Objective: The goal of this study was to assess the prevalence undiagnosed DM in individuals who came with an acute stroke a medical emergency. Methods: This descriptive cross-section carried out at Shifa International Hospital's Department Medicine Islamabad, Pakistan from 24-11-2020 23-05-2021. A total number 150 patients either gender presenting were included. Venous blood samples all sent h...

Vimalananda et al. (1) report antidepressant use, regardless of severity of depressive symptoms, to be associated with an increased risk of diabetes. The authors note that “this may represent a direct effect of the medications” (1). We would like to suggest a different interpretation of their results, because in light of previous studies, the antidepressants use–diabetes association might not b...

IMPORTANCE Previous studies have shown increasing prevalence of diabetes in the United States. New US data are available to estimate prevalence of and trends in diabetes. OBJECTIVE To estimate the recent prevalence and update US trends in total diabetes, diagnosed diabetes, and undiagnosed diabetes using National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PA...

We examine the education gradient in diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol. We take into account diagnosed as well as undiagnosed cases, and use methods accounting for the possibility of unmeasured factors that are correlated with education and drive both the likelihood of having illness and the propensity to be diagnosed. Data come from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surv...

OBJECTIVE Type 2 diabetes has a long pre clinical asymptomatic phase. Early detection may delay or arrest disease progression. The Diabetes Mellitus and Vascular health initiative (DMVhi) was initiated as a prospective longitudinal cohort study on the prevalence of undiagnosed Type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, diabetes risk and cardiovascular risk in a cohort of Irish adults aged 45-75 years. ...

Andrew Paterson discusses findings from a new study that shows HbA1c screening for diabetes will leave 2% of African Americans undiagnosed and how personalised medicine is needed.