ADA Diabetes Risk Test Adaptation in Indonesian Adult Populations: Can It Replace Random Blood Glucose Screening Test?

Fasting Blood Sugar, Glucose Challenge Test and One- Two Hour Glucose Tolerance Test in Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes in Women without Risk Factor

Objective: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is the most common metabolic disorder during pregnancy. This study aimed to compare the prevalence of GDM positive screening tests with Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS) and Glucose Challenge Test (GCT) in pregnant women without risk factors in Esfarayn, Iran. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted on 997 pregnant women, who were refe...

Accuracy of the random glucose test as screening test for gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review.

OBJECTIVE Although not formally supported by guidelines, random glucose testing (RGT) is frequently used to screen for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Results on test accuracy are inconclusive. The aim of this study was to systematically review the literature and calculate summary estimates of accuracy measures of RGT as screening test for GDM. STUDY DESIGN Systematic review to identify ...

Is it time to replace the tuberculin skin test with a blood test?

EFFECTIVE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF LATENT TUberculosis infection (LTBI) to prevent progression to tuberculosis (TB) disease is one of the priority strategies for control, prevention, and eventual elimination of TB in the United States. Recent mathematical TB transmission modeling has shown that substantial improvements in addressing LTBI will be needed to eliminate TB before the 22nd century....

Validity of Fasting Blood Glucose Test in Screening for the Pre-Diabetes State Among Pregnant Females

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as carbohydrate intolerance of varying degrees of severity with onset or first recognition during pregnancy (Metzer & Coustan, 1998). Glucose tolerance deteriorates in human pregnancy, but about 97% to 98% of all pregnant women retain a normal glucose tolerance and only 2% to 3% develops GDM (Kuhl, 1991). However, failure to diagnose and treat GDM ...

Isn't it time to retire the oral glucose tolerance test for diabetes screening and diagnosis?