ROUTINE FPG TESTING FOR NONDIABETIC INDIVIDUALS OVER AGE 45 RECOMMENDED BY ADA EXPERT PANEL; GUIDELINES SET NEW GLUCOSE LEVELS FOR DIAGNOSING DIABETES
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Diabetes screening using the fasting plasma glucose test for all patients over the age of 45 is recommended in guidelines released June 23 by an international panel of diabetes experts at the American Diabetes Association's 57th Annual Scientific Sessions in Boston.