Diabetes Screening

There is a major distinction between diagnostic testing and screening. When an individual exhibits symptoms or signs of the disease, diagnostic tests are performed, and such tests do not represent screening. The purpose of screening is to identify asymptomatic individuals who are likely to have diabetes. Separate diagnostic tests using standard criteria are required after positive screening tests to establish a definitive diagnosis.

American Diabetes Association (ADA) Risk Test

Could you have diabetes and not know it? This simple paper test from the American Diabetes Association (ADA), asks seven questions. Answers determine if the person is at risk for having diabetes. Available in 8 languages: English, Spanish, Arabic, Farsi, Laotian, Vietnamese, Chinese and Russian.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

This is a summary and interpretation of the technical review article recently published by scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Division of Diabetes Translation (DDT) on screening for type 2 diabetes.

Classification, Diagnostic Criteria, and Screening for Diabetes

Screening is most appropriately carried out in groups at highest risk. Major risk factors include older age; obesity; family history of diabetes; race/ethnicity of black, Hispanic, or American Indian; and presence of complications related to diabetes.