What tests need to be performed in order to determine whether a patient has diabetes?
If it is suspected that a patient has undiagnosed diabetes, the physician may wish to order a fasting or casual blood glucose test. Further tests may need to be performed based upon the results. • On what criteria would the diagnosis of diabetes in an older adult be based? The diagnosis of diabetes in an older adult should be based on the widely accepted criteria developed by the American Diabetes Association. This criteria includes fasting plasma glucose, casual plasma glucose and oral glucose tolerance. • Has a threshold glucose level at which adverse effects of diabetes appears been defined? The threshold glucose level at which adverse effects of diabetes appears has not been defined. Patients with blood glucose levels consistently > 200 mg/dL are at higher risk for stroke-related disability and for adverse outcomes from heart disease and kidney disease. • What is the goal of treatment for the individual patient with diabetes? For the individual patient, the goal of treatment should
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