Screening for Type 2 Diabetes Author: Lorraine Lipscombe, MD, FRCPC; Denice S. Feig, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Editorial changes - 2010-01-07
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Key Points
Population at Risk
Effectiveness/Harms of Screening Tests
Effectiveness/Harms of Early Treatment
Direct Evidence that Screening Reduces Adverse Outcomes
Timeline
Cost-Effectiveness
Patient Education
Referral/Consultation
Guidelines
Tables
References
Glossary
What's New
Patient Information
Additional Resources
Tools
Referral/Consultation
  • Refer all patients with evidence of type 1 diabetes for consultation with an endocrinologist or diabetes specialist.B
  • Refer all diabetic pregnant patients for prenatal care from a diabetes specialist and an obstetrician specializing in high-risk patients.B
  • Refer all patients with diabetes who are planning a pregnancy for preconception counseling.B
  • Patients with evidence of severe or rapidly progressive diabetes complications should be referred to a diabetes specialist for more intensive treatment.C
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Denice S. Feig, MD, MSc, FRCPC has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Lorraine Lipscombe, MD, FRCPC has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Sonal Singh, MD, editorial consultant, has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations.
Darren B. Taichman, MD, PhD, Editor, PIER, has received grant support from Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd , and honoraria for continuing medical education grand rounds and lectures given.

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