Diagnosing diabetes and prediabetes seems to be trivial but is often delayed

Ulrich Keller

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Diagnosing diabetes and prediabetes seems to be trivial but is often delayed

Ulrich Keller

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2015.14232
Cite this as:: Swiss Med Wkly. 2015;145:w14232
Published: 13.12.2015

References

Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes – 2015. Diabetes Care. 2015;38(Supplement_1):S4–S4.
Nathan DM. Diabetes: Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment. JAMA. 2015;314(10):1052.
Escobar PM, Moser M, Risch L, Nydegger U E, Stanga Z. Impaired glucose metabolism and type 2 diabetes in apparently healthy senior citizens. Swiss Med Wkly. 2015;145:w14209. http://www.smw.ch/content/smw-2015-14232/
Wood WG. Comparison of performance of classical clinical chemistry analysers with test-strip devices (Reflotron) and those based on film technology (Vitros) in external quality assessment (EQA) surveys. Clin Lab. 2008;54(9-10):359–77.
Ackermann RT, Cheng YJ, Williamson DF, Gregg EW. Identifying Adults at High Risk for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Using Hemoglobin A1c. Am J Prev Med. 2011;40(1):11–7.
Fraser L-A, Twombly J, Zhu M, Long Q, Hanfelt JJ, Narayan KMV, et al. Delay in Diagnosis of Diabetes Is Not the Patient’s Fault. Diabetes Care. 2010;33(1):e10–e10.
American Diabetes Association. Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetes Care. 2010;33(Supplement_1):S62–9.
World Health Organization, International Diabetes Federation. Definition and diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and intermediate hyperglycaemia: report of a WHO/IDF consultation [Internet]. 2006 [cited 2015 Sep 14]. Available from: http://www.who.int/diabetes/publications/diagnosis%5Fdiabetes2006/en/
Menke A, Casagrande S, Geiss L, Cowie CC. Prevalence of and Trends in Diabetes Among Adults in the United States, 1988–2012. JAMA. 2015;314(10):1021.

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Keller U. Diagnosing diabetes and prediabetes seems to be trivial but is often delayed. Swiss Med Wkly [Internet]. 2015 Dec. 13 [cited 2024 Nov. 19];145(5152):w14232. Available from: https://smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/2133

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[1] Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes – 2015. Diabetes Care. 2015;38(Supplement_1):S4–S4.

[2] Nathan DM. Diabetes: Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment. JAMA. 2015;314(10):1052.

[3] Escobar PM, Moser M, Risch L, Nydegger U E, Stanga Z. Impaired glucose metabolism and type 2 diabetes in apparently healthy senior citizens. Swiss Med Wkly. 2015;145:w14209. http://www.smw.ch/content/smw-2015-14232/

[4] Wood WG. Comparison of performance of classical clinical chemistry analysers with test-strip devices (Reflotron) and those based on film technology (Vitros) in external quality assessment (EQA) surveys. Clin Lab. 2008;54(9-10):359–77.

[5] Ackermann RT, Cheng YJ, Williamson DF, Gregg EW. Identifying Adults at High Risk for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Using Hemoglobin A1c. Am J Prev Med. 2011;40(1):11–7.

[6] Fraser L-A, Twombly J, Zhu M, Long Q, Hanfelt JJ, Narayan KMV, et al. Delay in Diagnosis of Diabetes Is Not the Patient’s Fault. Diabetes Care. 2010;33(1):e10–e10.

[7] American Diabetes Association. Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetes Care. 2010;33(Supplement_1):S62–9.

[8] World Health Organization, International Diabetes Federation. Definition and diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and intermediate hyperglycaemia: report of a WHO/IDF consultation [Internet]. 2006 [cited 2015 Sep 14]. Available from: http://www.who.int/diabetes/publications/diagnosis%5Fdiabetes2006/en/

[9] Menke A, Casagrande S, Geiss L, Cowie CC. Prevalence of and Trends in Diabetes Among Adults in the United States, 1988–2012. JAMA. 2015;314(10):1021.