Identification of previously undiagnosed diabetes and prediabetes in the inpatient setting using risk factor and hemoglobin A1C screening.

Background: Identifying diabetes early in its progression can present opportunities to intervene with education and medical management to prevent diabetes-related complications.

Objective: The primary objective was to determine the incidence of diabetes in hospitalized patients without insurance or routine outpatient care using recommendations by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes for diabetes risk screening and diagnosis.

Methods: This study was conducted at a community hospital in Abilene, Texas.