Question

A 58 year old man with obesity and a family history of type 2 diabetes has a fasting plasma glucose of 7.4 mmol/L on two separate occasions. He has no symptoms of hyperglycaemia. According to Australian criteria, which diagnosis is most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Answer

Normal glucose tolerance

Answer

Impaired fasting glucose

Answer

Impaired glucose tolerance

Answer

Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults

Practice question

A 58 year old man with obesity and a family history of type 2 diabetes has a fasting plasma glucose of 7.4 mmol/L on two separate occasions. He has no symptoms of hyperglycaemia. According to Australian criteria, which diagnosis is most appropriate?