Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with a heavy burden of suffering.
Screening for diabetes is controversial. Purpose: To examine the evidence that screening …

Background: No randomized, controlled trial of screening for diabetes has been conducted.
In the absence of direct evidence, cost-effectiveness models may provide guidance about …

Until recently, there was little empirical data regarding the psychological impact of screening
for type 2 diabetes. There is now some progress in this area, as evidenced by emerging …

OBJECTIVE—To assess the prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes and glucose intolerance
in individuals≥ 40 years of age who contacted their family physician for routine care …

Background: The 1998 Canadian clinical practice guidelines for the management of
diabetes lowered the cutoff point for diagnosing diabetes mellitus from a fasting plasma …

Aims To determine health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) in the first year following diagnosis
of Type 2 diabetes among newly diagnosed patients in general practice compared with …

Aims To examine the impact of the diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes on psychological well‐
being and perceived health status in subjects who participated in a targeted population …

DOI: 10.1503/cmaj. 1040138 40 years or more is a risk factor, and we found that 94.7% of
the 8469 subjects with fasting plasma glucose values of 5.7 to 6.9 mmol/L would be …

6. Marshall KG. Prevention. How much harm? How much benefit? 3. Physical, psychological
and social harm. CMAJ 1996; 155 (2): 169-76. 7. Marshall KG. Prevention. How much harm …

Background: Screening for the early detection of disease has had a spotted history.
Structured approaches to the process of gathering and evaluating evidence, with the …