Question of the Week | Best action to determine if JR “really” has diabetes based on ADA Standards.
JR is 47 years old and who just got lab results from their annual physical. Their fasting plasma glucose result was 129 mg/dL. The provider is worried that JR might have diabetes and sent them to back to the lab to check their A1C, which came back 6.4%.
According to the 2024 ADA Standards, to most accurately assess if JR has diabetes, which of the following follow-up actions is recommended?
- Recheck the A1C in 3 months.
- Order a meter for JR, so they can check fasting and post-prandial glucose for one month.
- Evaluate JR for immune mediated diabetes antibodies.
- Recheck the fasting blood glucose.
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