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ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
Volume 148, Issue 11, Pages 846-U63Publisher
AMER COLL PHYSICIANS
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-148-11-200806030-00007
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Description: Updated U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation about screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults. Methods: To estimate the balance of benefits and harms of screening, the USPSTF updated its 2003 evidence review, adding evidence from new trials as well as updates on earlier studies. The review for this current recommendation focused on evidence that early treatment prevented long-term adverse outcomes of diabetes, including cardiovascular events, visual impairment, renal failure, and amputation. Recommendations: Screen for type 2 diabetes in asymptomatic adults with sustained blood pressure (either treated or untreated) greater than 135/80 mm Hg. (B recommendation) Current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of routine screening in asymptomatic adults with blood pressure of 135/80 mm Hg or lower. (I statement).
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