In-hospital screening for diabetes mellitus with HbA1c in an internal medicine department was not useful; a prospective pilot study

• Main Authors: Karakonstantis Stamatis (Author), Kassotaki Ifigeneia (Author), Korela Dafni (Author), Arna Despoina (Author), Milaki Kalliopi (Author), Tsigaridaki Maria (Author), Lydakis Charalampos (Author), Pappas Angelos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sciendo, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Screening inpatients for diabetes mellitus may be a good opportunity to detect undiagnosed cases and several studies have demonstrated the feasibility and usefulness of this practice. HbA1c has been suggested as the method of choice due to the effects of acute illness on glucose. The aim...