Improving Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes Detection in the UK: Insights From HbA1c Screening in an Acute Hospital's Emergency Department.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Many individuals in the community have undiagnosed glucose intolerance, type 2 diabetes (T2D), and pre-diabetes (Pre-DM). This study explored screening for unknown glucose intolerance in the emergency department (ED) in an acute hospital.

Methods

1382 persons attending the ED without T2D were screened using HbA1c. T2D and Pre-DM were classified using American Diabetes Association (ADA) and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) criteria. The Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC) was calculated in all patients.

Results

According to NICE criteria, 80.1% (1107 individuals) exhibited normal glucose tolerance, 11.6% (160 individuals) exhibited pre-diabetes, and 8.3% (115 individuals) exhibited diabetes. Each unit increase in FINDRISC score,

SUBMITTER: Jude EB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12474847 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature