Question

A 54-year-old man with obesity and a family history of diabetes presents for routine assessment. Fasting plasma glucose is 7.4 mmol/L on two occasions. HbA1c is 7.3%. According to Diabetes Canada 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 adulthood

Answer

Metabolic syndrome only

Practice question

A 54-year-old man with obesity and a family history of diabetes presents for routine assessment. Fasting plasma glucose is 7.4 mmol/L on two occasions. HbA1c is 7.3%. According to Diabetes Canada criteria, what is the most appropriate diagnosis?