Age for diabetes screening should be reduced to 35: USPSTF draft recommenation
Written By : Medha Baranwal
Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2021-03-17 14:15 GMT | Update On 2025-02-20 06:30 GMT
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USA: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has released a draft recommendation which proposes to lower prediabetes and type 2 diabetes' screening age of adults with obesity or overweight from 40 to 35 years.
According to the recommendations, these patients should continue to be screened for type 2 diabetes and prediabetes until they reach the age of 70 years.
The draft recommendation aimed to systematically review the evidence on benefits and harms of (1) screening for abnormal blood glucose and type 2 diabetes and (2) interventions for prediabetes or type 2 diabetes that was screen detected or recently diagnosed for populations and settings relevant to primary care in the United States.
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