The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended yesterday that adults with high blood pressure or high cholesterol be screened for type 2 diabetes. It concluded that further research is needed on whether widespread screening of the general adult population would improve health outcomes. The task force also found insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine screening for gestational diabetes in asymptomatic pregnant women.
Screening: Diabetes Mellitus, Adult Type II
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