Diabetes Diagnosis

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Across
  1. 2. If an asymptomatic patient has one abnormal test, you must ___ it on a different day.
  2. 4. Significant or recent ___ can make an HbA1c test unreliable.
  3. 5. This endocrine syndrome in women is a key risk factor for screening (Abbr.).
  4. 8. A classic symptom of diabetes, .
  5. 9. In an asymptomatic patient, you need ___ abnormal tests to confirm a diagnosis.
  6. 13. A normal HbA1c does not definitively ___ diabetes if glucose tests are high.
  7. 15. Having a first-degree ___ with diabetes is a significant risk factor.
  8. 17. If an adult's asymptomatic screening test is normal, it should be retested every ___ years.
  9. 19. Having a high-risk race or ___ (e.g., Traveller Community, Asian) is a risk factor.
  10. 20. This joint condition is also listed as a risk factor for T2DM.
  11. 22. If you have ___ results (e.g., one normal, one high), you should repeat the abnormal test.
  12. 23. Use of ___ medication is a risk factor warranting screening.
  13. 24. Women with a history of GDM require ___ screening.
  14. 27. A history of this disease (Abbr.) is a risk factor for screening.
  15. 28. A deficiency in this mineral can interfere with the HbA1c assay.
Down
  1. 1. This condition is a major risk factor for T2DM.
  2. 3. Women with a history of ___ diabetes require lifelong screening.
  3. 6. Obstructive sleep ___ is listed as a risk factor for T2DM.
  4. 7. This specific haemoglobinopathy makes the HbA1c test unreliable.
  5. 10. This type of anaemia (red cell destruction) can make an HbA1c result invalid.
  6. 11. A random plasma glucose check is only diagnostic if the patient has classic ___.
  7. 12. Another classic symptom of diabetes,
  8. 14. Testing should be considered in adults with a BMI> ___ and one other risk factor.
  9. 16. A fasting test is defined as no caloric intake for at least ___ hours.
  10. 17. A recent blood ___ can make the HbA1c unreliable.
  11. 18. Screening should be considered for people in lower socio___ groups.
  12. 21. Patients diagnosed with pre-diabetes should have an ___ follow-up test.
  13. 24. Abnormal ___ (e.g., high triglycerides) are a risk factor for T2DM.
  14. 25. General screening for all asymptomatic adults should begin at age ___ .
  15. 26. One of the classic symptoms is unexplained weight ___.