Clinical Preventive Services - Screening -
Metabolic, Nutritional, and Environmental Disorders -

Diabetes Mellitus


U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations:

  • The USPSTF concludes that the evidence is insufficient to recommend for or against routinely screening asymptomatic adults for type 2 diabetes, impaired glucose tolerance, or impaired fasting glucose. (I Recommendation).
     
  • The USPSTF recommends screening for type 2 diabetes in adults with hypertension or hyperlipidemia. (B Recommendation).

To refer to the Clinical Interventions or view the complete entry for this topic, see the USPSTF site