@article {Whitley162, author = {Heather P. Whitley and Courtney Hanson and Jason M. Parton}, title = {Systematic Diabetes Screening Using Point-of-Care HbA1c Testing Facilitates Identification of Prediabetes}, volume = {15}, number = {2}, pages = {162--164}, year = {2017}, doi = {10.1370/afm.2035}, publisher = {The Annals of Family Medicine}, abstract = {This prospective longitudinal study compares diabetes screenings between standard practices vs systematically offered point-of-care (POC) hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) tests in patients aged 45 years or older. Systematically screened participants (n = 164) identified 63\% (n = 104) with unknown hyperglycemia and 53\% (n = 88) in prediabetes. The standard practice (n = 324) screened 22\% (n = 73), most commonly by blood glucose (96\%); 8\% (n = 6) and 33\% (n = 24) were found to have diabetes and prediabetes, respectively. The association between screening outcome and screening method was statistically significant (P = 0.005) in favor of HbA1C. HbA1c may be the most effective method to identify patients unknowingly living in hyperglycemia. Point-of-care tests further facilitate screening evaluation in a timely and feasible fashion.}, issn = {1544-1709}, URL = {https://www.annfammed.org/content/15/2/162}, eprint = {https://www.annfammed.org/content/15/2/162.full.pdf}, journal = {The Annals of Family Medicine} }