Abstract
The prevalence of diabetes mellitus increases with advancing age but often remains undiagnosed. We examined the use of a blood glucose assay, performed on admission in 515 consecutive acute admissions, aged 65 years and over as an initial screening test for diabetes mellitus. Of these, 7.6% were previously known to have diabetes and 4.7% were newly diagnosed on the basis of subsequent fasting blood glucose estimations. Using a random blood glucose level ≥8.0mmol/1, 18.5% of those screened needed further investigation. Although this method has been used for many years to screen for diabetes a formal comparison with a glucose tolerance test is needed before it can be used as the sole screening test.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 186-187 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Practical Diabetes International |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1993 |
Keywords
- elderly population
- fasting blood glucose
- non‐insulin‐dependent diabetes mellitus
- random blood glucose
- screening
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Internal Medicine
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism