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Diabetic Macular Oedema Guidelines: An Australian Perspective
Table 2
Glucose homeostasis and diabetes mellitus [
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| | Hyperglycaemia | | Prediabetes | Diabetes mellitus | Type of diabetes | Normal glucose tolerance | Impaired fasting glucose or impaired glucose tolerance | Not insulin requiring | Insulin required for control | Insulin required for survival |
| Type 1 | | | Type 2 | | | Specific types | | | Gestational diabetes | | | Time (years) | | | Fasting plasma glucose | <5.6 mmol/L (100 mg/dL) | 5.6–6.9 mmol/L (100–125 mg/dL) | | ≥7.0 mmol/L (126 mg/dL) | | 2-hour plasma glucose | <7.8 mmol/L (140 mg/dL) | <7.8–11.0 mmol/L (140–199 mg/dL) | | ≥11.1 mmol/L (200 mg/dL) | | A1c | <5.6% | 5.7–6.4% | | ≥6.5% | |
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Source: Powers et al. Harrison’s principles of internal medicine, 20th ed., 2018.
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