Screening for NIDDM: increasing evidence that it is necessary Part 1: Should it be done?

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DCCT.The DCCT showed a curvilinear relationship between glycated haemoglobin and retinopathy and therefore intervention at ' a relatively lower starting level of glycated haemoglobin may be predicted to take longer to show a benefit.If the UKPDS fails to show Practical Diabetes International September/October I997 Vol.I4 No. 6 REVIEW ARTICLE Screening for NIDDM.Part 1: Should it be done?Key points 0 Type 2 diabetes meets the criteria for screening, ie prevalence is high and 0 Early detection and intervention may reduce the development of long-term 0 Consensus opinion from most organisations is for a targeted screening 0 Screening 'at risk' groups raises the logistical problems of the identification