Which of the following laboratory results provide provisional laboratory diagnosis of diabetes mellitus?
1)2-hour postprandial glucose = 175 mg/dL
2)fasting plasma glucose = 140 mg/dL
3)casual (random) glucose = 210 mg/dL

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A fasting plasma glucose of greater than 126 mg/dL or a casual (random) glucose of greater than or equal to 200 mg/dL provide provisional laboratory evidence of diabetes mellitus.To provide laboratory confirmation of diabetes mellitus, the abnormal result must also be obtained on a subsequent day.A 2-hour postprandial glucose of greater than or equal to 200 mg/dL also provides provisional laboratory evidence of diabetes mellitus and must be confirmed as well.

Which of the Following Laboratory Results Provide Provisional Laboratory Diagnosis