The ADA defines diabetes as one of the following which must be reproducible on subsequent testing:
- random plasma glucose > 200 mg/dL in the presence of diabetic symptoms.
- fasting plasma glucose > 126 mg/dL
- 2 hour plasma glucose > 200 mg/dL with oral glucose tolerance test
Source
McCulloch, D. "Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus" Up to Date. May 2009.