Opportunistic screening for diabetes among urban Aboriginal adults during emergency department attendance
There was a high prevalence of pre-existing diabetes among Aboriginal adults attending the ED. New diabetes diagnosis in the ED based on RBG or HbA1c was not common. Confirmatory testing for diabetes should be recommended to the general practitioners of patients in whom elevated HbA1c or RBG are identified.
Authors
- Richard Cracknell
- Milan K. Piya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2783-1168)
- Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1727-6914)
- Kyaw Phone Myint
- William Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8109-1062)
- Nathan Jones
- Anau Speizer
Institutions
- Camden and Campbelltown Hospitals (AU)
- John Hunter Hospital (AU)
- Africa Health Research Institute (ZA)
- Hunter New England Local Health District (AU)
- South Western Sydney Local Health District (AU)
- Western Sydney University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Internal Medicine Journal
- Published
- 2025-04-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.70078
- Primary Topic
- Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Western Sydney Local Health District
- NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation