00:01 Diabetes mellitus is the most common diagnosis in my practice. 00:05 So, I feel like I know it really well and I think I’ve got some good information to give you, particularly regarding diagnosis and management. 00:13 So, let’s get underway. 00:15 So, I've got a patient who is six years old. 00:19 He's got hyperlipidemia and obesity. 00:21 A recent routine lab analysis found that his serum glucose level was 146 mg/dL. 00:29 He’s asymptomatic at this time. 00:32 What’s the next best step in his care? Should we talk about lifestyle changes and recheck his glucose, along with a hemoglobin A1c level in the next several weeks? Should we start metformin now or sulfonylurea or dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor? What do you think? Given his lack of symptoms and that glucose level, we are mandated to recheck his glucose level. 00:57 And I would check an A1c too because, with his risk factors, sounds like he probably has diabetes. 01:02 Of course, you’re going to advise him on lifestyle changes now, and so that makes sense. 01:06 He does not have -- meet the formal criteria for diabetes as of yet, but many people do. 01:14 Overall, there are now more than 20 million Americans with Type II diabetes and this number is expected to more than double within the next 20 years or so. 01:26 So, should we be screening for diabetes? Well, this is what the United States Preventive Services Task Force, or USPSTF, says. 01:34 Among adults aged 35 to 70 years, which is kind of the sweet spot for identifying diabetes, check for either glucose or A1c, either one is a valid measure, among patients who are obese and among those with a family history of diabetes, high risk racial or ethnic groups, which include Latinos and African-Americans. 01:55 And if the patient has a history of gestational diabetes or polycystic ovary syndrome, those patients get screened too. 02:01 Lots of people meet the screening criteria. 02:04 You can apply that fairly broadly across a population.
The lecture Diabetes Mellitus: Screening Guidelines with Case by Charles Vega, MD is from the course Chronic Care.
Which of the following are preferred screening tests for type 2 diabetes in the general population?
Which of the following patients is LEAST likely to benefit from screening for diabetes mellitus?
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