Cohort Study: Diagnosing Diabetes From a Single Blood Sample

Prognostic Implications of Single-Sample Confirmatory Testing for Undiagnosed Diabetes: A Prospective Cohort Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Diagnosing Diabetes From a Single Blood Sample – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, via NewsWise (free) AND One Blood Test Might Be Enough to Diagnosis – HealthDay (free) AND Diabetes Dx Predicted Accurately with Single Blood Sample – MedPage Today (free registration required)

“The standard practice of repeat blood tests may not always be necessary, a new study suggests” (from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)