New diagnostic criteria for diabetes mellitus

Diagnostic criteria of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy in diabetes mellitus.

OBJECTIVE The possibility of co-association between diabetes mellitus (DM) and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) has long been a focus of interest as well as of clinical significance. As CIDP is a potentially treatable condition, it is diagnosis in the context of DM is of great importance. However, diagnostic criteria to identify CIDP in patients with diabetes are not ava...

Perspectives on the proposed gestational diabetes mellitus diagnostic criteria.

To date, The International Association of the Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups (IADPSG) criteria for the diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have not been analyzed systematically for medical, social, and economic ramifications if used in substitution for the current GDM diagnostic criteria. The IADPSG dependence on expert opinion and consensus rather than on rigorously obtained ...

Early diagnosis, early treatment and the new diagnostic criteria of diabetes mellitus.

The main purpose of treating diabetes is to prevent chronic complications. Strict glycemic control is known to suppress the occurrence and progression of these complications. The test for plasma glucose is essential to identify diabetic patients, as mild hyperglycemia without symptoms can be a risk factor for complications. The new classification and diagnostic criteria for diabetes were propos...

Diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes: who decides?

Diagnostic criteria for diabetes revisited: making use of combined criteria

BACKGROUND: Existing cut-offs for fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and post-load glucose (2hPG) criteria are not equivalent in the diagnosis of diabetes and glucose intolerance. Adjusting cut-offs of single measurements have not helped so we undertook this project to see if they could be complementary. METHODS: We performed oral glucose tolerance tests and mean levels of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) meas...