Detección de posibles diabéticos no diagnosticados en una farmacia comunitaria

Resum

As part of a localised health care initiative, a campaign for the detection of possible undiagnosed cases of diabetes was carried out from the 28th of March to the 28th of June 2005, at a local community pharmacy, giving good results and a high level of acceptance from pharmacy customers. The diabetes risk test proposed by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) was used in the selection process of persons for blood glucose testing under conditions of previous fasting (8-10 hrs). The ADA test is based on a points scoring system, in which a score of 10 points is considered as cause for recommendation for blood glucose testing. The methodology used for the determination of blood glucose levels in this research was that based on colorimetric reactions. In the ADA test, 53.0% of cases scored ten points or over, while 36.4% of blood glucose determinations resulted in levels equal to or over 110 mg/dL, thus indicating the usefulness of this tool for the purposes of research. Persons with such high levels of blood glucose were referred to a physician for analysis.