Regular physical exercise in patients with type II diabetes mellitus

Table 2 The WHO criteria for DM diagnosis (adapted from Mayfield [30])

	Fasting plasma glucose		Plasma glucose 2 h after beginning OGTT		Casual plasma glucose
	mg/dl	mmol/l	mg/dl	mmol/l	mg/dl	mmol/l
Normal	<110	<6.1	<140	<7.75
IFG	≥110<126	≥6.1<7.0
IGT			≥140<200	≥7.75<11.1
DM	≥126	≥7	≥200	≥11.1	>200	>11.1

IFG Impaired fasting glucose, IGT impaired glucose tolerance, DM diabetes mellitus, OGTT oral glucose tolerance test
Causal plasma glucose is defined as the glucose levels measured anytime of the day, regardless of the time passed after the last meal

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