Letters The SweeT Sound of Screening? Editor, With a rising incidence of diabetes mellitus in the Northern Ireland population and the forthcoming review of a national screening programme we describe a pilot of diabetes mellitus type II screening. The pilot was carried out in the primary care setting, in three general practice surgeries throughout Northern Ireland; Lurgan, Ballyclare, and Cullyb...

Objective The prevalence of diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa is rising, but its relationship to depression is not well-characterized. This report describes depressive symptom prevalence and associations with adherence and outcomes among patients with diabetes in a rural, resource-constrained setting. Methods In the Webuye, Kenya diabetes clinic, we conducted a chart review, analyzing data inclu...

INTRODUCTION Women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are at increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes mellitus. We examined individual, socioeconomic, and health care use characteristics of women with a history of GDM and the association of those characteristics with diabetes screening, and we estimated their rates of undiagnosed prediabetes and diabetes. METHODS Using...

conclusions because of increasing prevalence of prediabetes at earlier age, it seems necessary to reconsider the screening age in urban areas and perform the screening in all adults at younger ages. results the prevalence of diabetes was 7.04% (4.52% women, 2.52% men) and the prevalence of prediabetes was 8.58% (5.59% women, 2.98% men). thehighest prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes were obs...

OBJECTIVE Although screening for diabetes and prediabetes is recommended, it is not clear how best or whom to screen. We therefore compared the economics of screening according to baseline risk. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Five screening tests were performed in 1,573 adults without known diabetes--random plasma/capillary glucose, plasma/capillary glucose 1 h after 50-g oral glucose (any time,...

BACKGROUND Gestational diabetes mellitus is a potentially serious condition that affects many pregnancies and its prevalence is increasing. Evidence suggests early detection and treatment improves outcomes, but this is hampered by continued disagreement and inconsistency regarding many aspects of its diagnosis. METHODS The Vitamin D and Lifestyle Intervention for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus...

OBJECTIVE To examine the significance of individual risk factors on the development of diabetes in subjects who underwent screening for diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A total of 1,649 Chinese subjects underwent screening for diabetes. They were asymptomatic but had known risk factors for diabetes, including a positive family history of diabetes, a past history of gestational diabetes, ...

AIM To consider the arguments for screening outside the standard screening period of 24 to 28 weeks of gestation. MATERIALS AND METHODS A search of the literature between 1990 and 2010 was performed using the PubMed® and Cochrane® databases. Recommendations from learned societies in diabetology and obstetrics & gynaecology were consulted. RESULTS Gestational diabetes mellitus screening is c...

Abstract Background Type 2 diabetes is a common non-communicable disease that responsible for about 9% of all deaths and 25% reduction in life expectancy. However, nearly half the diabetic patients are not aware their disease. In this regard, to identify un-known patients, screening great importance. This study was conducted evaluate performance two commonly used tests currently recommended by ...

INTRODUCTION To make recommendations for future clinical, public health, and research practices for women with abnormal glucose tolerance during pregnancy, we reviewed the latest evidence regarding rates of postpartum diabetes screening and types of screening tests. METHODS We searched PubMed for journal articles published from January 2008 through December 2010 that reported on postpartum sc...