A New Look at Screening and Diagnosing Diabetes Mellitus

Objective: Diabetes is underdiagnosed. About one third of people with diabetes do not know they have it, and the average lag between onset and diagnosis is 7 yr. This report reconsiders the criteria for diagnosing diabetes and recommends screening criteria to make case finding easier for clinicians and patients. Participants: R.M.B. invited experts in the area of diagnosis, monitoring, and management of diabetes to form a panel to review the...