Question

A 35-year-old woman is found to have a fasting plasma glucose of 7.4 mmol/L on routine testing. A repeat fasting glucose is 7.2 mmol/L. She is asymptomatic. Which statement best reflects the Canadian diagnostic criteria for diabetes mellitus in this situation?

Accepted Answer

She has diabetes because fasting plasma glucose ≥7.0 mmol/L on two separate occasions confirms the diagnosis

Answer

She does not have diabetes; a fasting glucose ≥8.0 mmol/L is required on two occasions

Answer

She has diabetes only if her random plasma glucose is ≥11.1 mmol/L

Answer

She requires an oral glucose tolerance test; fasting results are insufficient

Answer

She has impaired fasting glucose but not diabetes

Practice question

A 35-year-old woman is found to have a fasting plasma glucose of 7.4 mmol/L on routine testing. A repeat fasting glucose is 7.2 mmol/L. She is asymptomatic. Which statement best reflects the Canadian diagnostic criteria for diabetes mellitus in this situation?