Fasting Plasma Glucose
Also written as FPG.
| Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) | Baseline glucose status | ≥7.0 mmol/L = diabetes; 5.6‑6.9 mmol/L = pre‑diabetes |
What our notes say
- | Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) | Baseline glucose status | ≥7.0 mmol/L = diabetes; 5.6‑6.9 mmol/L = pre‑diabetes | (Diabetes mellitus)
- | Fasting plasma glucose | Baseline glucose control | ≥5.6 mmol/L = impaired fasting glucose; ≥7.0 mmol/L = diabetes. | (Obesity and metabolic syndrome)
- (b) Any one of: fasting plasma glucose 7.0 mmol/L or more; 2-hour glucose 11.1 mmol/L or more on a 75 g oral glucose tolerance test; HbA1c 6.5% (48 mmol/mol) or more; or a random glucose 11.1 mmol/L or more with classic symptoms. (Chemical Pathology Practice Examination)
- Diagnosis: - Fasting plasma glucose ≥7.0 mmol/L - Random plasma glucose ≥11.1 mmol/L - HbA1c ≥48 mmol/mol (6.5%) - Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) 2-hour plasma glucose ≥11.1 mmol/L (Endocrine & Renal Pathology — Must Know Notes)
Study material on Fasting Plasma Glucose
Practice questions on Fasting Plasma Glucose
The diagnostic criterion for diabetes mellitus using fasting plasma glucose is
- ≥6.1 mmol/L (110 mg/dL)
- ≥7.0 mmol/L (126 mg/dL)
- ≥8.0 mmol/L (144 mg/dL)
- ≥11.1 mmol/L (200 mg/dL) on any sample
Answer: B. WHO/ADA: FPG ≥7.0 mmol/L on two occasions = diabetes (option D is also valid on a symptomatic random sample).
Diagnostic criterion for diabetes mellitus using fasting plasma glucose is ---
- ≥ 6.1 mmol/L
- ≥ 7.8 mmol/L
- ≥ 6.5 mmol/L
- ≥ 7.0 mmol/L
Answer: D.