Describe the primary criteria used to confirm a diagnosis of diabetes
The following criteria are currently used to diagnose diabetes:
1 . The plasma glucose concentration is 126 mg/dL or higher after a fast of at least eight hours (normal fasting plasma glucose levels are 75 to 100 mg/dL).
2 . In a person with classic symptoms of diabetes, the plasma glucose concentration of a random, or casual, blood sample (obtained from a non-fasting individual) is 200 mg/dL or higher.
3 . The plasma glucose concentration measured two hours after a 75-gram glucose load is 200 mg/dL or higher.
4 . The HbA1c level is 6.5 percent or higher.
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