Diabetes Mellitus

Cardiovascular System, pp. 77–88

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is present when fasting blood glucose is ≥7.0 mmol/l, the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) is ≥11.1 mmol/l, or glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) is ≥6.5% or ≥48 mmol/mol. The diagnosis of diabetes mellitus can also be made with a random blood glucose level ≥11.1 mmol/l and the simultaneous presence of symptoms (weight loss, diuresis, fatigue, excessive hunger, etc.) of diabetes mellitus.

Authors 2

1. Roger Lehmann corresponding

   University Hospital Zurich

   Affiliation as printed

   Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology und Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland

2. Nikolaus Marx Aachen Department of Medicine I – Cardiology

   RWTH Aachen University · Universitätsklinikum Aachen

   Affiliation as printed

   Department of Medicine I – Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany