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An individual is said to have undiagnosed diabetes if he/she has not been previously diagnosed as having diabetes, but whose plasma glucose levels satisfy established criteria for diabetes. The corollaries of this definition is that:
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Individuals with undiagnosed diabetes can only be detected in a survey or screening setting where they are tested for plasma glucose levels and inquired about a past history of diabetes.
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Once detected, such individuals are no longer undiagnosed.
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Young, T.K. (2001). Undiagnosed Diabetes Burden and Significance in the Canadian Population. In: Angel, A., Dhalla, N., Pierce, G., Singal, P. (eds) Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 498. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1321-6_2
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