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Level 3 Gestational Diabetes Mellitus is defined by three criteria: first, absence of pre-gestational diabetes [pre-gestational diabetes is defined as a) previous diagnosis of diabetes while not pregnant OR b) first trimester hemoglobin A1c level of greater than or equal to 6.5% (47.5 mmol/mol) OR c) first trimester fasting blood glucose greater than or equal to 126 mg/dL (7 mmol/L)]; second, gestational age with at least level 3 certainty, using the GAIA definition for gestational age; third, the diagnosis of gestational diabetes as determined by fasting plasma glucose of 5.1-6.9 mmol/L (92-125 mg/dL) using either venous or capillary blood samples.
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