Type 2 Diabetes Diagnostic Criteria by the ADA: Type 2 Diabetes ADA Diagnosis Criteria (2024)

Diagnostic criteria by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) include the following: ^[1]

• A fasting plasma glucose (FPG) level of 126 mg/dL (7.0 mmol/L) or higher, or

• A 2-hour plasma glucose level of 200 mg/dL (11.1 mmol/L) or higher during a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), or

• A random plasma glucose of 200 mg/dL (11.1 mmol/L) or higher in a patient with classic symptoms of hyperglycemia or hyperglycemic crisis, or

• A hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level of 6.5% (48 mmol/mol) or higher

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Catherine Anastasopoulou, MD, PhD, FACE Associate Professor of Medicine, The Steven, Daniel and Douglas Altman Chair of Endocrinology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University; Einstein Endocrine Associates, Einstein Medical Center

Catherine Anastasopoulou, MD, PhD, FACE is a member of the following medical societies: American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, Endocrine Society, Philadelphia Endocrine Society

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Buck Christensen Medscape Editorial Staff

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