Evolution of the diagnostic criteria for diabetes

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Davidson, Mayer B.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Henry Stewart Talks 2013, 2013
Series:Diabetes in perspective
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Collection: Henry Stewart Talks - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Description & symptoms of diabetes
  • Criteria for screening and challenges
  • Abbreviated history of diabetes diagnosis
  • Glucose distribution (unimodal & bimodal)
  • Cutoff values & mathematical manipulations
  • Different criteria for diagnosis of diabetes & diabetes classifications
  • WHO criteria for diabetes mellitus
  • Relationship between FPG & 2hr value on OGTT
  • Decisions of the expert committee
  • Glycation
  • The Pima Indians, Egyptian, and NHANES III studies
  • Prevalence of retinopathy
  • Oral glucose tolerance tests
  • Quantitation of variation
  • Using HbA1c levels to diagnose diabetes
  • Expert committee on diagnosis of diabetes
  • Screening for diabetes before and after 2010 ADA criteria and recommendations for diabetes diagnosis