A person is diagnosed as having diabetes mellitus if his or her fasting blood glucose level on two occasions is greater than _____ mg/dL
a. 90
b. 120
c. 126
d. 156
C
Diabetes mellitus is diagnosed as fasting blood glucose level >126 mg/dL on two occasions.
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