Often-Ignored Glucose Value in Routine Blood Tests Correlates With Risk of Type 2 Diabetes March 4, 2015 Glucose values obtained during routine blood tests are often overlooked, but could provide valuable insight into whether someone is at risk for having type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. Random blood glucose (RBG) values account for the majority of glucose tests in clinical practice.
Current guidelines do not call for using RBG values as a screening test for diabetes and do not consider higher levels an indicator of diabetes risk. The investigators observed that a even single, elevated random blood glucose value is a strong risk factor for diabetes, The study was based on analysis of data from 13,792 participants in the 2005-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, which tested participants for…
