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Diagnosis of type 2 diabetes in primary care

St. Leonard's Research Practice, 3 Barnfield Crescent, Exeter, Devon, EX1 1QT, UK, philip.evans{at}pms.ac.uk

Manjo Luthra

St. Leonard's Research Practice, 3 Barnfield Crescent, Exeter, Devon, EX1 1QT, UK

Roy Powell

Exeter and North Devon Research and Development Support Unit, Noy Scott House, Haldon View Terrace, Exeter, EX2 5PQ, UK

Kieran G Sweeney

Exeter and North Devon Research and Development Support Unit, Noy Scott House, Haldon View Terrace, Exeter, EX2 5PQ, UK

Denis Pereira Gray

St. Leonard's Research Practice, 3 Barnfield Crescent, Exeter, Devon, EX1 1QT, UK

Little is known about the impact of case-finding and protocol-driven screening at a practice level on the increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes. This cross-sectional study investigated the diagnostic process in 154 patients with diabetes in a single practice with protocol-led screening for diabetes. A large proportion (87%) were diagnosed in primary care and of the 116 (86.6%) patients with type 2 diabetes the majority (58.6%) were also asymptomatic at the time of diagnosis. The commonest reason for screening was the presence of hypertension.

Key Words: type 2 diabetes • opportunistic screening • diagnosis • primary care • symptoms.

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The British Journal of Diabetes & Vascular Disease, Vol. 3, No. 5, 342-344 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/14746514030030050501


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