Question

A 52-year-old woman with obesity and a sedentary lifestyle has a fasting plasma glucose of 6.4 mmol/L and an HbA1c of 6.1 percent. She has a brother with type 2 diabetes. According to Canadian recommendations, how should she be screened for diabetes over time?

Accepted Answer

Screen every 3 years for diabetes using fasting plasma glucose, A1c, or a 2-hour OGTT

Answer

No further screening is required because current tests are normal

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Screen only if she develops symptoms such as polyuria or weight loss

Answer

Begin annual screening for diabetes starting at age 60 years

Answer

Perform random finger-stick glucose testing opportunistically without a defined interval

Practice question

A 52-year-old woman with obesity and a sedentary lifestyle has a fasting plasma glucose of 6.4 mmol/L and an HbA1c of 6.1 percent. She has a brother with type 2 diabetes. According to Canadian recommendations, how should she be screened for diabetes over time?