Diagnosis
Prediabetes is usually diagnosed with a blood test:
- Fasting blood sugar (glucose) level of:
- 110 to 125 mg/dL (6.1 mM to 6.9 mM) - WHO criteria
- 100 to 125 mg/dL (5.6 mM to 6.9 mM) - ADA criteria
- Two hour glucose tolerance test after ingesting the standardized 75 Gm glucose solution the blood sugar level of 140 to 199 mg/dL (7.8 to 11.0 mM).
- Glycated hemoglobin between 5.7 and 6.4 percent
Levels above these limits would be a diagnosis for diabetes.
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