Half of people with diabetes don’t know they have it

How true. Diabetes is certainly a disease you want to treat early. The USPSTF recommends screening for type 2 diabetes in adults with hypertension or hyperlipidemia. It is recommended that the fasting blood glucose (FBG) test (>126 mg/dL) be used for screening because it is easier and faster to perform, more convenient and acceptable to patients, and less expensive than other screening tests. Confirmation is needed of a diagnosis of diabetes with a repeated FPG test on a separate day.

On the basis of expert opinion, it is recommended that screening be repeated every three years, but in shorter intervals in high-risk persons.