Question

A 54-year-old woman with obesity presents for assessment of tiredness and increased thirst. Fasting plasma glucose on two occasions is 7.4 mmol/L and 7.2 mmol/L. HbA1c is 51 mmol/mol (6.8%). According to Australian criteria, what is the most appropriate diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Answer

Normal glucose tolerance

Answer

Impaired fasting glucose

Answer

Latent autoimmune diabetes of adults

Answer

Gestational diabetes mellitus

Practice question

A 54-year-old woman with obesity presents for assessment of tiredness and increased thirst. Fasting plasma glucose on two occasions is 7.4 mmol/L and 7.2 mmol/L. HbA1c is 51 mmol/mol (6.8%). According to Australian criteria, what is the most appropriate diagnosis?