Screening for Type II Diabetes Mellitus in the United States: The Present and the Future

The number of individuals being diagnosed with type II diabetes in the United States is increasing. The screening tests for diabetes are able to detect the vast majority of diabetics. However, they do not represent the high-risk individuals who may be prone to diabetes at an earlier age. This brief...

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Autores principales: Abid, Ayesha, Ahmad, Shahla, Waheed, Abdul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Libertas Academica 2016
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Rapid Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4907337/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27330335
http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/CMED.S38247
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spelling pubmed-49073372016-06-17 Screening for Type II Diabetes Mellitus in the United States: The Present and the Future Abid, Ayesha Ahmad, Shahla Waheed, Abdul Clin Med Insights Endocrinol Diabetes Rapid Communication The number of individuals being diagnosed with type II diabetes in the United States is increasing. The screening tests for diabetes are able to detect the vast majority of diabetics. However, they do not represent the high-risk individuals who may be prone to diabetes at an earlier age. This brief communication looks at the current screening practices and the gaps in the guidelines. Libertas Academica 2016-06-13 /pmc/articles/PMC4907337/ /pubmed/27330335 http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/CMED.S38247 Text en © 2016 the author(s), publisher and licensee Libertas Academica Ltd. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC 3.0 license.
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