[New diagnostic criteria for diabetes mellitus--why?].
In 1997, the diagnostic criteria for diabetes mellitus were changed in the USA; the WHO has also proposed changes in its criteria. The main difference from the previous set of WHo criteria is a lowering of the cut-off level of fasting plasma glucose to > or = 7.0 mmol/l. This article discusses the implications of new diagnostic criteria and recommends that the level of fasting plasma glucose for diagnosing diabetes is decreased to > or = 7.0 mmol/l in Norway as well.
Medisinsk avdeling, Regionsykehuset i Trondheim.
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D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D012016:Reference Values; D014481:United States; D014944:World Health Organization
D001786:Blood Glucose