title: In search of hyperglycaemia--tracing the path that leads to the new diagnostic criteria for diabetes mellitus.
abstract: The Expert Committee on the Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes Mellitus announced the new diagnostic criteria for diabetes mellitus on 23 July 1997. The most notable change in the new criteria is a reduction in the cut-off point for fasting plasma glucose to that of 7.0 mmol/L (126 mg/dL). The present criteria have evolved through many years of intensive research and discussions. We intend to trace the path that leads to this latest recommendation so as to understand the evolution of the present criteria and its implications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fok
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Lim
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014944:World Health Organization
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose