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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Routine screening for Type 2 diabetes has no benefit -- and may even cause more harm than good -- for people with a low or moderate risk for developing the disease, according to new guidelines published Tuesday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
In fact, testing lower-risk Canadians can lead to diagnosing and treating people who don't need it, said the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, which issued the update to its 2005 recommendations in light of new research published earlier this month.
"Screening this population may lead to over-diagnosis, inappropriate investigation and treatment and unnecessary psychosocial and economic costs," the task force said.
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/10/16/regular-diabetes-testing-not-necessary-for-all-canadians-report
In fact, testing lower-risk Canadians can lead to diagnosing and treating people who don't need it, said the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, which issued the update to its 2005 recommendations in light of new research published earlier this month.
"Screening this population may lead to over-diagnosis, inappropriate investigation and treatment and unnecessary psychosocial and economic costs," the task force said.
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/10/16/regular-diabetes-testing-not-necessary-for-all-canadians-report