoses of diabetes and prediabetes.
Blood sugar levels in diagnosing diabetes
Plasma glucose test Normal Prediabetes Diabetes
Random Below 11.1 mmol/l
Below 200 mg/dl N/A 11.1 mmol/l or more
200 mg/dl or more
Fasting Below 5.5 mmol/l
Below 100 mg/dl 5.5 to 6.9 mmol/l
100 to 125 mg/dl 7.0 mmol/l or more
126 mg/dl or more
2 hour post-prandial Below 7.8 mmol/l
Below 140 mg/dl 7.8 to 11.0 mmol/l
140 to 199 mg/dl 11.1 mmol/l or more
200 mg/dl or more