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. 2020 Sep 17;20:1415. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09502-x

Table 1.

Overall diabetes mellitus, type 1 diabetes mellitus, and type 2 diabetes mellitus

Criterion Definition
1. Overall diabetes mellitus Diabetes mellitus (DM) is defined as fasting plasma glucose (FPG) > 126 mg/dL (7 mmol/L) or being on treatment for diabetes.
2. Overall diabetes mellitus type 1 Cases of DM that are on insulin or diagnosed with a biomarker (eg, c-peptide levels) that is not fasting plasma glucose
3. Overall diabetes mellitus type 2 Cases of diabetes mellitus (DM) type 2 are not reported as type 1 diabetes mellitus.