Diabetes Diagnosis - Tim Kenealy

Dr Timothy Kenealy talks about diagnosing diabetes in primary care. Tim was a GP in South Auckland for 25 years and is an associate professor of integrated care at the University of Auckland. One of his main research interests is in diabetes in primary care.

Topics

Why is important that primary care practitioners screen people for diabetes.
Could we do better?
Strategies to overcome barriers in diagnosing diabetes.
Advantages of HbA1c diagnostic test
Can there be concerns in the validity of HbA1c tests?
Which groups of patients to screen and when
Specific symptoms to prompt an HbA1c test
Pitfalls when interpreting HbA1c test results
Clinical profiles associated with Type1 and Type 2 diabetes
When to consider the possibility of monogenic diabetes
Latest research in diabetes diagnosis
Take home messages

Patient Resources

Presenter

Timothy Kenealy

Associate Professor

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