Two in One: Diagnosing Type 2 Diabetes With Single-Sample Testing

In this issue, Selvin and colleagues report the prognostic capability of "single-sample" definitions of confirmed (elevated levels of both fasting glucose and hemoglobin A_1c) and unconfirmed (elevated fasting glucose level or elevated hemoglobin A_1c level) undiagnosed diabetes to identify future risk for diagnosed diabetes and its complications. The editorialists discuss the promise of these findings (if they are confirmed in other populations) to improve the timing and efficiency of diabetes diagnosis.

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