Question

A 56-year-old man presents with polyuria, polydipsia and blurred vision. Random plasma glucose is 18 mmol/L. He is haemodynamically stable with no ketones or acidosis. Which of the following best confirms a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus according to Australian criteria?

Accepted Answer

Fasting plasma glucose ≥7.0 mmol/L on at least two separate occasions

Answer

Random plasma glucose ≥7.0 mmol/L on one occasion

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HbA1c ≥48 mmol/mol (6.5%) on one occasion in the absence of symptoms

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Symptomatic hypoglycaemia with glucose 3 mmol/L

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Normal oral glucose tolerance test

Practice question

A 56-year-old man presents with polyuria, polydipsia and blurred vision. Random plasma glucose is 18 mmol/L. He is haemodynamically stable with no ketones or acidosis. Which of the following best confirms a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus according to Australian criteria?