Which patient(s) had glucose reading(s) in the diabetic range? Can you say with certainty whether each of these patients has type 1 or type 2 diabetes? Why or why not?

a. Patient 5 can be diagnosed with diabetes since both FPG values were greater than 126 mg/dl.
b. Patient4's results indicate borderline impairment of insulin-mediated glucose uptake by cells since the FPG values were in the range of 110 - 126 mg/dl.
c. Patients 2 and 3 had one FPG value that was either borderline or could be considered diabetic.
d. I cannot say with certainty whether each of the patient shave type 1 or 2 diabetes because there is no indication with the administered test. Therefore, more tests would need to be conducted.

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