Question

A 62-year-old man is found to have a fasting plasma glucose of 7.8 mmol/L on routine blood tests. A repeat fasting plasma glucose one week later is 8.1 mmol/L. He has no symptoms of diabetes. According to WHO criteria, what is the diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Answer

Impaired fasting glycaemia

Answer

Impaired glucose tolerance

Answer

Type 1 diabetes mellitus

Answer

Stress hyperglycaemia

Practice question

A 62-year-old man is found to have a fasting plasma glucose of 7.8 mmol/L on routine blood tests. A repeat fasting plasma glucose one week later is 8.1 mmol/L. He has no symptoms of diabetes. According to WHO criteria, what is the diagnosis?