Tool to Assess Likelihood of Fasting Glucose ImpairmenT (TAG-IT)
Ann Fam Med Koopman et al.
6: 555
The Article in Brief
Tool to Assess Likelihood of Fasting Glucose ImpairmenT (TAG-IT)
Richelle J. Koopman
, and colleagues
Background Fifty-four million people in the United States have impaired fasting glucose (IFG), a condition in which blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not high enough for a diagnosis of diabetes. Those with IFG are at higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes. In this study, researchers develop and test a tool to identify adults who are likely to have undetected high blood sugar levels.
What This Study Found The Tool to Assess likelihood of fasting Glucose ImpairmenT (TAG-IT) is an efficient method to identify those most likely to have high fasting blood sugar. It can be used in the medical setting to help screen patients for prediabetes and diabetes, and as a tool to identify potential participants for research.
Implications
- A tool to efficiently identify adults most likely to have high fasting blood sugar can help clinicians make decisions about screening and assessment of patients at risk for diabetes.
- The TAG-IT is more useful than a list of risk factors in assessing prediabetes in young adults, and provides clinicians and researchers with a way to assess combinations of risk factors.
