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The process for screening for Type 2 diabetes or those at high risk of the condition needs “careful re-evaluation”, according to the first study on the effectiveness of testing methods which has been led by the Diabetes Research Centre.

The team suggests that ‘multi-step’ programmes lead to more people responding to screening invitations and the number of those needing a final test for a definite diagnosis being reduced, irrespective of the invitation method, developmental status of the countries and/or whether the location of the programme is in an urban or rural setting.

The research, ‘Systematic review and meta-analysis of response rates and diagnostic yield of screening for type 2 diabetes and those at high risk of diabetes’, .

Lead researcher Professor Kamlesh Khunti (pictured), who is Professor of Primary Care Diabetes and Vascular Medicine at the �鶹��Ƶ and Co-Director of the Leicester Diabetes Centre, said: “The process of screening for Type 2 diabetes or those at high risk of diabetes needs careful re-evaluation by local policy makers in each country especially in view of our findings.”

The Leicester Diabetes Centre, a leading Centre in diabetes research and education, is led by Professor Kamlesh Khunti and Professor Melanie Davies from the �鶹��Ƶ and Leicester’s Hospitals. The Leicester Diabetes Centre is an alliance between the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (Leicester’s Hospitals), the �鶹��Ƶ, the local community and Primary Care and is located at Leicester General Hospital.