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Endocrine System

A nurse is monitoring a client’s fasting plasma glucose (FPG) level. At which FPG level should the nurse identify that the client has prediabetes?

ExplanationB. The guidelines from the American Diabetes Association have lowered the level of fasting plasma glucose (FPG) that indicates whether a client has prediabetes from 110 mg/dL to 100 mg/dL; an FPG of 100 to 125 mg/dL is considered prediabetes. A. This FPG indicates that the client is hypoglycemic. C, D. An FPG of 126 mg/dL or higher indicates that the client has diabetes.