A 48-year-old man presents with polyuria, polydipsia, and weight loss. Capillary glucose in clinic is 23 mmol/L, and venous plasma glucose is 22 mmol/...

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A 48-year-old man presents with polyuria, polydipsia, and weight loss. Capillary glucose in clinic is 23 mmol/L, and venous plasma glucose is 22 mmol/L. According to Diabetes Canada, what is the appropriate approach to diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Diagnose diabetes immediately based on symptomatic hyperglycaemia and random glucose ≥11.1 mmol/L

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Repeat fasting plasma glucose on two separate days before diagnosing diabetes

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Order an oral glucose tolerance test and await the result

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Diagnose prediabetes and review in 6 months

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Consider this a normal stress response and observe only

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Symptomatic hyperglycaemia diagnosis

A 48-year-old man presents with polyuria, polydipsia, and weight loss. Capillary glucose in clinic is 23 mmol/L, and venous plasma glucose is 22 mmol/L. According to Diabetes Canada, what is the appropriate approach to diagnosis?